Jeremy O Harris on men not being able to be "actors" — Page 3

GavestonPS said: "I am reminded of the time 25 years ago I wore a button to grad school that read, "Please Don't Feed or Tease the Straight People”."

Okay - that’s actually funny. I want one.

Wait. Since when has Paul Alexander Nolan turned gay?

Dionysus3 said: "joevitus said: "Dionysus3 said: "Harris asks interesting questions."

Name one.”

Who sees you?

Who are we when we’re challenged?

How does the the insidious legacy of hundreds of years of racism and white supremacy affect us all?

To what lengths will people go to protect whiteness?

Is it possible for a white person to ever truly empathize and connect with a Black partner?

How has the legacy of oppression informed and created colorism?

To name a few.



Also, beyond the play itself:



Who is the theatre for?

Who gets to define the experience of going to the theatre?

How can we make theatre relevant to more people?"

I don't consider them interesting questions, and they are all predicated on a bias about race or "privilege" that I consider cartoonish and inaccurate.

joevitus said: "Dionysus3 said: "joevitus said: "Dionysus3 said: "Harris asks interesting questions."

Name one.”

Who sees you?

Who are we when we’re challenged?

How does the the insidious legacy of hundreds of years of racism and white supremacy affect us all?

To what lengths will people go to protect whiteness?

Is it possible for a white person to ever truly empathize and connect with a Black partner?

How has the legacy of oppression informed and created colorism?

To name a few.



Also, beyond the play itself:



Who is the theatre for?

Who gets to define the experience of going to the theatre?

How can we make theatre relevant to more people?"

I don't consider them interesting questions, and they are all predicated on a bias about race or "privilege" that I consider cartoonish and inaccurate."

You don't believe in white privelege? Are you joking?

iluvtheatertrash said: "Nobody here is debating race as Jeremy’s tweet wasn’t about race, poisonivy. We’re questioning his insinuations about gender, and his gross disrespect for male actors - especially those who perform his work.

So, before you go making this about race, try staying on topic."

But in all honesty, we do have to consider that it may be about race. A queer black man making a statement about actors that may be satirical can be judged more harshly than a white person making the same statement. Also, people who are racist have their antennae up waiting for people of color to say something that they can crucified for. Racists don't pay the same mind to white people and often say, "oh that's just them being themselves. I don't pay that any mind." Black people are held to higher standards and expected to "play nice, play along and fall in line." Harris challenges that and even though I don't always agree with him, I have respect for him and the fact that he gets to make his own choices. He also is aware that he is held responsible for them. He's making an informed decision. That's art.

iluvtheatertrash said: "If you want to assume my and other negative reactions are due to race, that’s entirely on you. Because you ARE assuming. If David Lindsay-Abaire tweeted this, I’d be just as disgusted.

Making non-racial issues racial issues is divisive, not healing."

As I said Donald Trump says 1000x worse every day on Twitter and people here love him. But Jeremy O Harris says ONE thing that's at worse ill-advised and rude and people are ready to lynch him? There wouldn't be this reaction if Tony Kushner said the same thing.

poisonivy2 said: "As I said Donald Trump says 1000x worse every day on Twitter and people here love him. ."

...what message board are you even on?

A weird bit of revisionist history totally at odds with reality, but okay.

Updated On: 1/9/20 at 10:30 AM

Mike Barrett said: "Kad said: "A weird bit of revisionist history totally at odd with reality, but okay."

Ya this has absolutely nothing to do with then, nor does it reflect this entire board's response to that victory. Gross generalization."

All I remember are Ol' Blue Eyes, Broadway Concierge and many of the board's most "beloved" members rejoicing.

But my point stands: people have been trying to discredit JOH since Slave Play premiered. They wouldm't react this way if Tony Kushner said anything.

Updated On: 1/9/20 at 10:43 AM

joevitus said: "poisonivy2 said: "Mike Barrett said: "Kad said: "A weird bit of revisionist history totally at odd with reality, but okay."

Ya this has absolutely nothing to do with then, nor does it reflect this entire board's response to that victory. Gross generalization."

All I remember are Ol' Blue Eyes, Broadway Concierge and many of the board's most "beloved" members rejoicing.

But my point stands: people have been trying to discredit JOH since Slave Play premiered. They wouldm't react this way if Tony Kushner said anything."

Yes we would."

No you wouldn't because he's white. And that my dear is white privilege.

People always give white people the benefit of the doubt that non-white people do not get.

Updated On: 1/9/20 at 12:07 PM

poisonivy2 said: "joevitus said: "poisonivy2 said: "Mike Barrett said: "Kad said: "A weird bit of revisionist history totally at odd with reality, but okay."

Ya this has absolutely nothing to do with then, nor does it reflect this entire board's response to that victory. Gross generalization."

All I remember are Ol' Blue Eyes, Broadway Concierge and many of the board's most "beloved" members rejoicing.

But my point stands: people have been trying to discredit JOH since Slave Play premiered. They wouldm't react this way if Tony Kushner said anything."

Yes we would."

No you wouldn't because he's white. And that my dear is white privilege.

People always give white people the benefit of the doubt that non-white people do not get."

No, my dear, I wouldn't because I don't determine my responses on the basis of someone's skin color. You can pretend I do if you need to, but I know me and you don't. So the supposed white privilege you're calling out doesn't exist--in this case, anyway.