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| pretty ironic given their supposed intention to prioritize inclusivity and diversity | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 04:50 pm EST 02/17/22 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 04:44 pm EST 02/17/22 | |
| In reply to: Can someone explain why they changed the character's weight? - mikem 03:19 pm EST 02/17/22 | |
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| Doing a show that was not a lost gem, that doesn't have a celebrated or great score despite a forgotten or book-problem show, largely because it features an all black cast (which is fantastic, I'm not bemoaning that at all)... the fact that they took out a character that all sorts of people with out-of-the-mainstream experiences as a kid, especially fat people, could see themselves in and enjoy seeing represented... is amusing and baffling. They just erased a key character trait, written about in the characters big song even, and a trait that gets FAR too little visibility on the NYC stages (and in all entertainment). Like you I really wanna know what they were thinking... and I certainly hope they don't think they couldn't find a heavy actress to do the role. Another reason to wonder if all the effort to "fix" old shows to be appealing, sensitive and digestible to current-day audience sensibility (or, rather, our *assumed* sensibilities) is a half-baked performance of inclusivity rather than a thoughtful and thorough understanding of it and how it can be applied/why it's important (and not just to people of non-white races). |
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| re: pretty ironic given their supposed intention to prioritize inclusivity and diversity | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 06:41 pm EST 02/17/22 | |
| In reply to: pretty ironic given their supposed intention to prioritize inclusivity and diversity - Chazwaza 04:44 pm EST 02/17/22 | |
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| Any "performance of inclusivity" would demand the inclusion of a fat actor, rather than the elimination of the part. So whatever they were trying to do, it wasn't inclusive. | |
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| re: pretty ironic given their supposed intention to prioritize inclusivity and diversity | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 10:30 pm EST 02/17/22 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 10:25 pm EST 02/17/22 | |
| In reply to: re: pretty ironic given their supposed intention to prioritize inclusivity and diversity - Singapore/Fling 06:41 pm EST 02/17/22 | |
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| I didn't mean the literal performance ... by "performance of inclusivity" I was referring to the new mission statement and choices of shows. I'm saying it seems perhaps what they say is insincere and an attempt to benefit from the optics of "wokeness" and such, but without the thoughtful execution of it -- like the performance of it was only in the talk, not in the walk (which would have meant the actual inclusivity of casting a fat actor -- not to mentioning honoring the role written in the show). |
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