Play's Controversial Title (Vagina Monologues) Leads To Complaints, Change

[deadparrot]

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. -- A modified marquee in Atlantic Beach has been drawing some attention. "Hoohaa" replaced a word in the title of a play after a driver complained about finding the previous wording offensive.

The marquis for Atlantic Theaters advertises a number of plays including, the Masquerade Ball, Band Jam, and now The Hoohaa Monologues.

Some said hoohaa is a strange word and that its definition depends on its context, while others said it sounds like a country band.

However, it's not a band at all. In fact, most people know hoohah by a different name -- vagina.

http://www.news4jax.com/entertainment/10948346/detail.html

[Bonobo]

1. "The Penis Story" coming to a theater near you!

[WCGreen]

12. I heard that's an up and coming play that takes a stab at the hard

life of a self motivating Irish fellow named Jack MeOff....

[JVS]

39. Miyov is a Slovak name

;-)

[Bluebear]

2. Nasty! Nasty vagina!!!

Good heavens. :eyes:

[Manifestor_of_Light]

3. They coulda changed it to the T word, which I find offensive.

[JCMach1]

4. Why not change to the 'Pussy' monologues since it could be about cats then

:evilgrin:


Stupid morans in Jacksonville, FL (Atlantic Beach= JAX)

[colinmom71]

22. Heh heh.... It's probably a good thing I'm not in charge at that theater...

I would have put that on the sign! And at the first complaint, I'd effusively thank them for pointing out that pussy is also offensive and that it will be changed by morning... Ya know, cause little silly female that I am, I didn't know that... O8)

Next day, I'd have it changed to the C word. And then whatever other strange slang terms I can find for the female anatomy would appear with every further complaint. (Nah, I dont have passive-agressive tendancies!)

[JCMach1]

24. Brilliant...

:)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

5. "The Hoohaa Monologues?"

Err...call me crazy, but I find that MORE offensive. Of course, I'm just one of those crazy mature people that can handle reading the word "vagina."

[Bluebear]

11. Last time I heard it was a body part.

Oh, this country.

[intaglio]

23. to quote Shakespear

... "Did you think I meant country matters?"

[bananarepublican]

18. How about the Bush Monologues!

Nahh... people may think it's a re-enactment of the last five or so SOTU speeches!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

20. Don't even get me started on the term "Bush."

It's a long rant and it doesn't involve the president.

[CTyankee]

30. I recall a sign at a prochoice rally during Bush 1 admin: "Bush! Stay out of mine!"

Another good one said "Leggo my eggo" which I found strangely touching...

[Scout]

64. "George, stay out of my Bush" was how i put it on MY sign! n/t

[JVS]

40. The cha-cha monologues

[Orangepeel]

49. I guess I find it offensive that they were pressured to change...

but I can't help thinking that choosing "hoohaa monologues" was somewhat of a big middle finger to those that were offended, just because it is so ridiculous.

I kind of hope that the next question of every kid who walks by the marquee is "mommy and daddy, what' a hoohaa?"

[tuvor]

6. In related news, Florida KFCs will no longer be selling breasts.

[Hekate]

10. Remember that sly Grace Kelly line? Offering cold chicken to Cary Grant...

"Do you want a breast -- or a thigh?" :rofl:

Hekate

[bananarepublican]

19. It will be sold as 'Freedom Chicken'!

The term kind of reminds me of Bush and Cheney's military service!

[nosmokes]

7. I wonder how the playwright, eve ensler, feels about having her work

distorted in this fashion? i doubt seriously if this is legal. generally when you sign a contract for the rights to produce a play there are certain guidelines you agree to re: how you can advertise the show and the credits that must be given.
and i hope the puritan chokes on his/her coffee having to see the word vagina driving to work every day. maybe on closing day some wag will cange the marquee to read the cunt discussions? i'd chip in a franklin towards bail or a fine...

[Katherine Brengle]

9. A brief excerpt from the VAGINA Monologues:

SO, WHEN THE SHOW WAS FIRST DONE DOWNTOWN,
GUYS WOULD CALL UP AND SAY,
CAN I HAVE TICKETS TO "THE VAGINA DIALOGUES" ?
AND WOMEN WOULD CALL UP AND SAY,
CAN I HAVE TICKETS TO "THE MONOLOGUES" ?
I'VE HEARD PEOPLE CALL IT "THE VIAGRA CHRONICLES."
AND THERE WAS THIS PUNK TICKET TAKER,
AND SHE WOULD SAY,
"LISTEN, IF YOU CAN'T SAY THE NAME, YOU CAN'T COME.
NOW, TRY AGAIN, TRY AGAIN."


