V Day

Posted by Anonymous On 3:41 AM

My theatre just hosted The Vagina Monologues. It was a fundraiser for the local Family Abuse Center. I'm always excited to help the Family Abuse Center and any other non-profit organization around town... but... I'll be perfectly honest: as much as I was happy to help... it's always a bit awkward being a male at a performance of the Vagina Monologues. I believe my technical director said it best:

Cach: So, did you enjoy the show?

TD: Yeah... it was good... I think I need to watch Predator or something.

We men survived though. It really was a good performance. And like I said, I'm always happy to help raise funds for a great non-profit. Along with the show, they had a silent auction. Below is a photo of one of the art pieces up for auction:



Now... I'm no Freud... but, then again, I don't think it was an attempt at subtlety.

There's my weirdness for the day.

And that's how you follow a post about flesh eating rashes.

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10 Cachinnations

  1. The Cliff Said,

    you know you loved it!!

    Posted on 3/08/2007

     
  2. Chaotic Hammer Said,

    I didn't just crawl out from under a rock yesterday or anything. I have heard of The Vagina Monologues many times before.

    But to be honest, I have absolutely no idea what this is about. Can you briefly summarize the gist of what the story is about? Is it basically a talking vagina or something like that? Is it feminist stuff, like lots of anger being expressed against men? I'm just curious.

    Posted on 3/08/2007

     
  3. Fork Said,

    What I want to know is which poor person bought that pin thinking it was a lovely flower or some such thing.

    *shudder*

    I can see it now. The after-church crowd...

    Oblivious Alma: That was a lovely sermon, pastor.

    Pastor: Why thank y--...excuse me, but...your vagina.

    Oblivious Alma: ExCUSE me?

    Pastor: Your...your vagina. I can see your vagina.

    Oblivious Alma: PERV! (slaps him)

    (sorry for my liberal use of the V word in this comment. I know how it makes everybody uncomfortable. And maybe that's exactly why I said it. Vagina, vagina, vagina).

    Posted on 3/08/2007

     
  4. Anonymous Said,

    C-Ham, in a nutshell, The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play made up of a series of monologues all about the vagina. (I'm not being a smart aleck here... that's just what it is.) It is performed as a fundraiser for abuse shelters, rape crisis centers, and other groups. In the play, the vagina is used literally and figuratively as a symbol for femininity, female empowerment, female liberation, and other things. Wikipedia actually has a pretty good article about it.

    Forky... there was an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond... seeing that piece of art made me think of it vividly. I laughed.

    Posted on 3/09/2007

     
  5. Seth Ward Said,

    I love predator. One of my fav's

    Posted on 3/09/2007

     
  6. Moderator Said,

    Whenever my family (wife and two daughters) make me do something or go somewhere really girly, I feel obligated to watch sports or listen to punk rock for a few hours.

    Posted on 3/09/2007

     
  7. Chaotic Hammer Said,

    Cach - Thanks, I read the Wikipedia entry, that pretty much explained it.

    I always thought that taking one's wife to some really girly thing like this, or a chick flick (which is called a "date movie" when the guy goes along) or some other overtly girly activity was earning some sort of special Sensitive Guy points or something. You know, redeemable at some point when you've just made a really insensitive, sexist comment or something. Or when you need an excuse to "balance things out" by taking her to see, you know, a sports event or monster trucks or whatever.

    Posted on 3/09/2007

     
  8. Fork Said,

    I feel ignored. I came here to steal the spotlight, not share it graciously with a bunch of strangers.

    Posted on 3/10/2007

     
  9. Anonymous Said,

    There are no strangers here, Forky. We're all bloggy friends. And you had your day already. For those of you who don't know, Forky turned 34 last week.

    Posted on 3/10/2007

     
  10. fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.com Said,

    That's one...I've seen a few...and that's one!

    Posted on 3/16/2007