Post for 2/20- Question #2

Language is important to Ensler because she realizes the need to have freedom of speech when referring to the human body.  It is the same body part, whether called a vagina, itsy bitsy, or puki.  Ensler addresses that it seems that a lot of terms referring to the lower pelvic region of women seem to chastise it, per se, and most people do not realize the true beauty of the female genitalia.  I think that she chooses to call the genitals by their proper name, simply because that is what they are called, and that is what they should be referred to as.  In one monologue, Ensler talks about a woman who had always referred to her vagina as her, "itsy bitsy."  This name stuck with her until she was married, when she and her husband were having intercourse, and she was not able to come because she called her vagina itsy bitsy.  She was worried about this, and reluctantly called her friend to ask for advice.  Her friend did not know what she was referring to, when she said, "itsy bitsy."  When she finally figured out what she meant she said that it was called a vulva.  The woman who had referred to her vagina as "itsy bitsy" fell in love with the word, and instantly was "cured" of her "disease."  I think Ensler asks what peoples' vaginas would wear because it shows what they think of their own vagina.  Someone who would answer ripped jeans clearly does not have the same amount of self esteem about their genitals as someone who would reply with a pink boa.  I think she is trying to make people realize that their vaginas are things of beauty, and should be recognized as one.