Starshines Unite! The official HAIR love thread... — Page 83

I completley agree with you rwlevin. I think that there is never a time to be complacent, and yes we should be fighting for what we believe in. I also agree that if "not now, when?"

However, I am just worried how the rest of the world, outside of the administration, will view a rally. My parents, who are extremely liberal and 100% for gay rights have questioned me on my own political activisim regarding gay marriage. We have repeatedly had the discussion that there are so many other things going on right now that affect so many more people, as a community we should rally for things like healthcare first. Then once the economy turns around, healthcare is universal, etc. we can fight for the minorities rights. Because, frankly right now things like healthcare and the economy affect the majority more than the minority.

What worries me if my parents believe this, being liberal CT jewish democrats who marched on Washington against Vietnam, what is the rest of the world going to think? I am just worried that the community who is for gay marriage will be seen as selfish whiners who have no grasp on reality....And everyone knows how the media spins things...I'm just a little worried as to how they are going to spin this.


That being said, I would still love to go to DC that weekend--but its a big hike to make to be back for work on Tuesday.

"However, I am just worried how the rest of the world, outside of the administration, will view a rally."

This is a trick our minds and our culture play on us. It's perfectly human to want to control how others react to us, but also completely impossible. If an activist so much as whispers something to two other people, there will always be a side of our brains and the brains of everybody even slightly more conservative than us that worries that "now is not the time to cause such a ruckus!"

Also, the silencing of activism based on the hierarchy of other needs that are somehow deemed more pressing and important than the activists' concerns is another classic trick. Believe me, it's "never" the right time and there are "always" more pressing concerns to other people than what your concern is. Of course, 98% of these people who have these priority concerns tend not to lift a finger on those issues they say are more important. I'm just saying.

No offense, I don't think your parents are actually 100% liberal.

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If we waited for the "right" time to do ANYTHING, nothing would ever happen.

And I'm sorry, but a huge part that there IS a fight over Marriage Equality is that the MAJORITY somehow has a say in a minority. And that is just, plain and simple, WRONG. It is unconstitutional and, frankly, pretty despicable.

And until ENOUGH people get off their asses to do something, nothing will get done.

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You guys are all preaching to the choir here. And if I came off any different, I'm sorry things got lost in translation. I guess I am just worried as to how people who don't agree with gay marriage will spin the issue after such a large event such as the rally. I'm afraid it will be a further dividing point in our political system. Which would not bode well for the Obama administration.

And perhaps its also because I don't trust the media to portray the rally as a civil rights issue. When Prop 8 was passed in CA, the national media portrayed rallys against the decision as a group of selfish whiners. I remember seeing a news story on a non-cable news show that listed all of the other problems in CA (economic etc) before footage of the anti-Prop 8 rally. Afterwards some stupid pundit made a comment to the effect of "CA is in the worst financial crisis of their history and THIS is what people are upset about?"

But by NO means did I mean to imply that there shouldn't be a rally. I think people standing up for what they believe in and coming together in large numbers. It is the only way that things get done. However, I am just afraid that the message of love & equality behind the rally will get lost on many many Americans because of the media coverage.

I know. Unfortunately the spin doctors control more than I think we realize. Damn that O'Reilly.

I strongly believe that if you feel strongly about something, fight for it and stand for what you believe in. There is never a right time and there is never a wrong time. NOW is the time to stand up for what you believe in. It can be marriage equality, healthcare, education, basically anything. If everyone would stand up for what they believe in, action would occur.

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Namo,
I think you brought up a great point (that I had never though of) about 'the right time'. I just feel that if you believe in something, stand up for it and take action. Too many people avoid doing things because they don't think they can make a difference, but that's not true. Let's say you want to help environment. Even if you can't afford to buy solar panels and an electric car, you can do something small. You can unplug your cell phone chargers when you're done using them, you can cut down on napkin usage, you can recycle, there are MANY small things you can do. No one should say, "I'm going to use as many napkins as I want because it's not going to make that much of a difference.". Could you imagine how many trees would be saved if every person used just one less napkin? Do something. Even if it's small, make an effort.

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Well said Namo,

and to shift the topic back to HAiR,
I think that's one of the reasons why I love HAiR so much. It's a piece of theatre that urges the audience to open their eyes and make a change.

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Updated On: 8/30/09 at 01:37 PM

Well, one thing to remember about seating questions is that a great portion of people that ask them haven't seen the show yet. Who knows, maybe they leave the theatre realizing that HAiR offers more than interaction. I haven't gotten my ticket yet, but the interaction will be the last thing on my mind when I purchase my ticket.

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Updated On: 8/30/09 at 01:52 PM

Wow, I feel like the love has gone out of this thread. Page 3, people.

Anyway, FYI:

Will's taking questions on Broadway.com.

http://www.broadway.com/Will-Swenson/broadway_interview/5031927

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Martin Gould Cummings along with HAiR tribe member Anthony Hollock will host their weekly talk show tonight at 10pm. tune in, comment, and chat with them LIVE http://www.blogtv.com/People/BroadwaySpeaksOUT

depending on Gavin's ankle, there is a possibilty of Ryan!Woof for the matinees, unless they decide to put Jay in as Claude instead of Paris, personally i'd like to see Ryan!Woof

"depending on Gavin's ankle, there is a possibilty of Ryan!Woof for the matinees, unless they decide to put Jay in as Claude instead of Paris, personally i'd like to see Ryan!Woof"

I would pay full price tickets to see Ryan!Woof!

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