so, um. vaginas. Ensler is right. It isn't a very lovely word. I can see why people take up different names for their pooch. Wouldn't it seem so much more affectionate to call it kitty cat. even coochie snorcher is more loving. Vagina is up there with cunt and slit. I'm not too sure I like the word. Reading the book was great. I got tear eyed in the intro (which was not written by steinmen) But when I was reading I wrote some notes in the margins that I would like to share. (it might make writing the paper easier...since it is a continuation) First off, why do we need a book about vaginas? I think it is more than just the vagina. It has to do with giving women a voice. In the past, women didn't talk about their vaginas (as we see in the book) and this is some sort of oppression. Women didn't have a voice, not being able to talk about the body, all of the body silences, and degrades women. This is why our culture allows for violence, rape, abuse, incest, and mutilation to continue because women are given little importance and value. Giving the vagina a voice, women a voice will help to stop this stupidness. I know it sounds preachy, but think. After this class we may not go out and change the world, but just think about what we have learned in class, just by talking. Go out and talk some more about your vagina. I think one day, it might now what kina car it wants to drive.