Vagina Monologue

Talking about “it” How can you? How can you talk about something that has no good names? When I was little it was a cookie—I never got that one… “Don’t forget to wash behind your ears and your cookie.” Wait, aren’t cookies food? That’s not cool. Frankly, I’ve never seen chocolate chips down there… As I got older, it became a “crotch” but that just sounds vulgar. There’s too …

…talking about their “privates.” Men can bravely speak about their penises without fear of ridicule, but when a woman talks about her vulva, it has to be quieted and shoved under the table—even by the woman herself. Frankly, I’m proud that I own a clitoris—the only body part whose only purpose is to give pleasure. And, I’ve been known to dip my hand into the “cookie jar” from time to time…