| ...is largely because of Suerhero's content. While it's not actively offensive (I mean, it's not actively anything), it has plenty of cringeworthy moments that lack a particular kind of emotional intelligence, which multiple in my group said would never have looked that way had a woman been in the room. Once that comment was made, we checked the playbill and sure enough the creative team was entirely white men. I have nothing against this group, or white men anywhere in the industry, but obviously they're very well represented, and letting any background or perspective monopolize the creative process makes it more likely that important stones will be left unturned, as they were in this show. |