I'm pretty sure we can ascertain from these few lines how she would feel about this.

[Katherine Brengle]

8. I just threw up in my mouth a little... The entire premise of the play is invalidated by changing

the title.

That intensely pisses me off.

Ugh.

[Toucano]

37. I know. Its ridiculous.

The whole point is that the word isn't offensive.

Ridiculous!

[murielm99]

13. I don't know why they insist on

saying Hoohaa. It must be a southern thing.

Here in the north it is pronounced hoohoo.

[Tsiyu]

35. Dunno about that

No one down here ever called mine by that name..

But i'm in Tennessee and they are doing a local reading and NOT changing the name (a friend is doing one of the monologues), so maybe it's just a Florida thing?

[Spider Jerusalem]

14. They could've just ripped off the title of a Guy Ritchie film.

Would've saved marquee space, too.

(I don't see what's offensive about "vagina"; these people are morons.)

[Bronyraurus]

15. That's idiotic

The Vagina Monologues are pretty terrible, but arbitrarily renaming it is just as dumb, especially if you replace the word "vagina" with "hoohaa."

Hoohaa? Really?

[timtom]

26. Actually, I saw the word "hoohah" in Cheech and Chong's

Next Movie, I believe it was. This couple were about to "get it on" in a hotel room, and she lifts the bedcovers up and glances down and asks, "And is Mr. Hoohah ready?"

That leads me to believe that there has been a semantic shift since the 1980's.

[bluedawg12]

16. Whys is a vagina offensive to a driver?

Was it because he was driving, or is a vagina offensive to him???? or Her??? when not driving, too?

What is it about the fear and fascination about the female genitalia?

We have no problem with Dick, look how high he rose, all the way to the WH?

Would "Twat monologues been more acceptable?"

Why not call it the "Clitoris Orates"?

Or, "Tales of the often over-looked labia minora." A sad tale railing against the oppression of the more accepted and popular labia majora.

I understand that testicles prefer to remain silent. But they do like to ball room dance.

Just sayin'.....

Bdog12

[John Q. Citizen]

17. This play is about 20 years old. It's been done all over the place. Was it a student driver?

[blogslut]

21. LOL

:rofl:

[nofurylike]

25. object lesson? ironies, ah....

btw, would that be hoohaa as from "Boys on the Side"?
more irony, yes?

LOL

[Nikki Stone1]

27. This is wrong on so many levels, I can't even begin

The author should fight this though. It goes against the entire spirit of the play.

[LostinVA]

31. She probably could fight it -- I was thinking that very thing

And, knowing her, she probably will.

[Nikki Stone1]

69. That's a fund I'd contribute to

:)

[marmar]

28. One day, the theocratic puritanical silliness will be no more in America....

One day....... Or I'm moving to Amsterdam.:) :smoke:

[HeeBGBz]

29. How about Cooter Chat?

Or A Discussion from the Oven of Earthly Delights?

[ScreamingMeemie]

34. ...

:spray: and it was orange juice and it stung my nose even. Oh man... :rofl:

[immoderate]

32. Isn't that Yiddish?

--IMM :shrug:

[whistle]

38. Could be....

urban dictionary defines hoohaa as:

1. hoo-haa

Something you say after you tell somebody of a good achievment or when trying to show off.

Hey man, I got laid last night! HOO-HAA!

I am the man! HOO-HAA!



2. hoo-haa

The nick name I taught my 2 yr old daughter to call her vagina.....sounds better at that age than vagina.

"mama, I pee pee with my hoo haa?"

[immoderate]

59. Thanks.

I did a little googling and found those. I wasn't aware of the body part reference. I wish I could tell that to my late grandmother. LOL!

--IMM

[ScreamingMeemie]

33. We are, collectively-as Americans, officially a bunch of FREAKS.

I swear to something or other that this is just getting (no it already has been) ridiculous.

[Little Wing]

36. What a dumb motherfucking country

The name is the entire point of the play

Get over it you uptight beotch!

[Selatius]

41. Well, the complainer can go fuck himself.

If I were a playwright, I would be supremely pissed if I were told to alter anything in my piece of work just for the sensibility of others. It is an issue of artistic integrity. If you can't stand it or tolerate it, too fucking bad.

[tigereye]

42. maybe this will inspire Eve

to come to Florida, get a bullhorn and start yelling C---- really loudly outside the theater.

I'd love to see that on the news! :rofl:

Why are people so dumb? :banghead:

[Bunny]

45. Ha! Much as I hate that c-word, I'd pay money to see Eve

standing outside the theater shouting it through a bullhorn! :rofl:

People are so incredibly dumb - it's truly dazzling, isn't it?

