The uneducated, over-stated,
oppressive comments Gabe Bradley makes in his column regarding
the ASUO’s production of “The
Vagina Monologues” (“‘Vagina Monologues Misspeaks,’” ODE,
Feb. 15) were not worth the ink it took to print them. His anti-feminist
rhetoric is neither enlightening nor original. His remarks are an unimaginative addition to the patriarchal foundation of our society.
Anyone who has bothered to
intelligently consider the content
of “The Vagina Monologues” knows that it is an assertion of feminine
power, a recognition of years of
female oppression and abuse and a celebration of new life.
While it is unfortunate that Bradley was unable to share this experience, it is not his place to trivialize something so profound. Furthermore, anyone who saw the production realizes the value in the diversity of the cast that Bradley dismisses as a victory of the political correctness militia. As a white man, it is interesting that Bradley should feel so strongly about what the appropriate cast of “The Vagina Monologues” should look like. The fact he claims, “The horse is dead, yet (feminists) just keep beating it,” is testament in itself that the horse is very much alive.
Theya McCown
Eugene