
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It was reported that former X-Files star Gillian Anderson “shocked the world” with her “vagina covered dress.” ; Weeell … I had to check that story out. ; It wound up being a trip down the proverbial rabbit hole. (Don’t go there.) It turned out to be a bigger tissue issue than I ever would have imagined. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">My first reaction was to the editorial claim that Anderson “shocked the world.” ; I suspect most folks in the world have not even heard of a “vagina dress” – and nothing Hollywood does in terms of genitalia can be shocking these days. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In fact, the dress (pictured above) was rather modest by Tinseltown standards. ; It looks more like a traditional wedding dress. ; Wearing it as a bride might be more shocking than appearing in this year’s vulgar-wear at a Hollywood event. ; Try to find a Hollywood event in which some so-called starlet does not attempt to gain attention by outrageous high … ooops, I mean … low haute couture. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The dress motif is not obvious – especially from a distance. The stylized vaginas are embroidered in white against a white background. Aesthetically, they reminded me of those double imagery floral paintings by Georgia O&#8217;Keeffe – only less obvious.⯠</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If I had seen the dress without advance warning, I might have thought it was a visual accounting of the men who have had access to Anderson’s real vagina. ; Sort of like notches on a shooter’s gun handle. ; Anderson said she wore the dress for many reasons. ; So, maybe my theoretical explanation is one of the reasons. ; Of course, she does offer up some threadbare cliché – like it’s all about protecting female victimization. ; Leftwingers tend to believe in exposing injustice by exposing the anatomy.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If you think her display is motivated by serious social issues, consider this. ; ; <em>People Magazine</em> headlined their story with, “Gillian Anderson Shares Cheeky Behind-the-Scenes Photo Eating a Sausage in Her Viral Vagina Golden Globes Dress” – accompanied by photo. ; (You just cannot make this stuff up.) ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In diving into the bush even further on this issue (stop it), I did learn that Anderson’s professional career has been associated with genitals more than you might know – or want to know. She played a sex therapist on a program called “Sex Education.” </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">According to <em>USA Today</em>, her character hosted “vagina workshops and had vulva-inspired art throughout her (the character’s) home.” ; Anderson described the set as filled with props that “looked like penises and yonis.” ; (Vulvas if you do not speak Hindi.) ; Anderson said she took “lots of pictures of them.” ; (Are we seeing a common thread here?) ; ; ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In view of her “interest” in the subject, Anderson says that “Now people send me stuff that they’ve seen, basically anything that looks like a penis or yoni. ; Sometimes it can be hard to capture them, like if you’re in a cab going through London and you see something. ; I haven’t gotten to the point yet when I’m like, ‘Stop the cab!’ ; But I guess I might.” ; ; (Memo to Anderson: That phallic image you see in the skyline is the Tower of London.) ; ; ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As long as we are on the subject, Anderson’s vagina dress that “shocked the world” is a sequel. ; Back in 2016 such wannabe starlets as Bella Hadid and Giulia Salemi wore versions called vagina dresses. ; These generally featured a two-inch wide floor length loin cloth that concealed nothing as it waved with each step or slight breeze. ; Other dresses were styled and colored for more graphic images of vaginas. ; <em>Maxim</em>, the online lifestyle magazine, declared the 2016 fad a future trend in fashion. ;It did not live up to the prediction until Anderson resurrected the style. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Finally (thankfully), can we ever forget those knitted “pussy” hats that the ladies wore as symbols of protest against something or other. ; On yeah! ; Trump’s election. At the time, I said it only seemed fair to have a feminine version of “dickhead.” ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Anderson called her dress “brand appropriate.” ; Not sure what she meant. ; Was she branding herself as a ______. ; (Fill in the blank yourself because I am not using the word)? ; The genital lady of Hollywood may have played a sex therapist on the screen, but methinks she may consider seeing a real one. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">So, there ‘tis. ;</p>

Gillian Anderson goes vaginal at Golden Globes
