The Vagina Monologues is a compilation of monologues written by Eve Ensler in which all the monologues deal with the vagina. It includes everything women around the world deal with whether it is humorous, tragic or disturbing. Including sex, rape, menstruation, masturbation, orgasm, even the comfort level women have with their own body. Some have stated that The Vagina Monologues has been celebrated as the bible for a new generation of women. I would have to agree with such a statement. Yes, in part
The Vagina Monologues is a wonderful performance by local students in a community that informs the attending audience about real life stories from women; these students take on the personality and emotions of these women from their stories. This performance is part of a big movement known globally as the activist movement to end violence against women and girls; it is also a way to empower women. The Vagina Monologues are also performed to inform other women that they are not alone in any feelings
Why has my vagina along with every other woman 's been such a controversial topic for all of these years? That is my vagina and she likes her privacy! My vagina and her ancestors were given rules and guidelines to follow created mostly by men. Men, the species with a penis, the same people that have never experienced monthly menstruation, nor have they ever pushed a human being out of their bodies! I, personally, have not experienced labor either, but if it weren 't for Annie Besant and several other
Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues is a play that focuses on a subject left untouched by most performers: vaginas. Including a diverse array of backgrounds, Ensler has interviewed hundreds of women to explore what their vaginas mean to them; she aims to discover the stories behind having a vagina, which often leads down a road of very serious discussions, including self-acceptance, body image, and sexual trauma. While being able to adapt something that may come across as entirely humorous into
Acting has never been a lone effort in my experience and I have always worked in a team in order to finish a production. I was in a production of The Vagina Monologues one semester at Brooklyn College. I had my own idea of how the more poetic character in “My Vagina Was My Village” should have behaved. However, as an actor is important to remember to respectful of the other talent and experience in the room. The director, my colleagues, and even the writers
The Power of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues When Obie award-winning author and playwright, Eve Ensler, began collecting testimonials from women across the country regarding their experiences with sexuality, she had no idea what would eventually occur as a result of her innovative ideas. Ensler gathered 200 monologues from women, and wove them into a play that represents the strength and vitality of female sexuality. The Vagina Monologues were first performed in the basement of New York
chromosomes to start the fertilization process. The worst thing that could happen is when the egg has problems fertilizing resulting in no fetus being formed. Next is the vagina, which is a tube that connects the uterus to the vulva (Dictionary, 2014). It is a long tube with ridges on the inside and a lining called the hymen. The vagina is the passage way for the baby during pregnancy and also blood during the menstrual cycle. Catching Chlamydia by having unprotected sex and genital warts by not being
Vaginoplasty is plastic surgery for the vagina. More commonly known as vaginal rejuvenation, it is often done to help strengthen vaginal muscles that significantly weaken after childbirth. These procedures often involve removing of vaginal tissue or grafting tissue from other parts of the body. Why Get Vaginoplasty? Vaginoplasty originally started as a means for female with vaginal deformations, injuries or serious stretching due to childbirth to correct those issues. But today, more and more women
bodies and their vaginas in The Vagina Monologues. Thus, it’s easy to say that a priest from A Temple of the Holy Ghost during that time would be the most outspoken critic against The Vagina Monologues. Eve Ensler represents an abundance of love and positivity towards a vagina. The idea of accepting a part of the body that has been ignored for years is her primary goal. She explains, “There’s so much darkness and secrecy surrounding them - like the Bermuda Triangle” (4). While vaginas have always been
In the novel The Color Purple Alice Walker uses men to push Celie to the attraction and affection of women. Celie’s abused by the two men in her life that should protect her, her stepfather and husband. The women in Celie’s life provided her with a sense of life and motivation to continue with household duties such as taking care of her stepchildren. Sexual and physical abuse that Celie encountered pushed her to the attraction and affection of Shug Avery. “You gonna do what your mammy wouldn’t
