Posted on 02/27/2009 12:24:14 PM PST by presidio9
A British school that staged a gay version of Romeo and Juliet - called Romeo and Julian - has been accused of 'mind-blowing' political correctness.
The play, which was performed by teenagers at a mixed school in east London to coincide with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) History Month, has caused a stir in parliament.
Drama teacher Jo Letson reworked Shakespeare's play to challenge 'homophobia and homophobic bullying'.
The version was praised by actor Sir Ian McKellen when he saw it last month, reports The Telegraph.
Calling for a debate on political correctness during questions on upcoming Commons business, Tory MP Philip Davies said: "This is mind-blowing.
"Anyone with an ounce of sense would want their children to be learning Romeo and Juliet rather than Romeo and Julian."
The MP for Shipley in Yorkshire added: "Romeo and Juliet is one of the greatest works ever written. It is a play that every child should study.
"It is very worrying that this literary masterpiece is being used for such a politically-correct purpose."
However, Commons leader Harriet Harman rebuked him, saying: "I seem to remember that in Shakespearean times, boys would play girls and girls would play boys and the whole point was trying work out which was which.
"There is going to be a debate next Thursday about new equality legislation so we can ensure everybody in this country is treated with fairness, respect and not subject to prejudice and discrimination - and indeed cheap shots - from you."
The play was performed by students aged 14 to 16 at Leytonstone School last month.
I don’t think it would work, but I’ve always wondered about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern...
Good one!
“England is a fag country.” —Archie Bunker
Actually I’m quite intentionally laughing at them. The same has been said in the “new” criticism about Mercutio and Romeo as well.
Between crap like this and coddling the Muhammadians I fear for the UK more and more each day.
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
Its a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola...
This song from “Making Movies” seems more appropriate:
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
They’re not afraid now
Disco bar in Germany
Les boys are glad to be
Upon parade now
Les boys got leather straps
Les boys got SS caps
But they got no gun now
Get dressed up get a little risqué
Got to do a little s & m these days
It’s all in fun now
Les boys come on again
For the high class whores
And the businessmen
Who drive in their Mercedes Benz
To a disco bar in old Munchen
They get the jokes that the D.J. makes
They get nervous and they make mistakes
They’re bad for business
Some tourists take a photograph
Les boys don’t get one laugh
He says they’re useless
Late at night when they’ve gone away
Les boys dream of Jean Genet
High heel shoes and a black beret
And the posters on the wall that say
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
I think I just threw up ... internally. =)
I think I just threw up ... internally. =)
Yeah, you don't want to know where that ring's been, either.
***...and the whole point was trying work out which was which.***
THAT was the whole point of Shakespeare? Drat! They kept telling us in school that there was a deep meaning to each of his plays. Boy, did they waste our time in school.
Tell me about it. They are pushing their sickening agenda on our kids every day. This should be child abuse.
The balrog should have won.
10%? You’re kidding, right?
That’s been debunked and even admitted as a lie by homosexual activists for years.
I wonder if they plan to put this play on in Londonistan.
I was playing by liberal rules to make my point. In reality, no one really knows, for obvious reasons. However, the the accepted figure is usually between 1 and 3 per cent of the total population is gay, with 75-80% of all homosexuals being male.
Is that better?
Sorry if was harsh; too many debates on the topic!
Would have thought you knew me better than that by now.
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