No vaginas please, we're Floridian

[steve2470]

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/36594-no-vaginas-please-were-floridian

A theatre in Florida had to change the title of a charity production of The Vagina Monologues on its marquee, after a woman complained that it was offensive.

The new name? They decided on 'The Hoohaa Monologues'.

Then, they had to change it back after the play's producers said that the lack of offense was offensive.

Atlantic Theatres in Atlantic Beach, Florida, received a complaint from a woman who'd seen the advertised title as she drove past with her niece. She said that it had made her niece ask her what a vagina was.

eta, My bad, this is a 2007 story: http://www.news4jax.com/entertainment/10948346/detail.html (POSTED: Tuesday, February 6, 2007)

[Bigmack]

1. The kicker is that the niece is 32 years old! nt

[Enrique]

23. ha!

:-)

[Swede]

2. Geez,I thought all females had one.

:shrug:

[Angry Dragon]

3. The poor lady ............

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. words escape me!

[Ohio Joe]

25. +1 - nt

[krispos42]

5. My son is 6. He knows what a penis is, by name.

:shrug:

I'm sure the Republic will survive somehow.

[Cleita]

6. Hoohaa is offensive to me, but I guess I shouldn't

criticize local or cultural differences.

[immoderate]

22. I love when you talk dirty!

And for those who speak Yiddish, who knew?

--imm

[murielm99]

7. Is that a regional expression?

I thought it was hoohoo.

[pipi_k]

17. I've always heard it referred to

as "hoohoo" also.

And "hoo-ha" I always thought was something like a big brouhaha.


Ex: "When the chimps escaped from their cages, it caused a big hoo-ha in the zoo".


I wish people would get their euphemisms straight...we hardly know what to call offensive body parts anymore.

[Viking 1]

8. Hey, there's nothing better

than a nice hoohaa!

[demmiblue]

9. Ahhhh... sorry for you.

That comment is very telling. Someday, perhaps.

:hug:

[demosincebirth]

10. Offensive? I thought it was part of the human body.

[TheDebbieDee]

11. Exactly. It's the clinical term for a part of the anatomy!

Would the controlling old biddy been offended by the word ear or navel or knee?

Her victorian attitude is indicative of someone obsessed with sex........

[laconicsax]

13. Watch your language!

This isn't a French bordello; please use appropriate decorum when discussing those parts. Honestly, I can't believe I just read those three words.

E**, nav*l, k***...truly shocking.

[TheMadMonk]

16. White meat or dark? To some idiots ONLY euphenisms are acceptable.

Even thighs are dangerously close to the "gates of hell".

Navels are defintitely naughty and knees are as high as any "decent" woman's legs ever go.

[LadyHawkAZ]

29. Limbs. Not "legs". Limbs.

"Legs" might make a man think of hoo-has

[pipi_k]

18. I wonder if she makes her doctor refer to it as a "hoohaaginal" exam n/t

[leeroysphitz]

14. Yes but it's a very offensive part, apparently...

[Beartracks]

12. Plus, the theatre gave her free tickets to the show!!

Okay, just kidding. But that SHOULD have been their response! :thumbsup:

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[ejpoeta]

15. i think that about sums it up.... women's body parts seem to be considererd offensive.

if there was a sign that said the penis monologues would there be complaints? i wonder. which makes me wonder why words relating to women are not supposed to be said. Maybe that is one of the reasons for the name of the show.

[octothorpe]

20. I have a feeling this idiot would have complained even if it was the The Penis Monologues

It doesn't seem like it's a "oh, women parts are dirty", but more of the "private parts in general are dirty".

I'm amazed that this person obviously feels her niece should live a life of ignorance and not know what her body parts are called.

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[w8liftinglady]

21. they better start talking vaginas... and penises,too.

Florida rates 6th in the nation for teen Preganancy rates( y'all follow Texas- we don't say the "V" word,either)

http://womensissues.about.com/od/datingandsex/a/TeenPregStates.htm

[Lorien]

24. It played here in Orlando with the original title. nt

[Stevenmarc]

26. If her vagina had a monolog it might go something like this

Good God how did I get stuck with this dumbass

[steve2470]

28. lmao... too funny !!! nt

[distantearlywarning]

27. This story is just a metaphor for what is wrong with this entire country

We cater to the opinions of idiots. One idiot flails hysterically about something of little consequence, and the rest of us are just expected to do everything in our power to cater to their hysterical idiot opinion.

The proper response would have been, "Nobody gives a rat's hoohaa that you had to explain the word 'vagina' to your niece. Little children need to know what their body parts are called, and frankly it's ridiculous that she didn't already know. Furthermore, you may need more hobbies in your life, you prudish old bat. Goodbye."

Instead, they gave the prudish old bat a soapbox and catered to her foolishness.

This kind of ridiculous crap happens every day in this country (e.g., the opinions of hysterical screamers yapping about the 'War on Christmas' being given any sort of weight in the news whatsoever; Donald 'Comb-Over' Trump being given actual airtime to talk about his political opinions; endless discussions about Harold 'Rapture-Man' Camping, etc.) It needs to stop.

[BlueIris]

30. Sad. Especially since a large 'point' of the play is about celebrations of women's bodies.

That reaction is really, really sad.