VAGINA, VAGINA, VAGINA!!!
By Byron LaMasters
I'm sure that got your attention. Actually, I'm most interested in offending the folks who are protesting the Vagina Monolouges. I attended a production of the Vagina Monolouges two years ago at UT, and it was interesting, hilarious, sad and informative all at once. I had to work during the production last year, but I'll try and go again this spring.
So what is the scandal of the Vagina Monolouges that would cause such protest? Why, they promote the evils of "sexual encounters, lust, graphic descriptions of masturbation and lesbian behavior", mortal sin, and the "corrosive agenda of the sexual revolution on campus".
You'd think it's the work of the devil, huh?
Well, not exactly. Here's their radical agenda:
V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop worldwide violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual slavery.
V-Day stages large-scale benefits and produces innovative gatherings, films and campaigns to educate and change social attitudes towards violence against women including the documentary "Until the Violence Stops," community briefings with Amnesty International on the missing and murdered women of Juarez, Mexico; the December 2003 V-Day delegation trip to Israel, Palestine, Egypt and Jordan; the Afghan Women's Summit; the March 2004 delegation to India; the Stop Rape Contest and the Indian Country Project.
Through V-Day campaigns, local volunteers and college students produce annual benefit performances of "The Vagina Monologues" to raise awareness and funds for anti-violence groups within their own communities. In 2004, over 2000 V-Day benefit events were presented by volunteer activists around the world, educating millions of people about the reality of violence against women and girls.
A good cause worthy of your support.
Via Pandagon.
Posted by Byron LaMasters at December 14, 2004 04:35 PM
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Ehh.. well that's what I get for rushing a post right before going out for the evening...
That's one of the things about Moveable Type that I don't like. Sometimes when you edit a post and re-save/post it a few times within a few minutes, for some reason it will create a new post -- which isn't a problem if you notice it and delete it, but is annoying if you're in a hurry and don't notice it until 11 hours later.... oh well.
