#251
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:03pm
I can certainly agree with half of that statement.
stage door demo for Ripley's FAG slur Thurs. at 10 pm — Page 11
#252
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:05pm
Ok, apparently this post was perceived as me promoting myself, which was not even slightly what I intended...The ONLY reason I mentioned anything about working with successful performers was to establish that I deal with performers' vulnerability and sensitivity all the time...and to give my thoughts context...But, I digress and I deleted the post...I should not have inserted myself in a conversation I wasn't a part of, and that's what I did. Sorry.
So, I'm going to try again below in a way that is not so troubling for some...
Sorry, I forgot the rules of message board land, having not been on one in a couple years...
I do recall how uncivil and nasty people can be in these forums.
So, I'm going to try again below in a way that is not so troubling for some...
Sorry, I forgot the rules of message board land, having not been on one in a couple years...
I do recall how uncivil and nasty people can be in these forums.
Chillin' and teachin' acting and voice to muh Bway/Film peeps...
(Betty Buckley is teaching a workshop for me at my school, check it out.)
Updated On: 6/10/10 at 05:05 PM
#253
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:05pm
I find Capn tiresome and sanctimonious. Phyllis on the other hand is a doll, and I just adore Reginald.
Did Jason B. just use this thread to shill his studio? Puhlease.
Did Jason B. just use this thread to shill his studio? Puhlease.
Updated On: 6/8/10 at 05:05 PM
#254
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:05pm
This thread reminds me of the explosion of outrage when Laura Benanti (rightly, in my opinion) said in an interview that message board posters need to "get a life."
True then, true now.
True then, true now.
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. - Eleanor Roosevelt
#255
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:06pm
Why is it considered okay for gay men to use the word fag, but it's considered wrong for a heterosexual to use it? Speaking as a gay man with gay friends, I hear the word used constantly. Alice, as a woman who spends a lot of time around gay men, probably just became desensitized to the word being offensive by hearing it used constantly, and gave a mea culpa upon being informed of how offensive her actions were. I agree the word is offensive - but instead of protesting one person's slip, wouldn't it make more sense to start a movement to get (us) gay men to stop using the word? It's not like we don't have a plethora of words that are synonymous with gay that aren't nearly as offensive.
#256
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:08pm
Kalimba excepted, this thread is just getting more and more annoying.
#257
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:11pm
A more general point for me is that if someone upsets you, for whatever reason, how does it help to make a public posting that says mean things about them. Whatever terminology you use in saying the mean thing, what benefit do you get from saying the mean thing in the first place? How are you better for having done that? That's what I don't get. It makes the world a nastier place, and society in general doesn't need any help in being nasty.
#258
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:14pm
Also, I'm pretty sure I don't have any nazi parts.
I like Almira admonishing people on the message board to get a life ... while posting it on the message board.
Who said Alice's gay friends use the fag word constantly?
I like Almira admonishing people on the message board to get a life ... while posting it on the message board.
Who said Alice's gay friends use the fag word constantly?
#259
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:18pm
That Jason Bennett post reminds me of one of my favorite lines from A CHRISTMAS STORY:
Ovaltine? A crummy commercial? Son of a bitch!
Again, some people on this very thread have also successfully coached accomplished Broadway performers. It has absolutely nothing to do with the conversation.
Ovaltine? A crummy commercial? Son of a bitch!
Again, some people on this very thread have also successfully coached accomplished Broadway performers. It has absolutely nothing to do with the conversation.
#260
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:19pm
I'm afraid Jason B. did just use this thread to shill... d'oh.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#261
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:20pm
I can't stop laughing at that!
Deep breaths... deep breaths...
Deep breaths... deep breaths...
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
#262
Anyone who doesn't understand that ALL OF US have bigoted, tribal aspects of our psyche doesn't get it.
Also, anyone who keeps making comments like that clearly hasn't even read the thread, because I, for one (as well as others) HAVE acknowledged that sort of thing. But it's better to just make Alice Ripley a hero because she's a Broadway actress.
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:22pm
Anyone who doesn't understand that ALL OF US have bigoted, tribal aspects of our psyche doesn't get it.
Also, anyone who keeps making comments like that clearly hasn't even read the thread, because I, for one (as well as others) HAVE acknowledged that sort of thing. But it's better to just make Alice Ripley a hero because she's a Broadway actress.
#263
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:23pm
All you Ripley apologists are a little late to the party.
She apologized kids. We accepted. Why are you choosing to make your comments now when even the object of your affection admitted she was wrong?
And also, try reading the thread before posting. I think you'll see that all your "points" have been addressed.
