controversy over "ITH" material- Page 2

[BobRandomGuyMan]

re: controversy over 'ITH' material#25

Posted: 9/15/08 at 10:09pm

Yeah, that Engineer drama was interesting. I wonder what they would say at South Pacific if Liz McCartney had to go on for Bloody Mary?

As far as the whole "do you have to be Latino" thing... who gives a crap what other people say? Yes, the show is race specific, but a song is a song. Sing it!

[givesmevoice]

re: controversy over 'ITH' material#26

Posted: 9/15/08 at 10:14pm

and you have to be a former show girl to understand Follies. duh. and dying of consumption/French to get Les Miz.

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[SporkGoddess]

re: controversy over 'ITH' material#27

Posted: 9/15/08 at 10:45pm

Well, I wouldn't care if a non-Asian sang "The American Dream" or something at a concert. Nor would I say that you have to be Asian to "get" the show.

Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!

[Weez]

re: controversy over 'ITH' material#28

Posted: 9/16/08 at 3:59am

and dying of consumption/French

Okay, I just laughed far harder than it deserved to think of people dying of French. XD

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[My Oh My]

re: controversy over 'ITH' material#29

Posted: 9/16/08 at 5:04am

I honestly think there are either only a handful of ridiculous fangirls out there saying these things over and over again, making it seem like it's a lot of people, or the people relaying these stories here are exaggerating and generalizing based on several comments they've come across. I find it very hard to believe that there are lots of Hispanics out there who seriously object to anyone but Hispanics singing ITH. And anyone who does is stupid and a complete bigot.

And as Hispanic myself, I know my community enough to say that they'd most likely be honored to finally have a piece of popular entertainment that portrays them in a way that other cultures can relate to, and without the painfully overused cliches and stereotypes.

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Updated On: 9/16/08 at 05:04 AM

[millie_dillmount]

re: controversy over 'ITH' material#30

Posted: 9/16/08 at 8:36am

It really makes me angry how people can make absurd comments like that, saying how those people had no right to sing In the Heights songs at a benefit just because they didn't have an ounce of Latino in them.

I don't really have much more to add to the debate, except that I agree with Weez - I think you stated your thoughts pretty well.

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

[givesmevoice]

re: controversy over 'ITH' material#31

Posted: 9/16/08 at 9:01am

Okay, I just laughed far harder than it deserved to think of people dying of French. XD

I hate when that happens, dying of French. but at one point, it might've been dying of Freedom, which is slightly ironic.

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[Smaxie]

re: controversy over 'ITH' material#32

Posted: 9/16/08 at 9:06am

Good thing that anyone who has ever done Fiddler on the Roof has been Jewish.

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[Mattbrain]

re: controversy over 'ITH' material#33

Posted: 9/16/08 at 9:25am

"I think one interpretation of THAT song is that it could be about being hurt and not necessarily about racial prejudice.

Oh, yes, you have a valid point right there."

I honestly can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.

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[TooDarnHot]

re: controversy over 'ITH' material#34

Posted: 9/16/08 at 11:46am

my friend deleted all of the heated comments but here's some of the lighter ones...

"Too much white girl"

"she says everything like a white girl."

"i am hispanic and i should be insulted that this white girl is singing it"

"who 'dis white gurl singin my stuff? LOL"

the more offensive comments were deleted last month...

[MimiLovesBroadway]

re: controversy over 'ITH' material#35

Posted: 9/16/08 at 3:31pm

That is ridiculous. I am a white girl so maybe there are things in ITH that I don't relate to but the themes of home, family, and love are universal.

~One day, both of you will need my sympathies and will I be there...probably." - Robin De Jesus In The Heights

[Mister Matt]

re: controversy over 'ITH' material#36

Posted: 9/16/08 at 3:42pm

I chalk it up to immaturity. Just wait until they are old enough to see a gay white man sing And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going in a bar. Bitch, please.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

[SporkGoddess]

re: controversy over 'ITH' material#37

Posted: 9/16/08 at 4:02pm

Let's face it, how many white girls have you seen sing "Summertime"?

Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!

[Mister Matt]

re: controversy over 'ITH' material#38

Posted: 9/16/08 at 4:30pm

Remember Chita Rivera in West Side Story? Born in Washington, D.C. She should never have played Anita. AY! AY! AY!

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

[Boq101]

re: controversy over 'ITH' material#39

Posted: 9/16/08 at 4:45pm

As a latino, I might understand how people might not be keen on liking something only if it is badly protrayed. For example, I don't object to Natalie Wood playing Maria, I object to her being pancaked several skin tones darker because of it. I don't care who sings what, but if you're going to sing a song, make sure you can deliver it, it's like me singing a German aria when I can't pronounce the German. I would only be against a certain actor singing a certain song if they couldn't pronounce the words, because that's just detrimental you the performance and the material.

But hey, if you're white and can sing Piragua flawlessly with the spanish thrown in, all the more power to you!