Feminist Theatre Strikes out at Blurred Lines - All-Female Cast

TracyMorganFreeman · 2014-02-02T15:38:04+00:00

I don't understand how so many people think Blurred Lines is about violence against women.

They focus on the "You know you want it" line without context. The song when listened to fully is about how the men in these women's lives try to repress and domesticate their women, particularly their sexuality, and Robin is trying free the women from that, and from a seductive stance. It's addressing the "Oh I'm a good girl" reason as not one the women actually agree with, or the numerous facades women have been socialized to put up he describes; essentially either the girl wants it or doesn't.

At worst this makes Robin someone who is for seducing "good girls" into adultery.

I dunno, I'm no expert in music but that's what I took from the lyrics. Seems like people are getting bent out of shape by only listening to half the chorus.

TheatrePhil · 2014-02-02T14:07:02+00:00

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iMADEthis2post · 2014-02-02T14:18:57+00:00

So apparently feminism isn't about hating men and I guess toronto or any other example of the multitude of instances of man hating clearly visible in the age of social media and recorded for all time is just in our imagination. Also the feminists that acknowledge the anti-male feminism, they don't exist either.

2014-02-02T19:44:35+00:00

Indeed, I had no idea whether, as a man, I had a right to explore this particular material

At times, I have felt like an imposter. At other times, I have been completely bowled over by the breadth and depth of their experiences. The eight women who I have spent the past four weeks working with have a grace and a wisdom and a brevity that is well beyond the likes of me.

I have worried and agonised over whether I have a right to call myself a feminist.

But, you might say, none of this is new. Well done you (white, middle-class, twentysomething playwright) for finally waking up to the unjust world we live in.

I am a fraud, a failure and a hypocrite. I did, for instance, as a teenager, view pornography, both in print and online.

Seeing someone describe themselves this way really saddens me. He sees his own sexuality as inherently oppressive. He see's his own identity as inherently sexist. He questions whether he has the right to have an opinion at all about something that directly affects his life, or should he let women dictate his views to him.

This is the mindset of someone so steeped in an radical ideology that he's no longer able to think of himself as an individual, who is entitled to his individual experiences, and perspectives.

TheatrePhil · 2014-02-02T13:40:01+00:00

As a heterosexual in the theatre industry, you are constantly bombarded with all sorts-of accusations and motives as to your sexuality. This is almost wholly irrelevant, but it has most certainly kept me in close alignment with gender debate as I myself have been under constant fire by those around me (primarily women, as you would no doubt be unsurprised.)

This particular play has been gaining traction and it is an absolute shambolic attempt to try and reintroduce feminist theatre back into a more modern context, something I am very much alarmed by. Bear in mind that the demographic that see this are the ones that have a hand in a vast amount of today's media and we have a recipe for disaster if it takes off.

chevalier_d_eon · 2014-02-02T14:23:59+00:00

This dude is merely hijacking a theme of the moment to get publicity. It stinks.

2014-02-02T20:03:53+00:00

Indeed, I had no idea whether, as a man, I had a right to explore this particular material.

If you have gone so far as to convince yourself that you have no right to question something, you are a lost soul.

Because you have hung your entire identity on what other people think of you, you will never earn respect from people whose respect is truly worth it, and you will spend the rest of your life being a doormat for those who are absolutely not worth it.

2014-02-02T21:03:01+00:00

men, including myself, need to take full control of the way we treat women.

Yes everybody should be in control of their actions. Men for whom this control is in peril shouldn't look for excuses in feminism.

emperorhirohito · 2014-02-02T17:03:49+00:00

I refuse to accept any measure of guilt for violence against women

rg57 · 2014-02-03T04:31:20+00:00

I'm curious how the pay of the male playwright compares to the pay of the female actors.

Also: "We felt very strongly that we wanted an all-female cast and, when and where possible, an all-female creative team." Apparently no woman in the world can write as good as Nick, about their own issues. How does Nick explain that?

Mitchell78 · 2014-02-02T15:20:49+00:00

What a pathetic man!

Title	Feminist Theatre Strikes out at Blurred Lines - All-Female Cast
Author	TheatrePhil
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Date	February 2, 2014 1:37 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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