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| re: The scuttlebutt on the new "Little Mermaid" | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 09:44 am EDT 05/25/23 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 09:41 am EDT 05/25/23 | |
| In reply to: The scuttlebutt on the new "Little Mermaid" - TheBroadwayMaven 06:57 am EDT 05/25/23 | |
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| Must fully agree: if the villain sings inappropriate sexist admonitions, in 2023 it might enhance her villainy and its danger. Cleaning up Ursula's ideas of gendered passivity removes a yardstick from the storytelling. Surely among Ariel's obstacles are millennia-old restrictions on women's voices as representational of their agency. In any world, hers or the "theirs" she so longs to inhabit. But I'm in the crowd that feels the Shipoopi-ization of lyrics has not proven to be broadly successful. Imposing a contemporary prism on art leaves arbitration of language adjustment up to committee decisions, and invariably dilutes as often as it corrects. In this frightening year, with books yanked from shelves due to a single dissenting and anonymous naysayer determining what's "appropriate," we end up in an uncomfortable -- and potentially hypocritical -- corner. Others may strongly disagree, yet it's unlikely to be an argument won or lost in a single debate. |
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| re: The scuttlebutt on the new "Little Mermaid"/''''What DID they do to "Shipoopi" | |
| Posted by: bmc 02:12 pm EDT 05/25/23 | |
| In reply to: re: The scuttlebutt on the new "Little Mermaid" - Delvino 09:41 am EDT 05/25/23 | |
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| It seemed a a bit 'off and I think they removed the word 'hussy, but I didn't have the energy to get out my fine toothed comb. But at least it wasn't like the scandalous Hatchet job(make that SweenyTodd job) they did on Shakespeare & Cole Porter's "I am ashamed That women are so simple"' | |
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| re: The scuttlebutt on the new "Little Mermaid" | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 10:31 am EDT 05/25/23 | |
| In reply to: re: The scuttlebutt on the new "Little Mermaid" - Delvino 09:41 am EDT 05/25/23 | |
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| If the new lyrics help young people navigate consent while learning to act on their feelings for others, I’m all for that. | |
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| re: The scuttlebutt on the new "Little Mermaid" | |
| Posted by: Ncassidine 12:41 pm EDT 05/25/23 | |
| In reply to: re: The scuttlebutt on the new "Little Mermaid" - Singapore/Fling 10:31 am EDT 05/25/23 | |
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| Hard pass. The POINT of the song is that she wants to be kissed. | |
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| re: The scuttlebutt on the new "Little Mermaid" | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 07:59 pm EDT 05/25/23 | |
| In reply to: re: The scuttlebutt on the new "Little Mermaid" - Ncassidine 12:41 pm EDT 05/25/23 | |
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| Yes, but the Prince does not know that, and he should make sure that his advances are desired. It’s super easy to simply ask, “Can I kiss you?” You’re as wrong about this as you were about the Tonys and the writers strike. | |
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