Sunday, January 29, 2012

3 Musicals Offensive to Feminists

Nine
Set in the 1960's, this musical describes the romances of Guido Contini, a struggling film artist. Throughout the show, nine different women profile themselves as stereotypical trophies to this film maker. Altogether the piece is visually stunning, but morally limiting from a feminist perspective.
Be Italian

Oklahoma
The cliché story of guy going after a girl is the fundamental plotline of this musical. The woman in this piece has no free expression and lives completely in her gender guidelines. This show altogether revolves around the moral idea that woman should obey men.
Oklahoma

Grease
This musical is a typical choice for most high schools across America. However, the storyline explains that if a young woman changes herself for a man, they will fall in love. This show altogether disregards equality among genders.
You're The One That I Want



-Written by Michael Herman

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