Gothamist: Theater Review: The Good Body Serves Food For Thought

bored

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:25:05 -0500

I have to agree, I thought the show sucked. I was offended that she was actually able to connect her points about her issues with ice cream and her belly fat to women in third world countries struggling for equal rights and safety. How can a woman that connected to so many women with bigger issues stand on stage for that long hemming and hawing about her chub and expect people to listen?

selena

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:41:30 -0500

while i've never seen "the vagina monologues" in its entirety, i did screen a documentary about it and ensler in one of my grad school classes (some new agey feminist theory course). everyone oohed and aahed over how "feminist" she is, but i find her of the grating variety that only happens when one is from a wealthy/privileged background.

one of the not rest

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 10:46:28 -0500

I have a couple theater subs, so I get a great deal of direct mail for performances. The Good Body postcard featured the headline 'A play for the rest of us' which I interpreted to mean this would not be some overgrown, first-year college feminist consciousness raising exercise for indulgent white girls. Imagine my surprise when it turned out to be just that. And, by the looks of the photo, Ensler has had to resort to rationalization to exercise her demons, since clearly her third world gym schedule didn't do the trick. If she thinks womyn are the only ones beholden to body image paranoia, well maybe she should move to the 21st century.