I am glad Vagina Monologues is coming to Uganda! I urge everyone to join me!
SIR— I was surprised to read a letter to the editor in your Wednesday edition, in which someone was protesting the planned staging of the Vagina Monologues in Uganda.
SIR— I was surprised to read a letter to the editor in your Wednesday edition, in which someone was protesting the planned staging of the Vagina Monologues in Uganda.
(S)he claimed to have seen it in London and concluded that it was “vulgar and … western elitist†and concludes that Ugandans don’t want to see it.
I was amazed by these deductions.
Although I have not had an opportunity to watch the Vagina Monologues, I have read the book and my views on the matter are quite different. It is a spot-on exposition of sexual discrimination, the horrors of female genital mutilation, rape and defilement. While it tackles these disturbing topics, all is not hopeless in the Vagina Monologues. Above everything, it is a celebration, of womanhood, sexuality and hope for humanity.
We live in a society that glorifies ekimansulo (strip tease dance), enjoys lurid music videos, has the highest rate of defilement in East Africa and the cases of domestic violence are on the rise. Instead of calling for a ban on the production of Vagina Monologues, why not use it as an opportunity to highlight these evils, while at the same time affirming our mothers, daughters and sisters? Do they not deserve an opportunity to publicly celebrate the one thing that sets them apart from men — their vaginas?
And FYI — nothing about the discussion of vaginas is elitist.
Several tribes in Uganda spend a considerable amount of time grooming this area of their bodies and preparing it for the marital bed.
I am glad Vagina Monologues is coming to Kampala and I urge everyone to join me in watching the performance and celebrating womanhood!
Ella T. Mutambuka
Kampala
(S)he claimed to have seen it in London and concluded that it was “vulgar and … western elitist†and concludes that Ugandans don’t want to see it.
I was amazed by these deductions.
Although I have not had an opportunity to watch the Vagina Monologues, I have read the book and my views on the matter are quite different. It is a spot-on exposition of sexual discrimination, the horrors of female genital mutilation, rape and defilement. While it tackles these disturbing topics, all is not hopeless in the Vagina Monologues. Above everything, it is a celebration, of womanhood, sexuality and hope for humanity.
We live in a society that glorifies ekimansulo (strip tease dance), enjoys lurid music videos, has the highest rate of defilement in East Africa and the cases of domestic violence are on the rise. Instead of calling for a ban on the production of Vagina Monologues, why not use it as an opportunity to highlight these evils, while at the same time affirming our mothers, daughters and sisters? Do they not deserve an opportunity to publicly celebrate the one thing that sets them apart from men — their vaginas?
And FYI — nothing about the discussion of vaginas is elitist.
Several tribes in Uganda spend a considerable amount of time grooming this area of their bodies and preparing it for the marital bed.
I am glad Vagina Monologues is coming to Kampala and I urge everyone to join me in watching the performance and celebrating womanhood!
Ella T. Mutambuka
Kampala