Clarion University Play Canceled Over Actors’ Race (Liberalism is a mental disorder)

CBS Pittsburgh ^ | 11/12/2015 | Brenda Waters

[DiogenesLamp]

So nobody sees his play? Sounds like a win to me! For both sides!

May he be resigned to anonymity.

[Boomer]

I have frequently heard true Africans who are black cannot stand American blacks citing laziness and crude behavior.

I’m not surprised.

[notdownwidems]

I had a Somalian friend/acquaintance that frequented the gym I worked out in some years ago; he hated American blacks, railing against them as lazy shiftless and entitled. Sound familiar?

[Walrus]

I’m thinking this whole thing is a publicity stunt on the part of the playwright and his agent.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

Since when does the playwrite get to force a play to be cancelled? Tell him to GFH.

[DiogenesLamp]

My friend, who is black, is apparently not black enough!

Funny how Michael Jackson had a better grasp of this stuff than the modern crybabies nowadays.

[Leaning Right]

In the school that I mentioned (in post #20), the friction between the American blacks and the Somali blacks evidently stems from the Somalis', shall we say, relaxed attitudes towards personal hygiene.

The American blacks tease and taunt them mercilessly for that. But as far as I know, there has been no violence yet.

And as for the white and Asian kids in the school...they just try to make it from class to class without getting involved in too much drama.

[Verginius Rufus]

I taught at Clarion University of Pennsylvania for a year back in the ‘80s. At that time the students and faculty were almost all white. I do recall one faculty member who was a Muslim from India.

[flaglady47]

“Well, let me say this. I haven’t seen “Spectre” at this point but in one ad for something or other, it appears that the latest Moneypenny is a young black lady. Moneypenny was NOT black. LOL! Just sayin’....... So if some director/producer wants to cast an Asian in a particular role, WFC? They’re displaying diversity for cryin’ out loud. Oh, sorry, wrong diversity.”

Well, IMO, anyone of any nationality can be cast in any role in any play or musical. Then the potential audience has equal rights; they can choose to go see the play/musical with its chosen ethnic composition, or not. It’s sort of a free county (although that is changing fast), so just like with movies, or political campaigns, the ratings and/or monetary intake will tell the true story.

[zeugma]

Generation Snowflake strikes again.

[DoodleDawg]

The six cast members and members of the crew are heartbroken about this, calling it a tremendous loss.

Based on the description of the play:

"...a contemporary take on the lost years of Jesus Christ as a wayward teenager along his journey to the east, complete with punk rock music and drugs..."

Doesn't sound like all that big a loss to me.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

from now on Only the race or Culture Group can play a character of that group—Shylock can only be played by a Jew, hitler must be played by a Nazi, Only a Communist can play Stalin, Only a disabled person can play FDR. It gets silly very fast. Only a Gay person can play Oscar Wilde? Ming the Mercyless can only be played by a Chinese (or an actor from Mongo).

[simpson96]

Agreed. The “loss” of the cast and crew, is society’s gain.