inclined could read uterus or womb”, decorated with petroglyphs, also known as Canyon of the Vaginas. Robbins explains the different types of petroglyphs in the western U.S., “some of them are ceremonial in intention, some are mnemonic, some totemic (clan symbols), and some, it would appear, just an outburst of pleasurable doodling” (510). While glyphs depicting vaginas are not limited to the Canyon of Vaginas, “at no other site is it found in such concentration or profusion” (511). It’s not just petroglyphs
gradually descends into the vagina and often times takes the upper portions of the vagina with it. Most often a prolapse is caused by weakened pelvic floor muscles and ligaments. It can present at any stage but often comes in three distinct stages. Once it descends into the vagina walls it can continue to descend until it actually protrudes out of the vagina entrance. In the 1st degree the cervix is still inside the vagina. In the 2nd degree the cervix appears outside the vagina opening and the labia
Name: Pubic Lice (commonly called “Crabs”) Causative Agent: Pthirus Pubis Clinical Manifestations: Symptoms do not normally appear until actually having pubic lice for about five days. Even after five days, some people just never get any symptoms. If symptoms do appear, they may cause: uncomfortable itching in the anus or genitals, fever, feeling under the weather, awareness of the presence of lice or small eggs, which are called nits located in pubic hair. Transmission: Pubic lice are easily transmitted
Childbirth - The Event of a Lifetime A description can never be as vivid as an event that has been experienced. An experience can never be as defining as an event that has left you changed. Under the intensity of childbirth, you're more likely to remember details that would otherwise go unnoticed. All the scenes come together to leave a permanent imprint on the mind's eye. The hospital room holds all the usual scenery: rooms lining featureless walls, carts full of foreign devices and competent
Americans’ yearly worldwide and researchers have found that it can cause inflammation of the prostate in men but when women come in contact with Trichomoniasis, their symptoms can consist of foul smells, heavily yellowish discharge that comes from the vagina area but then genitals in contact with the infection come across itching, and pain when urinating or having sexual intercourse. Most infected don’t know about the infection due to not having visible symptoms why it’s so important to go for regular
after she and the boy have sex (18). She has no active control over her life—rather, she waits to see whether or not the boy will stay or leave (Block, 18). In So That’s How I Was Born, the father explains that the “daddy puts his penis inside the… vagina” (Brooks, 28). Thus, the man is the active partner while the woman is passive. Brooks further emphasizes that the woman’s passive role exists in all areas of life when, at the end of Brooks’ story, the boy’s mother satisfies stereotypes of docile
When it comes to being sexually active with your partner, using proper protection is essential. The negligence of having protected sex can have serious consequences, for instances, falling victim to sexually transmitted infections. STIs are commonly known as infections that sexually active partners can transmit to each other through sexual activity. The symptoms and treatment of these infections vary depending on the STI. The infections range from bacterial infections to ectoparasitic infections
29% of women in the US are disturbed by, bacterial vaginosis.It is found in about 25% of pregnant women in the US and approximately 60% of women who have an STD. Bacterial vagnios produces a discharge, from an overgrowth of unusual bacteria in the vagina. In the past, the condition was called gardneralla vaginitis, after the bacteria that was thought to cause the infection. Now it is called bacterial vaginosis, reflecting the fact that there are a number of bacteria that naturally live in the vaginal
approximately 29% of women in the US are disturbed by bacterial vaginosiis..It is found in about 25% of pregnant women in the US and approximately 60% of women who have an STD. Bacterial vagnios produces a discharge, from an excessive unusual bacteria in the vagina. In the past, the condition was called gardneralla vaginitis, after the bacteria that was thought to cause the infection. Now it is called bacterial vaginosis, reflecting the fact that there are a number of bacteria that naturally live in the vaginal
been invented later on after more women suffered their life with it. He dedicated his whole life trying to perceive the antidote. The women that died during his operations contributed to this success. It wasn’t easy experimenting on these womens’ vaginas; the repugnant odor of them that Sims had to withstand is proof alone. The women that died during his operations contributed to this success. Dr. James Marion Sims discovered the cure for vesicovaginal fistulas. He is the “Father of