| if anything the men are all *clearly* intimidated by her, even scared... |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 10:25 pm EDT 06/22/21 |
| In reply to: re: Chita Rivera The Shriner Ballet from BYE BYE BIRDIE - Chromolume 03:35 pm EDT 06/22/21 |
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Her power and playfulness in owning her freedom on her terms and causing trouble seems evidently on display and the fuel of the dance/scene. I'm not sure what is especially misogynistic here outside of the idea that men and women have sex with each other.
The men aren't taking advantage of her here, she is leading. She attempts to seduce them and pulls them each under the table in her effort, if anything the men are not fully consensual in their engagement with her.
Am I missing something here? I hadn't seen this in a long time and didn't remember the plot/action of the ballet, and watching it with fresh eyes today I didn't see what was problematic about it besides the mocking (or just casual) cultural appropriation for some of the choreography. |
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