They Still Don’t Get It
Well this Saturday we went to the Penn State-University of Illinois blood-letting. Being of rather weak constitution, the gore got too much for me and before the second quarter was even over, we left. Any way, on way in my brother had been given a copy of The Orange and Blue Observer (they are on-line but have not yet posted this version of their paper). While not many accepted a copy of this conservative periodical on such a liberal campus (which I suppose explains their rather in-your-face approach) my brother did not know any better. What caught his attention was an article about an on-campus residence hall that recently sponsored a reading of the Vagina Monologues. This rather course and demeaning play is supposed to be aimed at stopping violence against women. Believe it or not, it appears that what is considered violence is solely in the eye of the beholder. Even though some supporters have tried to erase the memory of the infamous “good rape” scene, not all, including the brainiacs at the University of Illinois, have clued in on this.
What is the “good rape” scene? It is the recollection of aa 13 year old little girl who was seduced by a 24 year old woman. The little girl claims, “if it was a rape, it was a good rape.” Do they have a clue? I suppose not. The rest of the play continues with the diminishment of sex as nothing more than recreation and ironically, women and their genitals as objects for use. Do they not realize that this is a leading cause of violence to begin with. I do not doubt that Eve Ensler, the play’s writer, is serious about ending violence against women. I do doubt that she has much in her clue bag with regard to the meaning of the human person and the gift of sex.
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Am I missing something here…,or is it O.K. for a child to be sexually molested as long as it is not by a man? Of course, is it really wrong if the child enjoys it? In the world of PC, I guess anyone who would object to lesbian sex on a child could be considered a closed minded bigot.
Comment by Anonymous — October 25, 2005 @ 6:28 am
I am in total support of the prevention of violence against women.
What I understand of the Vagina Monologues, it appears to be a bit biased against men. What may be surprising is that a study has shown 47.5% of lesbians have been victimized by a same-sex partner (I never saw these stats on the website). The portrayal of a 13 year old vagina describing a good rape may indicate that there may be more to this organization that just protecting women from violence.
Comment by shelray — October 25, 2005 @ 9:25 pm
[...] Yes, we reported on the Monologues ourselves. Where do you think these brainiacs got the idea for the coloring contest? …and they still don’t get it. [...]
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