:hi: PS - I saw your thread about back to school today. Brrr, indeed!

[tigereye]

52. It really wasn't any damn warmer, but

I guess they didn't want to write off the whole week! My son wanted to wear these really light wind pants and no gloves, I had to make him change and put on the gloves. :eyes:

Seriously, my thighs were frozen - I thought I could get away with just wearing jeans instead of my nice, giant, lined cold weather pants. Silly me!

:hi:


I've never seen the actualy VM play version, only the movie, but it's actually very liberating to here her urging the audience to scream C--- over and over.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

43. Reminds me of a moviegoing experience I had.

A few years ago, I saw the movie "The Cooler" in the theater.

I was sitting next to an elderly woman and her middle-aged daughter, and when a scene showed William H. Macy and Maria Bello nude right after having sex, the elderly woman actually yelled out, "Eww!"

I wanted to turn to her and ask, "Lady, how do you think your daughter got here?"

:rofl:

[ProfessorGAC]

44. One Word: Duh!

People complained? Idiots, all.
The Professor

[Giant Robot]

46. Curious if this person

Gets upset with his/her doctor when the doctor speaks about their anatomy. I am so sick and offended when my doctor checks me for testicular cancer. I want him to check me for wee wee cancer!

[ourbluenation]

47. Eve Ensler is going to shit a brick. These people don't know what is about to descend on them.

You go Eve!

[deutsey]

48. "Does the female form make you uncomfortable, Mr. Lebowski?"

From "The Big Lebowski":

Maude Lebowski: ...My art has been commended as being strongly vaginal which bothers some men. The word itself makes some men uncomfortable. Vagina.

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski: Oh yeah?

Maude Lebowski: Yes, they don't like hearing it and find it difficult to say whereas without batting an eye a man will refer to his dick or his rod or his Johnson.

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski: Johnson?

[gatorboy]

50. Howzabout the Octopussy Monologues.

Better yet, just the Pussy Monologues, it's subjective and you still get away with a title that sounds dirty, dirty, you dirty bird!

[riderinthestorm]

51. Coochie-snorcher!

Ya either get it cause you saw the play or you don't.

The words (and our level of fear and shame about women) that we use (and substitute) about the word vagina is kinda the whole point of the play. I'm trying to wrap my brain around the fact that the theatre management actually agreed to change the title.... Paging Eve Ensler!

:banghead:

[Left Is Write]

53. I'd like to know what the fuck kind of idiot is offended by the word "vagina."

If the complaining driver's niece is old enough to READ THE WORD and she in fact, HAS A VAGINA, she's certainly entitled to know what it means, and why her aunt would be "offended" or "embarrassed" to answer a the niece's question is beyond me.

My kids know what equipment they have and what that equipment is called. There is nothing offensive about their bodies!

Hoohaa.

Give me a fucking break.

[demrabble]

54. We Are Killing People In Iraq

We are killing people in Irag, toturing people in Guantanamo, starving kids in the US, raping the forests, and all some "driver" in Atlantic Beach, Fl has to worry about is seeing the word vagina.

Fucking amazing.

[MilesColtrane]

55. How about "The Va-jay-jay Soliloquies"?

I hope Eve Ensler sues the hell out of Atlantic Theaters.

[treestar]

56. How dare anyone suggest Georgians should not be offended by this?

If they say they are offended, they are!

:sarcasm:

[HuffleClaw]

57. oh, for the love of Miffy

what a load of crap. really, ONE clown moans and the theatre caves?


"all of the proceeds are going to various charity organizations."

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

58. Alright, everybody calm down.

They just interviewed the theater manager on CNN. The guy's a clown. I'm quite sure this is simply a publicity stunt to draw in paying customers. They may have gotten complaints, but that's not what got them to change the marquee. This isn't really a case of censorship. It's a case of advertisement.

[Katherine Brengle]

63. It's a case of rampant moron-ism...

:eyes:

[Scout]

60. what an asswipe. n/t

[paparush]

61. Fucking Puritans...God, I'm SO ready to move ...somewhere..

[Katherine Brengle]

62. One more thing... there is nothing "controversial" about the word VAGINA.

End mini rant.

[Scout]

65. i'm going to The VAGINA Monologues this Saturday... n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

66. Welcome to your new Theocracy! The American Taliban is at it again!

:grr: The Vagina Monologue has been around for YEARS! What a bunch of prudes.

[The Straight Story]

67. Well, we don't want to tell people they shouldn't be offended

I am glad they changed the title to accommodate people...

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

68. as a child we called it hootchikoo.

that was a long time ago. x(