“I think of teeth when I think of drills. I think of rape. I think of destruction. I think of domination. I think of military exercises that force mindless repetition, emptying the brain of analysis, doubt, ambiguity or dissent. I think of pain”. – Eve Ensler – author of ‘The Vagina Monologues‘ in response to a chant of ‘Drill Drill Drill’ when Sara Palin spoke at the Republican National Committee rally.”
I don’t know what Eve Ensler thinks of Mitchell Wilson Lichtenstein’s low-budget horror movie Teeth. Based on the above quote, my guess is that she would relate to the fictional physical condition ‘vagina dentata‘ as a kind of built-in female deterrent to the unwanted intrusion of male fingers and penises. The premise of the movie is that a blue-eyed blonde heroine, Dawn (Jess Weixler) literally has teeth in her vagina that has the power to cut men off in their prime. Continue reading
