Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
#1Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 12:38amA little too racy for me....otherwise a show to die for.
#2re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 12:40amRacy? South Pacific? I've only ever seen the two film versions but I never saw anything that made me uncomfortable.
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#2re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 12:41amnot nudity...just the overall racist undertones of the show. i understand it is a period piece..but i just squirmed a bit.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#3re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 12:43am
I squirmed a bit, too, but it's because I was with my handsy uncle. 
theatreguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/31/03
#4re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 1:02amBut isn't that the point? If it's a well done production, you should feel uncomfortable.
dramaboy27
Understudy Joined: 5/7/07
#5re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 1:11amThat is the point of the show, the racist undertone is ment to be an over tone....Its The Whole Show, Nellie changes herself at the end to not be racist and to love him cuz she loves him...not worry about the race of the kids. And the nudity was interesting and kind of cool it really set the scene and was great with the themes of war and the relationship between soldiers and nurses....It was ment to be funny!lol
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#6re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 1:18am
I squirmed a bit, too, but it's because I was with my handsy uncle.
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#7re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 1:44am
"Racy" and "racist" are not interchangeable.
And to answer the question, yes, but it should. If it didn't, I would have been disappointed. I saw it last week and I thought it was glorious. I definitely want to see it again.
I always think it's interesting when people accuse South Pacific of being a racist show; Hammerstein's work is historically known for taking on a really strong political and social consciousness, and he was very, very adamant about condemning racial and ethnic prejudices in his writing. So, while in order to show the evils of those things, you obviously need to write characters who are racist, just having characters who think that way doesn't make the entire show a racist piece. It deals with racism. It doesn't promote it.
#8re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 6:17amWell said, luvtheemcee. Perfect explanation...
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#9re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 6:42amI was way uncomfortable thinking about Patti's reaction when SP beats Gypsy for best revival.
....but the world goes 'round
#10re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 8:54am
"Racy" and "racist" are not interchangeable.
^^^ lol....'em!
I thought RACY is an adjective used to describe shirtless photos of guys that I post!
Considering English is not my first language. I guess.. I have a wide vocabulary! 
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Updated On: 4/16/08 at 08:54 AM
nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#11re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 9:02amPhyllis, your uncle is a racy racist...among other things.
#12re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 9:03amRace car driver?
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#13re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 9:11am
I was way uncomfortable thinking about Patti's reaction when SP beats Gypsy for best revival.
Especially when SP comes in second to SITPWG.
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#15re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 9:33am
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#16re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 9:42ami thought it would be dated...but it wasn't, it was extremely timely.
#17re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 9:43amI dated a racy racist once.
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#18re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 10:03amI raced a dated racist once.
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thatgirl712
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/29/08
#19re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 1:39pmThat's true.
If I heard the bells and the banjos ring
#20re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 1:43pm
Na-ah. I felt FEROSH!
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BkCollector
Broadway Star Joined: 2/6/08
#21re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 1:44pm
Yeah, even that one threw me, Chad.
I agree that while R&H tackle difficult subject matter, the character of Bloody Mary is a big problem for me. Especially when they're obviously dealing with the issue, it's hard for me to see how they didn't realize they were making Bloody Mary's role into a Minstrel-esque charicature of a real person.
BillFinn
Broadway Star Joined: 10/26/03
#22re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 1:47pmI dated a guy with a racist, gay dog once. Didn't believe it until I saw it for myself.
Bill Finn rocks. Woot.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#23re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 1:53pmNow if Noah Racey had been in it, it would be a whole 'nother story.
#24re: Did South Pacific make you feel uncomfortable?
Posted: 4/16/08 at 1:59pmMy uncle Billy Bob's a Racey Racist.
He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.
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