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re: Overtly Political Musicals#25
Posted: 10/7/08 at 3:50pm
Do you REALLY think that's what the extremely left wing Theodore Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, had in mind?
Do you also think the movie "Juno" is right wing anti-abortion propaganda?
Updated On: 10/7/08 at 03:50 PM
re: Overtly Political Musicals#26
Posted: 10/7/08 at 4:45pm
Dr. Seuss's left wing isn't really the same as our left wing, but I don't know anything about his views on abortion.
Kiss of the Spiderwoman is set (most likely) in the Argentine Dirty War.
re: Overtly Political Musicals#27
Posted: 10/7/08 at 5:36pm
Amanda Smith: And then, also, the anti-abortion lobby in the United States has used a line from Horton Hears a Who, the line that says, ‘A person’s a person, no matter how small.’ Would that have been in accord with Seuss’s intended meaning?
Philip Nel: Absolutely not. In fact, during his lifetime Seuss threatened to sue an anti-abortion group unless they took that off their stationery and they did take it off their stationery but it’s still used. I’ve still seen propaganda in recent years from pro-life groups that have adopted Horton’s line, ‘A person’s a person, no matter how small.’ It’s one of the ways in which Seuss has been misappropriated. He would not agree with that.
What Dr. Seuss Really Thought About His "Pro-Life" Theme
"Shut up! It's been 29 years!!!" --the incomparable Patti LuPone in her MUCH DESERVED Tony acceptance speech for Gypsy.
Kitzy's Avatar du Jour: Kitzy as Little Red Ridinghood in her college's production of "Into the Woods"
re: Overtly Political Musicals#28
Posted: 10/7/08 at 5:57pm
How about "Camelot" or "Rex?"
Different kind of politics, I suppose...........
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