Initially you might approach this book with a little squeamishness
or trepidation. But these stories, which have been performed on
stage worldwide, celebrate womens sexuality in a clever and
shocking way. The vagina is the Bermuda Triangle of the body; it
never sounds like a word you want to say and it exists in a
darkness both cultural and personal. Ensler interviewed women from
all backgrounds and ages asking them to give their vaginas a voice.
She asked quirky off-beat questions: what would your vagina wear if
it got dressed? Answers: a beret, a costume eye-mask, lace and
cowboy boots. 'If it could talk, what would it say in two words?'
'Yum yum', or 'lets play'. Genital mutilation, menstruation and
birth are here too. Women in their 60s and 70s, who had grown up in
times less open about bodily matters, told sad stories. Ensler
spoke to homeless women, to women raped in Bosnia, to lesbians, to
women whose sexuality was both loved and feared by men. Abuse by
parents, carers and others features widely. The stories are by
turns funny, shocking, poignant and tragic. The spin-off from the
monologues has been a revival in feminist politics and the creation
of V-day a movement to end violence against women. With a foreword
by Gloria Stenheim, the monologues are already a feminist classic.
Contains explicit language and graphic description. (Kirkus UK)
I decided to talk to women about their vaginas, to do vagina
interviews, which became vagina monologues...At first women were
reluctant to talk. They were a little shy. But once they got going,
you couldn't stop them. Women secretly love to talk about their
vaginas. They get very excited, mainly because no one's ever asked
them before.
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