[STAGE] Name a four-letter word for “snatch.” Okay, the joke is that you say “cunt” and the correct answer is “grab” but in this case, we’re gonna go with the former. This reason I bring this up is this: I caught Eve Ensler’s play, The Vagina Monologues, on HBO a couple years back. Now, most people think that I’m… what’s the word? “Brazen,” perhaps. But honestly, I’m very shy. Specifically when it comes to sexuality. This discomfort is amplified when the subject matter becomes anatomical. So imagine my shock when the first thing I caught was Ensler reciting all the kinds of words used for female genitalia—you know, like punani, coochi snorcher and nappy dugout. I had to keep changing the channel and going back. I felt like it was something I should see. I have a theory—actually, I have a ton of theories but one of them is that women should maintain a sense of sisterhood for all other females. We’re battin’ for the same team here, y’know? For instance, if you see a chick about to walk out of the bathroom and there’s toilet paper stuck to her shoe, you stop her and help her. You DO NOT let her walk out of that restroom to cross a busy restaurant back to her table where her date is waiting so that she can feel mortified when she finally notices the two-ply on her stilettos. Not cool. In this spirit, I was delighted to find that we’ll be having V-Day—a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. V-Day promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations, generating broader attention for the fight to stop violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest and female genital mutilation. And it’s the perfect opportunity for us ladies to partake in the essence of sisterhood. As for you fellas—you can never learn too much when it comes to us chicks so put on your learning cap and embrace the V—Day, that is. Tickets: $25. Call 242-7469. [HEIDI KING]
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