I was worried about vaginas. I was worried about what we think about vaginas, and even more worried that we don't think about them. So, right away, she tries to move you beyond tripping over the word. In many ways, these monologues are about getting beyond the connotations of words we hesitate to say. Like Lenny Bruce, she is pressing you to see these words as neutral in order to reach a deeper understanding of their meanings.
Several monologues deal with women's reluctance to talk about the vagina.
Ensler describes the reticence she met when she set out to interview women about the subject. They were a little shy. The script explores women's most intimate feelings in a natural way. It deals with issues of self-esteem, of how women so often perceive themselves only through the eyes of men. The monologues describe how women have gotten in touch with their sexuality, how they have abandoned shame and learned to speak out.