This past wednesday in class we all geared up and dug right into Eve Ensler's "Vagina Monologues". Not surprisingly, our class discussion this week was louder and more fun than ever and it seemed as if everyone had something to say. From people's thoughts on the menstruation stories to thoughts of what someone's vagina would wear if it could wear clothing, there were many different reactions and opinions all around the room. There were so many confused faces and demeanors, even a overall sound of "ouch" when the C word was used as a nickname for vagina. Shock would be the best way to describe the classes reaction to the "Vagina Monologues".
I think that the discussions and debates we had in class are exactly what Ensler is looking for. She wanted people to be shocked by the name vagina. I think in many ways she wanted people to be confused by the stories. As we went throughout the class it seemed that many of us had different things we were moved by in good and bad ways and that everyone seemed to have a different view of each of Ensler's stories. I'm sure this is also what Eve was looking for from her stories. The many different opinions of the monologues make them so much more interesting. Reading the story alone, I found to be entertaining enough but, going to class and actually seeing what everyone else took from the story makes it even more appealing.
Ensler's sense of humor makes some of the stories seem humorous. I don't think her point is to make a joke out of vaginas, but to just water down how censored the word is in society knowingly or unknowingly.
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