She apologized kids. We accepted. Why are you choosing to make your comments now when even the object of your affection admitted she was wrong?
And also, try reading the thread before posting. I think you'll see that all your "points" have been addressed.
....but the world goes 'round
#264
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:24pm
This thread really does have a little bit of everything, doesn't it?
Last week's episode of GLEE was more comprehensible!
I kid! I kid! I love GLEE. Jonathan Groff, CALL ME!
Last week's episode of GLEE was more comprehensible!
I kid! I kid! I love GLEE. Jonathan Groff, CALL ME!
#265
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:25pm
If you're reading this, thanks for the apology, Ms. Ripley.
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#266
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:27pm
#267
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:27pm
A part of me wants this to be over because, well, it is over.
But, god help me, and even bigger part (must this tribal part Jason B talks of) wants to see the collective meltdown that is coming.
I mean, good entertainment is good entertainment, Right?
But, god help me, and even bigger part (must this tribal part Jason B talks of) wants to see the collective meltdown that is coming.
I mean, good entertainment is good entertainment, Right?
....but the world goes 'round
#268
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:29pm
Mr. Midwest,
Is that a Sears Portrait Studio of Tom Wopat? If so, that is AWESOME!
And taz,
True. But I think the addition of Jason Bennett Studios is a bit like casting Ted McGinley in a later season of your sitcom. Show-killer.
Is that a Sears Portrait Studio of Tom Wopat? If so, that is AWESOME!
And taz,
True. But I think the addition of Jason Bennett Studios is a bit like casting Ted McGinley in a later season of your sitcom. Show-killer.
#269
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:31pm
In response to this "controversy," I wrote an essay about artists' sensitivity and some critics' insensitivity:
"About Ms. Alice Ripley's Controversy and Simon Cowell"
It's located here, http://www.facebook.com/notes/jason-bennett/about-ms-alice-ripleys-controversy-and-simon-cowell/402545182973?ref=mf
I think that works...but maybe you have to be on facebook, I don't know...
But the suggestion that was my purpose was to promote myself here is...amusing.
"About Ms. Alice Ripley's Controversy and Simon Cowell"
It's located here, http://www.facebook.com/notes/jason-bennett/about-ms-alice-ripleys-controversy-and-simon-cowell/402545182973?ref=mf
I think that works...but maybe you have to be on facebook, I don't know...
But the suggestion that was my purpose was to promote myself here is...amusing.
Chillin' and teachin' acting and voice to muh Bway/Film peeps...
(Betty Buckley is teaching a workshop for me at my school, check it out.)
Updated On: 6/10/10 at 05:31 PM
#270
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:33pm
I still can't stop laughing! Every time I start to get a grip the words, "Hello Message Board World" pop into my head and I lose it all over again!
Can't... Breathe...
Can't... Breathe...
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
#271
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:42pm
Jason, I would take issue with your opening with "Recently, Alice Ripley has been ripped to shreds."
Perhaps something along the lines of "taken to task" or "held accountable for" or "asked to take responsibility for" would be more accurate.
Perhaps something along the lines of "taken to task" or "held accountable for" or "asked to take responsibility for" would be more accurate.
#272
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:45pm
Alice was nowhere "ripped to shreds".
Jason, since you couldn't be bothered to read what came before and decided to enter a conversation after it's mostly over please don't expect anyone to take what you have toshill say seriously.
Jason, since you couldn't be bothered to read what came before and decided to enter a conversation after it's mostly over please don't expect anyone to take what you have to
....but the world goes 'round
#273
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:46pm
Cool, I appreciate the feedback!
Some of the posts I saw in multiple places definitely ripped her to shreds, in my opinion.
That was why I came on here...sorry for the abrupt entrance...
And I DO think she should take responsibility and be accountable...and she did and is.
Some of the posts I saw in multiple places definitely ripped her to shreds, in my opinion.
That was why I came on here...sorry for the abrupt entrance...
And I DO think she should take responsibility and be accountable...and she did and is.
Chillin' and teachin' acting and voice to muh Bway/Film peeps...
(Betty Buckley is teaching a workshop for me at my school, check it out.)
Updated On: 6/10/10 at 05:46 PM
#274
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:48pm
Jason, seriously: a vicious attack? Hahahahahaha more like a snarky remark from a message board member. I do believe artists (and performers in general) need to grow a thicker skin. No one gets love and admiration from 100%. A performer I can't stand to watch is someone else's favorite. People I adore are despised by others. That is life. If you are putting yourself out there on the stage, you have to be prepared for both the good and the bad.
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
#275
Posted: 6/8/10 at 5:48pm
Don't forget - we all have nazi parts!
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