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| Posted by: ShowGoer 01:22 pm EDT 05/10/18 | |
| In reply to: re: this is very well said.... - Chazwaza 01:07 pm EDT 05/10/18 | |
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| Yes, and I apologize if I co-opted your argument for views that you don’t necessarily agree with (or that muddied that issue). For me, while each case is certainly different, the larger point is that I agree with you that whatever the case may be for or against a work of art, I feel you hit on something important in that people should always be not only allowed but encouraged to make these kinds of decisions for themselves, rather than having decisions made for them, or being swayed by mob mentality/peer pressure/social media warfare. I keep thinking of the protestors at early previews of “The Scottsboro Boys” who couldn’t possibly have (and, by their own admission, didn’t) even actually seen the show. No judgment should be made about people one way or the other in regards to whether or not it’s appropriate to enjoy something.... and they in turn shouldn’t judge others for disagreeing, or for having a different reaction. I fear our society is becoming so polarized, so reactionary, and so angry, that when one social media post asking whether it’s a good idea to revive “My Fair Lady” and “Kiss Me Kate” or to write a musical based on “Pretty Woman” can lead to long articles in the New York Times and elsewhere before the works are even seen, we’re just running the risk of taking more steps down the road to Orwellian-style censorship. |
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