Medical science and the irony of sex education
The Hindu
‘The Amazing Flabby-Breasted Virgin’ shows the poor light in which women’s bodies are seen in the medical community
The Amazing Flabby-Breasted Virgin & Other Sordid Tales, reads the title. Written and directed by Ayesha Susan Thomas, and produced by KathaSiyah, a feminist-performance collective based out of Bengaluru, this digital show poses satirical questions about how women’s bodies are perceived and taught about within the medical community in India.
The curriculum for medical education in India is patriarchal, says Ayesha, speaking from Bengaluru. For Ayesha, 30, who has been in theatre for over a decade, this show is the beginning of a change that she hopes to see in society one day.
“You know what is bizarre?” she asks.“The curriculum says that a woman who is not a virgin has flabby breasts, and a woman who is, has perky breasts,” she goes on to reply. “This makes no sense. I have just tried to turn this bizarre idea into a satire through the show.”
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