Student paper: Woman's sense of self destroyed in Vagina Monologues

Op-ed here. Excerpt:

'The play promotes sexual aggression in at least two monologues—one in which a man named Bob forces off a self-hating woman’s clothes so that he can “see” her, the essence of her, which is her vagina. The monologist views this as a positive development in her life, and she actually thanks this man for showing her the light. In the other, a teenager is shown how to pleasure herself by an older woman, who teaches this young girl that she need not depend on men ever again for self-validation. I am so sick of looking towards other people, in particular, sexual partners, for validation. All the blunt talk of clitorises and vaginas are a distraction from what this play really is—a platform for showcasing the worst patriarchal oppressions in good light!'

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As much as I hate men being stereotyped as "thinking with their little head, not their big one", I've never realized the irony in how the Vagina Monologues is so well-received with women when it basically equates them as "thinking with their vagina". Isn't it weird how when women are sexual, it's 'liberation', but when men are, it's stigmatized? I don't think I'm ever going to understand the reason behind the difference in how society views male and female sexuality.

Evan AKA X-TRNL
Real Men Don't Take Abuse!

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Also, there is the fact that you can get vibrators at almost every drug store, but Fleshlights/ male sex toys are ridiculed. Probably because without being sexually desirable, most women have very little to offer.

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michael said " probably because w/o being sexually desirable, most
women have little to offer".

i'm told some women are good wives, housekeepers, mothers and cooks.
actual "helpmates" as described in ancient texts. they have Pic's of
these women you can see in books. real "marriageable material"
they were called.

note: books are those things located in the library behind the computers.

unfortunately for us, most of these strange beings don't appear to live in western countries anymore. as rare now as big cats they are.

seriouseiouely, my male friends who have taken foreign (eastern) wives are MUCH happier than (on average) those who are trapped in these typical western style man-servant/feminist-master type relationships. over the years in my profession (eng.)
i have had a lot of time and opportunity to compare. they also age a LOT better than
the typical 250+ lb. western "companion".

i will take early retirement shortly, mostly achieved by getting rid of my special
spend-machine; and, at that time will travel the world looking for the perfect mate.
notice i did not say wife? nope, i want a YOUNG thang, fairly good looking (to me),
hard worker, loves me, enjoys sex, and preferably only speaks a little english.
my friends say they are plenteous, anxious and friendly. can't hardly wait. in preparation
i am planning some 1 - 2 week recon missions to scope out different areas.

that way these western harpies won't have a chance to ruin her until i educate
her to the wrongs that have infested western women. i will leave her well taken
care of in my will, if she hangs around. and if she does get ruined by these princesses,
i will just go get another one. oh how i will take special pleasure in pi$$ing off these
privileged western women-take-all wenches. rub it in i will. imbra THAT!

on second thought, if we all start traveling overseas to get partners, feminists
will probably get their manginas to pass laws not letting us back into our home
countries with them. that's how we got imbra to start with you know.
can you spell u-n-c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-a-l BIG girls?

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if you go offshore and find a nice mate - you cannot bring her back.
because she will assimilate THE WORST aspects of feminism first if she comes here.
don't do it. i've done it. I would have been much MUCH better off staying offshore. They have no way of getting to the 24/7 propoganda from offshore. And it is this propoganda that ruins them.

oregon dad

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seems like either way, it's men who have to make sacrifices to get a woman.

although never returning to america seems like a sacrifice some could easily do with.

but if women are that easy to corrupt, are they really worth all that trouble? it's like one mistake and they stab you in the back.

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Notice that women are dressing sexier and sexier, while more are getting implants. They are pushing sexy to the limit just to be able to lure a guy in long enough to steal some sperm.

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