▲ 712 ▼ TX school bans trans boy from playing "Oklahoma!" male lead, recasts with cisgender male student (www.salon.com) submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world [M] to c/news@lemmy.world 189 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] xpinchx@lemmy.world 307 points 2 years ago (5 children) People playing genders they're not assigned at birth? In theater?!? 😮 permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Chaser@sopuli.xyz 140 points 2 years ago (2 children) Shakespeare never would have done this! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Stanard@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago (3 children) My first thought was "wait until they hear about Shakespeare". Literally every role filled by men, sometimes with the script explicitly calling for a man to play a female in full attire. I'd also hate to see what policies they'll enact for their chorale program when performing historical hymns, where soprano parts specifically called for a male eunuch (castrato) to sing since females were not allowed to attend church services including choirs. In my younger years I would have been absolutely vilified by these people. I'm probably vilified now, but I would've been then too. In all seriousness though, I cannot believe how far backwards we've gone in all this. I recognize that these thoughts and feelings have existed since before I was a kid but at least back then people seemed to have the decency to mind their own. But to attack theatre of all things with this gender bullshit is attacking theatre itself. Crossdressing in theatre has existed for as long as theatre has existed. Cross-singing has existed for as long as singing has existed. If they're not teaching that stuff in their performing arts programs, they are denying young adults a quality education of the performing arts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] dustyData@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago they are denying young adults a quality education I think you're on to something there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Trying to remember. Was it Taming of the Shrew where he mind fucks the audience with a male actor playing a male servant pretending to be a guy's wife in drag? permalink fedilink source parent [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I wonder who the first woman to play Juliet was, and if Shakespeare ever met her. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago* We banned ShakesSpear and hung him/her in effigy —Texas, probably permalink fedilink source parent [–] interceder270@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (2 children) There is a slight difference when we're talking about trans people. I'd wager they would allow a man to play a woman's role and vice versa. I think this is purely the anti-trans agenda taking hold. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago Gotta say, their obsession with children’s genitalia really weirds me out. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Always comes down to that why care if the person is trans it's like those laws that forbid trans people from hrt all bullshit permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 19 points 2 years ago Shakespeare would be mortified! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago Fucking outrageous thankfully there's no traditional Christmas theatre shows that involve drag coming up permalink fedilink source parent [–] rayyy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Rock Hudson has entered the room permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Rock Hard Hudson permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chaser@sopuli.xyz 140 points 2 years ago (2 children) Shakespeare never would have done this! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Stanard@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago (3 children) My first thought was "wait until they hear about Shakespeare". Literally every role filled by men, sometimes with the script explicitly calling for a man to play a female in full attire. I'd also hate to see what policies they'll enact for their chorale program when performing historical hymns, where soprano parts specifically called for a male eunuch (castrato) to sing since females were not allowed to attend church services including choirs. In my younger years I would have been absolutely vilified by these people. I'm probably vilified now, but I would've been then too. In all seriousness though, I cannot believe how far backwards we've gone in all this. I recognize that these thoughts and feelings have existed since before I was a kid but at least back then people seemed to have the decency to mind their own. But to attack theatre of all things with this gender bullshit is attacking theatre itself. Crossdressing in theatre has existed for as long as theatre has existed. Cross-singing has existed for as long as singing has existed. If they're not teaching that stuff in their performing arts programs, they are denying young adults a quality education of the performing arts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] dustyData@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago they are denying young adults a quality education I think you're on to something there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Trying to remember. Was it Taming of the Shrew where he mind fucks the audience with a male actor playing a male servant pretending to be a guy's wife in drag? permalink fedilink source parent [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I wonder who the first woman to play Juliet was, and if Shakespeare ever met her. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago* We banned ShakesSpear and hung him/her in effigy —Texas, probably permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Stanard@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago (3 children) My first thought was "wait until they hear about Shakespeare". Literally every role filled by men, sometimes with the script explicitly calling for a man to play a female in full attire. I'd also hate to see what policies they'll enact for their chorale program when performing historical hymns, where soprano parts specifically called for a male eunuch (castrato) to sing since females were not allowed to attend church services including choirs. In my younger years I would have been absolutely vilified by these people. I'm probably vilified now, but I would've been then too. In all seriousness though, I cannot believe how far backwards we've gone in all this. I recognize that these thoughts and feelings have existed since before I was a kid but at least back then people seemed to have the decency to mind their own. But to attack theatre of all things with this gender bullshit is attacking theatre itself. Crossdressing in theatre has existed for as long as theatre has existed. Cross-singing has existed for as long as singing has existed. If they're not teaching that stuff in their performing arts programs, they are denying young adults a quality education of the performing arts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] dustyData@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago they are denying young adults a quality education I think you're on to something there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Trying to remember. Was it Taming of the Shrew where he mind fucks the audience with a male actor playing a male servant pretending to be a guy's wife in drag? permalink fedilink source parent [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I wonder who the first woman to play Juliet was, and if Shakespeare ever met her. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago they are denying young adults a quality education I think you're on to something there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Trying to remember. Was it Taming of the Shrew where he mind fucks the audience with a male actor playing a male servant pretending to be a guy's wife in drag? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I wonder who the first woman to play Juliet was, and if Shakespeare ever met her. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago* We banned ShakesSpear and hung him/her in effigy —Texas, probably permalink fedilink source parent
[–] interceder270@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (2 children) There is a slight difference when we're talking about trans people. I'd wager they would allow a man to play a woman's role and vice versa. I think this is purely the anti-trans agenda taking hold. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago Gotta say, their obsession with children’s genitalia really weirds me out. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Always comes down to that why care if the person is trans it's like those laws that forbid trans people from hrt all bullshit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago Gotta say, their obsession with children’s genitalia really weirds me out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Always comes down to that why care if the person is trans it's like those laws that forbid trans people from hrt all bullshit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 19 points 2 years ago Shakespeare would be mortified! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago Fucking outrageous thankfully there's no traditional Christmas theatre shows that involve drag coming up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Rock Hudson has entered the room permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Rock Hard Hudson permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Rock Hard Hudson permalink fedilink source parent