[SML] The more things change...

[Richard Niederberg]

An example is:'The Lorax' was banned in the Northwest. Books by Dr. Suess
are rarely banned, and films based on his books, even less frequently..
/s/ Richard

On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 11:35 PM, Bill Nelson via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> >>The problem is not where specific individuals may have moral boundaries.
> > It is
> >>where those individuals try, and unfortunately often succeed, in forcing
> > their
> >>moral viewpoints onto everyone else.
> >
> > What you don't understand is that by making a choice, the school is
> FORCING
> > its view, as an instrument of the state.  In essence decreeing that their
> > choice is acceptable, even if it does make some people uncomfortable.
>
> They made the choice to allow the play. No one is being forced to
> participate
> in its production, or attend the performances.
>
> Refusing to allow such plays WOULD be forcing the viewpoint of a very small
> minority on the rest of the parents/students.
>
> I prefer "freedom of choice", rather than "prohibition of choice".
>
> >>> I suspect an important consideration for a school is that the more you
> > allow
> >>> in terms of morality at a public school theater, the more you erode
> > support
> >>> for theater and the more it is considered a"School for Scandalization"
> >>
> >>I have never been convinced that this is true, one way or the other. For
> > one
> >>thing, what would be "scandalous" to one person is probably perfectly
> >>acceptable to many others.
> >>
> >>If a person has moral objections to the subject matter in a play, the
> >>solution is simple - do not attend or participate. Just don't try to
> prohibit
> >> others from making their own choices.
> >>
> >>Bill
> >
> > Of course it's true, just not visible.  Students (or their parents) will
> > just opt not to participate.  There are too many good scripts available
> to
> > require that the school put on something that will offend some, and limit
> > participation.
>
> So they don't participate - that is their loss.
>
> I haven't seen a script yet, even for children's plays, that would not
> offend
> some people in one way or another.
>
> > That said, I haven't seen 'Pippin', so it is entirely possible that the
> > people protesting are just hypersensitive.
>
> No idea either. But to me, it is immaterial.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
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/s/ Richard
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