[C19fan]

Hey Ho, Hey Ho, Aida and Madame Butterfly Has Got to Go!

[Telepathic Intruder]

“Some students”. The ones that don’t know what fun is unless it’s pointing their fingers and screeching “RACIST”.

[Crucial]

I’m sorry the snowflakes feewlings are hurt. I guess no culture can appreciate another. But, isn’t that racist? Poor racist snowflakes...

[9YearLurker]

The whole cultural appropriation thing is such idiocy.

Cultural marxism — of course, any marxism — is a pox upon our planet.

[beethovenfan]

The Mikado is great fun. The PC idiots take all joy out of living.

[LibertarianLiz]

There is an old movie called Topsy Turvy which covers the creation of The Mikado. It is kind of a long movie 2-1/2 hrs, but it has most of the music of the Mikado in it and it was the introduction of Jim Broadbent to me, as it was the first film I saw him in. He was Gilbert of the Gilbert and Sullivan team. I enjoyed this movie; but, you would have to be okay with listening to Gilbert and Sullivan music.

[small farm girl]

Maybe cutting to close to home? As some day it may happen that a victim must be found, I’ve got a little list — I’ve got a little list Of society offenders who might well be underground, And who never would be missed — who never would be missed! There’s the pestilential nuisances who write for autographs — All people who have flabby hands and irritating laughs — All children who are up in dates, and floor you with ’em flat — All persons who in shaking hands, shake hands with you like that — And all third persons who on spoiling tête-á-têtes insist — They’d none of ’em be missed — they’d none of ’em be missed!

[Fhios]

All theatre is cultural appropriation from the Greeks. :/

[Little Ray]

More candidates for the wood chipper when the revolution comes.

[Mercat]

I’ve been to Hayes KS. I’m pretty sure that the Japanese population is small if non-existent.

[left that other site]

The very imperfect ablutioners are full of Poo.

BAH!

[x]

At some point, "cultural appropriation" becomes part of the culture of the appropriators. Over the centuries, noodles become Italian, potatoes become Irish, curry becomes British and giant steel foundries become Indian. Whites get maize (plus an awful lot of land) and the Sioux and Commanche get horses and guns (most likely not the better deal).

The Mikado becomes a part of English culture, more about England than some mythical Japan. A paradox that Gilbert and Sullivan might appreciate: if the Kansas kids stage an "authentic" Noh or Kabuki drama, wouldn't that be more of a "cultural appropriation" than putting on a hundred year old British comic opera?

Or are kids in the middle of America appropriating British culture by putting on Gilbert and Sullivan?

[GraceG]

Here is a bunch of Japanese people saying how broken up they are about people other than Japanese wearing kimonos...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pXotxxYFlk

Hint: they ain’t that broken up about it.

[Boogieman]

Here’s a piece of trivia: The Mikado was a favorite of the serial killer known as “the Zodiac”. He alluded to or quoted it several times in his letters.

[CIB-173RDABN]

What about ageism - Is it wrong for a young person to portray a senior citizen in a movie or a play?

What about specieism - In the Disney play LION KING humans play the animals - isn’t that wrong?

What about liveism - in the play OUR TOWN live people play dead people - isn’t that wrong?

I am sure I can come up with more examples of people playing people or things they are not - it is called ACTING - it is called ENTERTAINMENT. Please when will all this be over

[I am Richard Brandon]

And if we allow these little idiots to get away with this behavior, we deserve what we get.

[Architect of Avalon]

Everyone who is not European and is benefiting from Western Civilization, which was created by Europeans, is engaged in cultural appropriation.

[shotgun]

Its probably a good thing it wasn’t Mandingo

[bgill]

Then take down every Hollywood production that isn’t in the present day. No Westerns and no futuristic movies. No superheroes. No comics or anomie. No black directors if the protagonist is white or Asian. No white producers, aka Uncle Money Pockets, for Hispanic movies. No actors playing homo roles who aren’t gay and vice versus. No lifts in male actor’s shoes and no boob enhancements in female actresses.

Wait. Oops. This sounds like segregation and racism...

[Bob434]

I listened to mountain blues awhile back and enjoyed it- was i being culturally insensitive? Racist for not liking, and espousing rap or something?

[Trillian]

What’s the point of going to school if you’re not going to learn anything useful? I’m so tired of leftists and their fake outrage over everything while using the same stupid talking points.