berlyant said: >I think that this guy has serious issues with female sexuality.<
Or it could be that he doesn't go in for the "shock value" of using the proper term for female sex organs. The proper terms aren't used as much as the euphemisms are.
So, we have the monologues, which were explained to me this way - "Vagina" should not be a shocking word. The word vagina is an empowering word for women - we women should educate men, and "take back" the terminology and be proud of it. So the show resonates with the idea of ordinary women, empowered - women who wear their power like a banner, who are in touch with their bodies and themselves, and that their sex organs are a source of the power that drives them.
But this has been done in the past, and done better. The main problem I have with the show is that it's about MAKING people want to cringe, and those who don't cringe are "stronger" (mentally, physically, etc) than those who don't. If you can say vagina/penis without cringing, blushing, etc, you are somehow "better" or more educated than those who can't.
For me, it's a division we don't need. If the idea is to openly talk about sexuality (which I don't think this show addresses adequately enough) then let's not make it a pissing contest about who can say which words. Let's all reach a comfort level, individually, and work from there.
My two cents, overdone. ;)
Mary!
