First Timers Thoughts on the Vagina Monologues

Posted on 21 February, 2010 | No Comments

By Beth Hoag
I had always heard of the Vagina Monologues, but I thought it would be something that would make me so uncomfortable witnessing. Thinking about addressing things, which are unspeakable to many, made me uncomfortable enough. Nevertheless, I found myself in a huge line waiting to get into Jesse Auditorium to see this year’s performance featuring women from the MU Campus. Amongst so many women and men, I began to get excited to see what would cause such a large group to gather.
The show was provocative, discussing various issues all centering around one thing- the vagina. Some of the stories told were sad, while others were just plain funny. Most impressive were the women themselves who not only told these moving or hysterical stories, but told them in a packed full auditorium. This was especially the three women featured in the last story who spent the last ten or fifteen minutes moaning on the stage.
Spending this time listening to these stories bonded seemed to make the large auditorium get smaller. The stories I thought would make me uncomfortable, instead made me proud to be a women.

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