The Vagina Monologues: Violence Between Women And Women

Last Tuesday night, I attended the Vagina Monologues, which is a performance by Bryant students in the “movement in ending violence against women and girls in our own country and around the world.” The performance was made by different Bryant students, some that I am friends with, telling stories and poems of different aspects of women’s lives. In a great cause, the Monologues reflected on what it is like to be a woman, and what emotions women go through on a daily basis. Some of the monologue topics included appearance, organisms, how to be happy sexually, and more. Even though we are very blunt and clear in class, the monologues during this performance was real life perspectives, coming from students that I sit next to in my classes. It was incredibly interesting to listen and learn about what women go through and think about in regards to their sexuality. As one of the handful of males in the room, at least in the section where I was sitting, it was a learning experience for me. Even though I feel like I have a good understanding of the struggles between men and women, it was a learning experience for me. Hearing different monologues of wanting to reach orgasms, and the power women feel by having a vagina compared to a culture where the penis is considered more dominant, was extremely informative for me. In my …show more content…
The monologue described the power she felt with her pubic hair of her vagina, due to the fact her boyfriend requested she kept it clean shaven. As she continued to feel uncomfortable by following his needs, she realized that her hair was a symbol of power. So she took control and did whatever she wanted with her hair, and made her boyfriend accommodate to her needs instead. To me, this was one of the more powerful monologues because something so simple such as body hair can be a realization to the bigger picture of a