| re: Alexis Soloski schools playwrights about the rape plays she'd like to see. | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 10:40 am EST 11/28/17 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 10:37 am EST 11/28/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Alexis Soloski schools playwrights about the rape plays she'd like to see. - AC126748 10:23 am EST 11/28/17 | |
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| I don't mind being called out for bias. I'm biased as all get out. Still, there's irony here. I actually agreed with her about at least two of the plays (Really, Really and Extremities), and strongly, so I'm not sure my bias fully applies. What I don't understand: why she feels compelled to request new plays that address her biases. It's not about whether she's objective. As you note, no one truly is. It's her solicitation of other scripts on the topic, because they would more appropriately address her experience-based perceptions. I read this a second time, through the eyes of the playwrights discussed. For a critic of the NY Times to specifically call for works of art that fold into a critic's experiential narrative just strikes me as presumptuous. I'm not asking for more objectivity; I'm resenting her request for brand new art that she's predisposed to relate to. Imagine a critic addressing, say, Morriseau's Pipeline by saying "I was a school teacher in public schools in my youth, and I'm tired of plays that make our efforts look bad. Please, write some plays that more accurately match my experiences." That's bald, but it's at least partially what she's doing here. I don't expect many people to agree with me. But as you respectfully countered, it at least creates a good conversation about critics stepping outside the lines of reviewing. Which is an interesting broader topic, no? |
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