OhHiii said: "I in no way intended any antisemitic sentiment in sharing something that had been discussed in industry circles. That it was taken that way I feel horrible about and taking that as a lesson in intent vs impact. Thanks for calling that out."
Thank you, sincerely.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
rattleNwoolypenguin said: "People are forgetting sometimes there are conversations to be had, critiques to be made, and examinations of our history and how we tell it.
These are all good things to do, and I'm sure Shaina herself wrestled with how to tell this story.
But protests like these are tremendously in bad faith and reductive."
The protest worked. We're talking about it. That's the purpose of protests
SeanD2 said: "rattleNwoolypenguin said: "People are forgetting sometimes there are conversations to be had, critiques to be made, and examinations of our history and how we tell it.
These are all good things to do, and I'm sure Shaina herself wrestled with how to tell this story.
But protests like these are tremendously in bad faith and reductive."
The protest worked. We're talking about it. That's the purpose of protests"
ah yes
the ‘negative attention is still attention’ argument
do you also believe that discussions on this board keep a struggling show open
or influence who wins a tony
also the general chatter on here regarding the protest has been derisive and dismissive
Some theatre fans are talking about it (but are overwhelmingly moving on). With no sustained campaign or clear organization, a muddy message that is undercut by the actual content of the show, and with their only stated remedy being the show’s closure (and to say nothing of the mind bogglingly bad optics of a group of white feminists trying to shut down a show featuring a diverse cast) they have very little to build on here.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
somewhere along the way, people started to take "any publicity is good publicity" out of the marketing realm and into the political message sphere, where it just isn't true. if you "protest" to "get people talking" but all the people that are talking are saying negative things about your "message" (or are unable to articulate your message at all), you've failed.
extremists that dont learn this, stay extreme (ie they fail). activists that find a way to appeal to others, succeed.
In fact, Shaina Taub wrote a whole play all about just that, but i digress.
Kad said: "to say nothing of the mind bogglingly bad optics of a group of white feminists trying to shut down a show featuring a diverse cast)they have very little to build on here."
I like to call this Taylor Swift feminism. Hollow.