MeerderWörter’s Comments (group member since Jan 08, 2016)

MeerderWörter’s comments from the Our Shared Shelf group.

I'm not familiar with Linz really, a cafe would be great!

Hey folks, what do you think of meeting at March 5th (or4th, that's either a Saturday or Sunday), in Linz? We need a date, so everybody can organize their travel. And I'm for meeting in the afternoon, maybe around 2pm?

Let hear your thoughts!

Alison wrote: "I am new to the group. Will questions get added later that we then discuss?"

Alison, general statements are posted here, but if you want to discuss the book on a deeper level, then feel free to check out other topics within the folder. And if none of them are about the topic you want to discuss, just create a new one:)
There's a lot of discussion already, but normally it doesn't end just because we read a new book, so you still have time to participate.

Meelie wrote: "As an FYI to all, please refrain from creating threads with irrelevant titles, or titles that can be seen as clickbait. As the original post makes no reference to black bloc tactics, this will be a..."

Especially since everybody was proud that the Washington Police reported that no incidents related to the Women's March on January 21st happened. Women's March is peacefully, not violently!

Now that I read your comment, Robert, I know what you want to achieve. At first thought, I thought it's not necessary, because we do send each other books (Right now, I only have Persepolis and one copy of TVM, which is going to be sent away in the coming days).

Without further thought, I don't have a solution either, but maybe we can think about it specifically and maybe the moderators can help us too (tho, I know they have a lot of work to do).

I love helping other OSS'ians out, what a great idea!

Agnes wrote: "We got this still in shops So I can buy a copy or two and send to anybody interested."

Can you send me one please, I'll pay for shipping and the issue itself, don't worry:)

Ross wrote: "You only had to ask Robert would have sent you a copy, spread the message :)

Was a great article honest and human like all of Emma's interviews. Amazing that women get such intense abuse when sup..."

There's no chance that anybody could still send me a copy, is there?

For sure, we have to tough it out (what a great phrasal verb:) ) and we shan't back down and support each other and help each other, and meet each other at the same eye height(now, I had to translate this awesome German phrasal verb, I LOVE it!)

I have two copies to give away, I'd send it worldwide.

Madhumita wrote: "I was in the Vagina Monologues in college, and it was one of my favorite college memories. Thank you for that, Eve!

What's your best memory from creating the Vagina Monologues?
How can we talk to ..."

Sorry to bump in, but since my cousin is in the right age to get a bit more than just standard sex ed, I'd also be interested in the answer to that question.

Jade wrote: "Hello guys ! When I started this topic a month ago, I talked about how a lot of people dress up as penises in the street for parties and how normal it seems, and I asked what it would be like if so..."

Yes, cis females reclaiming their body parts, you rock it!

Lauren wrote: "I agree with some of the above readers. I'd love to see a revised edition of Vagina Monologues featuring LGBTQ stories, whether they are trans women with penises or vice versa. I loved Vagina Monol..."

Diversity is so much needed, it's good to see that others (like you) are of the same opinion like me.

MMRP (A Memory, A Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer) is actually performed in Vienna, Austria at February 24th, 6pm (GMT-1) at the Webster University.
But I won't go there.

Thank you for this opportunity, Emma.

My thoughts about TVM: I must say it has helped me a lot to understand how cisgender female women think about their private parts and some of the monologues have especially resonated with me, "My Vagina Was My Village" probably the most because it reminded me of myself (but I was not raped, don't worry)
Reading this book more from a male's perspective, it has helped me to understand what sort of connection women have with their vagina, a connection I totally lack. It used to be a great mystery when it came to female sexual organs, but now I feel a bit less intimidated by them and also understand women's reaction's better to certain topics.

My question for Eve:
Have you ever been actively looking for intersex individuals when searching for possible interviewees for the monologues?
Considering the rise in intersex awareness, has any of the women you interviewed ever confided in you that she is intersex? Or did you come across one and now, in retrospect, you know that she was intersex.

If both of you are not familiar with the term: Intersexuality is the term used to label people whose sex characteristics do not fit the typical associations of male and female, either in the chromosomes, the gonads(which develop into either ovaries or testicles in typically male or female persons), the hormone levels or the appearance such as the external sexual parts, body hair or breast development. Intersex individuals may have any gender identity, such as cisgender, transgender, intergender or agender.

Tori wrote: "Natalie wrote: "I think something that really struck me, being a definite feminist, was that I wasn't ashamed to be reading a book that had the word 'Vagina' on the front cover. It didn't strike me..."

You definitely should!:) Argh, I wish my cousins were older, maybe they would find a good laugh in it too.

There's no chance that her speech is up at Youtube or somewhere else, is there? I'd love to see it.
And I love how our Boss Lady mentions feminism in her interviews, and therefore people become just more aware of it.

Ross wrote: "I am not sure if this counts as a biography but the book of the movie Hidden Figures. It is about the women who did the calculations for the early space program. They were key in the rescue of Apol..."

I'd say so, at least it's a book about a part of their life - the part in which they worked for the Apollo mission. And it's also important because they were poc, and not white, and I think it's important to know that not only white men were engaged in the Apollo missions.

Deborah wrote: "Hi!
I was listening to a podcast today and they were talking how biographies are much better them simply a book about a topic, because with the biography you can see how they act and face the chal..."

You probably haven't read My Life on the Road yet, by Gloria Steinem. We read it last January and it is such an iconic book, it really is a good autobiography. One really gets to understand that a feminist life is possible.

Apart from that, I really recommend I am Malala, because I didn't know much about her before, but since reading this book I really admire her.

Kendall • thegeekyyogi wrote: "I'm a little late to the conversation, as I just finished the book yesterday, but this was actually the monologue I related to the most. Like the woman telling the story I thought my vagina was gro..."

I'm glad that your husband made you learn to love and appreciate your vagina, and that you have a good relationship with it now. The horrors you have endured are unimaginable for most of us. I'm really glad you didn't give in. And sometimes we need somebody to heal us again.

Stay strong!

Griselda wrote: "Jessie wrote: "Where my discomfort came with this monologue is Bob's consistent "I need to see you" over and over again, the keywords being "I need". For me it felt the same as when any man is push..."

Jessie wrote: "Where my discomfort came with this monologue is Bob's consistent "I need to see you" over and over again, the keywords being "I need". For me it felt the same as when any man is pushy and persisten..."

Jessie and Griselda, that was my problem too. I felt so uncomfortable reading that he was staring at her vagina, while reading it very horrid pictures came up in my mind, and I just don't understand how this scene is so one-sided. The man gets kinda everything, the woman feels uncomfortable and has to wait a long time until she gets a reward back, don't mind if it only felt like a long time, a long time is a long time.
This was probably the monologue I had the most problems with, only succeeded by "My vagina was my village".

Griselda wrote: "When I first clicked this threat...I assumed people would actually be writing their own vagina monologues here..but I guess it makes sense that a discussion thread is being used to discuss it...not..."

I don't know, if anything, I'd write my own clitoris monologue.