| Encores! mission. |
| Posted by: portenopete 10:00 am EST 02/16/22 |
| In reply to: re: finally - Musicals54 08:08 am EST 02/16/22 |
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The stories of almost every culture- certainly the ones that went on to become "great"- have genocide and caste systems woven into their history. I don't know how open and honest other cultures have been about their checkered histories, but the United States has been particularly good at deftly sweeping it under the rug. But we've been ever so slowly taking forward-facing steps toward acknowledging and rectifying the unpleasant aspects of our history and sometimes that change goes into warp speed for a few years and then settles down for a bit.
The self-abnegation that has become the hallmark of liberal White culture strikes me as pure fashion for most younger people and the insincere but terrified reaction from those in power smacks of desperation and fear. But it is doing its damage and I don't think anything productive is being gained from the warping of something as innocuous and ultimately transitorily diverting as an Encores! staged reading of a forgotten musical. Trying to make it into something profound and capable of changing history is a ludicrous display of self-aggrandisement and delusions of grandeur. |
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