http://velvetbanana.com/jane-fonda-can-say-cnt-and-ron-hoon-cant-say-vagina/ A Pro Feminism & Equal Rights Blog Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:25:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://velvetbanana.com/jane-fonda-can-say-cnt-and-ron-hoon-cant-say-vagina/comment-page-1/#comment-16 jo Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:23:52 +0000 http://velvetbanana.com/jane-fonda-can-say-cnt-and-ron-hoon-cant-say-vagina/#comment-16 i think its very relevant! for jane to say cunt in the context of the vagina monologues is illustrative of the feminist strategy to reclaim terms that have been used to oppress women. the v.m. really speaks to a different tactic which is to speak up! and originally regarded the 'shame' of speaking about our 'parts' 'down there' which is the rhetoric most often put upon young folks who are maturing. seems that folks are really not quite up to the task to use, even a clinical term (vagina) in the evening news... which is amazing given the verbiage used to ramp up the recent controversy about the prostitution ring!!! i think its very relevant! for jane to say cunt in the context of the vagina monologues is illustrative of the feminist strategy to reclaim terms that have been used to oppress women. the v.m. really speaks to a different tactic which is to speak up! and originally regarded the ‘shame’ of speaking about our ‘parts’ ‘down there’ which is the rhetoric most often put upon young folks who are maturing. seems that folks are really not quite up to the task to use, even a clinical term (vagina) in the evening news… which is amazing given the verbiage used to ramp up the recent controversy about the prostitution ring!!!

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