| re: Randy Rainbow’s old, racist, and transphobic tweets resurface | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 02:08 pm EDT 08/19/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Randy Rainbow’s old, racist, and transphobic tweets resurface - whereismikeyfl 01:12 pm EDT 08/19/20 | |
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| ***"Colored" was a preferred, respectful term 75-100 years ago. That is the reason it was used in the musical. Because it was a non-offensive term, Hammerstein used to replace the n-word--which was the term Nellie used in Michner's book. If Nellie has used the n-word, Hammerstein felt the she would have lost much of the audience's sympathy.**** Yes, I'm basically in agreement with that. But also, to clarify here and what I wrote previously: Though I COULD be wrong, I'm almost certain that Nellie doesn't even speak the word "colored" in the published script of SOUTH PACIFIC, and did not speak it in the original Broadway production. When the Lincoln Center Theater production opened, I'm pretty sure I read that the word had appeared in the script at one point, and they decided to reinstate it to make Nellie's reaction more powerful. Going from my memory: After learning that Ngana and Jerome are Emile's children, not Henri's, Nellie is shocked, and what she says to Emile is: "And there mother was....." She doesn't finish the question, so Emile says: "A Polynesian. And she was beautiful Nellie." Also, to repeat: I'm pretty sure that, even in TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC, Nellie does not actually speak the "n" word in dialogue, though we are told that this is the word that comes to her mind when she learns about Emile's children and his deceased wife. |
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