Article: Vagina Monologues ads stir free speech debate around Tufts U.

Patrick Gordon
University Wire
02-24-2004
(Tufts Daily) (U-WIRE) MEDFORD, Mass. -- Advertising by student groups has once again raised the issue of what constitutes obscenity on a college campus.

The issue of indecency which escalated over the past week focuses on chalkings for "The Vagina Monologues" which appeared across campus grounds. Earlier in the year, posters advertised the play "Seven Blowjobs" and announcements for "free B.J." promoted a Ben and Jerry's event.

Prior to the play's debut, there were large, chalked advertisements in front of Tisch Library. Included in the chalking was the word "c**t."

Although one of the aims of the play is to make such words commonplace, one ...

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