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Many women are confused about their sexuality

The female sex is not a sex

The female sex organ is both “invisible” and “plural”

One can have sex in many ways

An eye disease

A penis disease

A privileging of male voyeurism in patriarchy

A privileging of vision under patriarchal logic

The complexity of women’s thinking

The complexity of women’s sexual expertise

The complexity of women’s neuronic patterns

The complexity of masculinist discourses

Because the best way to change society is through shocking it

Because one must cleanse taboo subjects of their stigma

Because everyone talks about those things in secret anyway

Because not talking was good for previous generations only

Suggests a link between female sexuality and sin

Ironically treats the old lady as indeed as ancient as the Bible

Ironically treats religious/social attitudes about sexuality as antique

Cautions against having orgasms in inappropriate places, like cars

That womanhood is associated with pain and submission

That getting yourself dirty must be punished

Nothing, it was the way to stop the girl’s hysterical reaction

Nothing, the mother was just irritated at the girl’s reaction

Because having sex with a member of the other group makes the women pure again

Because raping a virgin is considered in some countries as a cure against AIDS

Because it cleans out the country from future enemy babies and humiliated men

Because it’s the way for the soldiers to get rid of stress during combat situations

Because witnessing a miracle makes the miracle believable

Because witnessing a miracle makes the miracle believable

Because it was an intensely personal family moment

Because she wants to convince her audience of her truth

They are Americans and take political correctness to the extreme

They feel vicariously liberated by the text’s freedom to speak

They feel Ensler’s dialogues are really amusing

They like participating in activist projects