Why do they keep saying MUFFY
Why do they keep saying MUFFY
dmb_rent
Leading Actor Joined: 10/26/05
#0Why do they keep saying MUFFY
Posted: 11/9/05 at 5:05pm
I know Rent inside out but for some reason never figured that out...why does the lot of them continuously refer to Allison as Muffy? Was it a pet name they had heard Benny use for her? Just wondering.
Sarah
#1re: Why do they keep saying MUFFY
Posted: 11/9/05 at 5:06pmThey are making fun of her, "Muffy" being a name for a stuffy, stuck-up white woman.
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#2re: Why do they keep saying MUFFY
Posted: 11/9/05 at 7:15pm
oh, interesting. Never understood that either.
I don't understand like half of La Vie Boheme. I dont understand the "our iketa (sp?), evita!" or something like that.
#3re: Why do they keep saying MUFFY
Posted: 11/9/05 at 7:16pm
Akita = type of dog.
Evita = the name of Benny's Akita.
That's.... it, no? I mean, it's funny that his dog is named Evita, I guess.
#4re: Why do they keep saying MUFFY
Posted: 11/9/05 at 7:22pm
Probably another reason why they would call her Muffy. Who else but a posh girl named Muffy would name her dog Evita? Haha.
~Steven
#5re: Why do they keep saying MUFFY
Posted: 11/9/05 at 7:24pmIt's funny because they realize that Angel killed Benny's dog.
rose&lark
Featured Actor Joined: 10/10/05
#6re: Why do they keep saying MUFFY
Posted: 11/9/05 at 8:39pm
"My cat had a fall, and I went through Hell"
"It's like losin' a...how'd you know she fell?"
"Champagne?"
I agree with EverythingIsRent, they continually say Muffy in a deragatory tone, so that doesn't lean me towards the "pet name" explanation.
#7re: Why do they keep saying MUFFY
Posted: 11/9/05 at 8:50pmMuffy = a stereotypical WASP nickname, and it does have a slightly derogatory intent in the play.
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