Men's Eyes

After class on Wednesday, I decided that since there were only three males in this women’s literature class that I would use one of the questions that were brought up in class as the backbone to my blog this week. The question was, “what do men think of The Vagina Monologues?” and I feel that the males response and opinion is just as important as one from a female.
It is interesting to read a piece such as this, simply for the fact that I do not have a vagina, but that shouldn’t stop me from reading this. As many people in class pointed out, the title of the book gives a first impression that is not can turn heads, but I think that is a good thing. Ensler is right about the fact that the world vagina is kept hidden from everyday conversation and is a difficult word to muster when speaking but nonetheless we need to be conditioned, if we haven’t already, so that it is not a “dirty” word. I didn’t feel awkward in class, though I didn’t speak once today but even reading this book, I felt comfortable with most of it. Although there were certain chapters that made me cringe, but they did what Ensler wanted it to do to me.
Men should read The Vagina Monologues considering that one of the main points of her writing is to raise awareness on violence against women, and for the most part the abuse comes from a male. Ensler is not assuming that all men treat women the way they were portrayed in her writing but it is good for men to see the way women think and feel about how they are treated. It sheds light to many men about the woman’s insight. Aside from the messages she is trying to convey, The Vagina Monologues are very interesting and personally I found many of them to be humorous. I mean this in no offense but she is a great writer and has the capability of making me laugh. My hat goes of to Ensler, and to her Vagina Monologues.