tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post114218437050536172..comments2023-05-10T05:55:31.372-07:00Comments on The Feminist Spectator: Catching Up with CultureJill Dolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09674110837402216325noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post-1162856208605091352006-11-06T15:36:00.000-08:002006-11-06T15:36:00.000-08:00Now that My Name Is Rachel Corrie has (finally) op...Now that My Name Is Rachel Corrie has (finally) opened in New York I’d like to add a comment to this old thread. The play, which I have actually seen, is at very least the story of a young woman struggling to find her place in the world. And really, how often do we get to see that? Which leads me to wonder at the motivation behind those who are trying to silence her. Israeli Defense Forces murdered Rachel Corrie while she was engaged in non-violent protest and no amount of posthumous right-wing invective will undo that. She was an American peace worker—not a terrorist by any definition that even vaguely gestures toward common sense. While Rachel Corrie’s words provide a necessary first-person account of the ongoing horror of the Israeli occupation in Palestine they also embody the strong, clear voice of a spirited young woman. And the play taken from her diaries and correspondence should be defended on those terms, especially in the context of a feminist blog. Tragically, we only have access to Rachel Corrie’s voice as a result of her violent death, a cruel irony that—to me—says as much about US American patriarchy as it does Israeli aggression.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post-1145978389091601302006-04-25T08:19:00.000-07:002006-04-25T08:19:00.000-07:00It disheartens me that the complaints about the Ac...It disheartens me that the complaints about the Academy Award end up rehearsing a tension that plays out on the street, so to speak: Gay rights versus Race issues. No, "Crash" didn't elaborate gender or sexual diversity; nor did Brokeback explore issues of race, immigration, minority-minority conflicts, and local politics. Neither foregrounded women. Would that someone someday combines the interests of both Chelsea and the rest of the city. <BR/>[As for the ranting zionists above, what would they do without their hocus-pocus mantra, "terrorist"?]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post-1142654891782093972006-03-17T20:08:00.000-08:002006-03-17T20:08:00.000-08:00To "P'tit Boo," thanks, glad to be back, and yes o...To "P'tit Boo," thanks, glad to be back, and yes of course, the paucity of visibility for women in all aspects of the industry continues to be astounding and retrograde.<BR/><BR/>To "Mark," you're absolutely right, I mispoke by suggestion that the "local Jewish community" objected to the production of the play. From all reports, NYTW consulted with very few people indeed, and to make a few represent the whole of the New York Jewish community is completely inaccurate and not at all my intent.<BR/><BR/>I know many Jewish people--myself included--would like to see the play produced at NYTW and long for more complicated public discourse about Israel and Palestine, which theatre could helpfully provide.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your necessary correction.Jill Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09674110837402216325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post-1142488579729264462006-03-15T21:56:00.000-08:002006-03-15T21:56:00.000-08:00"capitulation to the local Jewish community, which..."capitulation to the local Jewish community, which stood fast against the production."<BR/><BR/>I don't think it's accurate to say that the "Jewish community" weighed in on this one way or another. From the reports, the "polling" was quite limited and informal, many Jews have signed the petition supporting the play and a lot of the bloggers who kept this story alive for almost a month until the Times was forced to continue reporting on it are self-identified as Jewish. Jews aren't a monolithic block and I don't know that there is any evidence to support your contention that they spoke as a group in any organized way.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073241969401141732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post-1142229783879709652006-03-12T22:03:00.000-08:002006-03-12T22:03:00.000-08:00Nice to see you back !And what about the really re...Nice to see you back !<BR/><BR/>And what about the really really low ratio of nominated women in other categories outer than "best actress" ?<BR/><BR/>Kind of pathetic, no ?DLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971226704327883196noreply@blogger.com