Letters to the Editor
firefly82
Published Letters: 286 Editor's Choice: 30
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On ABel3K's friend...
[Read the article: Hey, Obama boys: Back off already!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"One nominally progressive friend was even less subtle in his sexism; as the results of Super Tuesday rolled in and Clinton won New York and California, I received a text message from him saying "This is why we shouldn't have given women the vote."
Can we all agree here that a person who would say that is, definitionally, NOT progressive, nor liberal?
Same for Obama supporters who attack Clinton's candidacy in sexist terms. Yes, it happens, and it's disgusting--no matter what one thinks of her as a person or a candidate. Those who engage in that kind of mockery may be Democrats, but they prettymuch disqualify themselves as liberals or progressives.
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@ AKA Smith
[Read the article: Hey, Obama boys: Back off already!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"You believe there is sexism hidden "behind a facade of rational objection."
Yes, I believe there are people who do manage to hide, or just barely disguise, their misogyny behind other discourse. Perhaps that was ill-phrased?
I don't think Ms. Traister is qualitatively wrong in voicing this experience. I think she and the women she quotes may be conflating several different phenomena in what they perceive. And as usual, Salon's headline writers aren't helping clarify things.
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@ davidsugarman
[Read the article: Hey, Obama boys: Back off already!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"but i could EASILY see "Repeal the 19th!" said as a joke - with an underlying frustration that his favored candidate was losing."
I can't. Sorry, not a joke to me.
"i wrote this all in a previous post but i see you don't read. why? nothing to gain?"
That's an accusation I don't get very often. Admittedly, though, I'm skimming tonight, as I'm already up way past my bedtime.
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The Actors' Fund of America is a godsend
[Read the article: What every freelancer should know]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]As well as its associated Al Hirschfeld health clinic in NY. And it's not just for actors. If you work in the theater in ANY capacity, and meet certain income or union membership requirements, you may qualify for free visits to the health clinic. The Fund also has counselors to help connect you to a huge realm of resources for just about anything that's been thought of as a problem for people in the arts--including financial aid. A friend of mine was awarded a temporary stipend to help with living expenses after a car accident left her unable to work.
Would anyone happen to know of a good book you'd recommend on doing one's own taxes as a freelancer?
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Missouri
[Read the article: Best reason to cab it: The subway groper]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There are creeps in Missouri, too. And no public transit worth speaking of, so huge swaths of it are being turned into stripmall blight. I'll take my chances here, while recidivist grinders remain a blessedly small percentage of subway riders.
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Two things here
[Read the article: I'm a stage manager with an unmanageable partner]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Generally speaking, I like Cary's advice on this one. Though, with soundop, I disagree about the stated arrival time not being critical. Sure, if an act shows up at 7:15 instead of 7:00 to go on at 8:00, nobody's going to get hurt. But if an act shows up at 7:55, and there's any technical glitch at all, problems will snowball very quickly due to the lack of time to fix things in a sane state of mind. It could indeed cause safety problems, if it means equipment checks don't get done.
1. What kind of consequences has the partner's behavior had? I think the LW should sort out what real-world, onstage consequences her partner's flakiness has had, vs. how much she's just driven crazy by her behavior.
2. The partner needs to be enlightened as to the real conseqences of her behavior. Truly, she might just be blind to how much her actions impact everyone she works with. If she refuses to see them, or is dismissive of how her performance affects everyone's ability to work, it might be time to end this partnership.
No matter how great this festival is, it's not worth your long-term peace of mind to keep working in insulting conditions.
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And don't forget Maggie Smith
[Read the article: Ugh, what did she do to herself?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"If a woman's acting performance is weak, she should be criticized on her qualities as an actress -- not the quality of her surgeon."
Of course, but when her surgery has significantly impaired an actress's ability to do her job, yes, I think we ought to tell the truth about that. Just maybe, when it gets written up in enough negative reviews that viewers want real-looking (albeit beautiful) women who can actually use their faces to act, producers and casting directors will take notice.
In the meantime, make them take it in the bottom line, and give yourself a little relief as well--turn off your TV this weekend and go see some live theater.