| re: Gene Nelson -- Yes "White Privilege" Benefit |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 09:05 pm EST 03/08/21 |
| In reply to: re: Gene Nelson -- Yes "White Privilege" Benefit - BroadwayTonyJ 07:40 pm EST 03/08/21 |
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| I think you night have had that specific conversation with somebody else. I posted in that thread, but I didn't write that Brynner should have turned the part down. I was arguing for a middle ground, where we can respect the film for what it is and also recognize that it reflected the racism of the time. I also wrote about how we don't have to get caught up in binaries of good versus bad, and that acknowledging the film is racist doesn't mean we can't appreciate the film. Likewise, the film could have been positive for the careers of two Asian actors while also being a racist movie. Those two things can exist, and that's okay. The first step to becoming antiracist is to recognize that racism that we all live with and perpetuate. |
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