Friday, July 5, 2024

Insufferable Suffs

Hillary's musical isn't a hit with feminists:
Tuesday evening’s performance of Suffs at the Music Box Theatre in New York came to a halt when protestors who have identified themselves as “radical, anti-racist, queer feminists” appeared to commandeer several box seats where they shouted “Suffs Is a White Wash! Cancel Suffs!” They also displayed a large banner with their message. The protestors’ official site states: “Suffs is a betrayal of the next generation of feminists. We REJECT this rehashed white feminism. This action is brought to you by an autonomous group of radical, anti-racist, queer feminists.” They added:
“Suffs tells a whitewashed version of history. The whitewashing in the show is a dangerous lie because it reinforces several ideas: that the suffrage movement wasn’t deeply racist, that white women’s stories are more worthy of taking center stage, and that white women are always aligned with progressive causes. These are comforting fictions for some white women but this sort of disinformation betrays a younger generation of would-be feminists and leads us all down a dangerous path.”
Theater staff removed the banner and escorted the protestors out, with the venue’s sound system announcing the performance would take a brief pause, according to a Deadline report.
It wasn't Her turn on stage...

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