White Theatregoers Urged Not To Attend Play Aimed At Black Audiences

[Mister M]

34 minutes ago, Al Bundy said:

Trying to defend blatant racism?

 

Yes they are.

Have a read of the write up in The Guardian.

That'll make you feel better

[Jack Grey]

2 hours ago, Al Bundy said:

the fact that lefty white folk are straining their leftyness to breaking point and pretending they actually think it's ok!!

 

😂

Yeah its like when the lefties support Palestinians but totally ignore their attitudes towards women and homosexuals 🙄

Edited May 22, 2023 by Jack Grey

[hackey lad]

Segregation.

[HeHasRisen]

35 minutes ago, hackey lad said:

Segregation.

It's not really though is it? Nobody is forcing black people to go to this show and they can happily book one of the other ones if they wish. By the same token nobody is stopping white people attending it. 

[Al Bundy]

2 hours ago, Mister M said:

Have a read of the write up in The Guardian.

That'll make you feel better

I've no doubt they are promoting it.

[Al Bundy]

2 hours ago, Jack Grey said:

Yeah its like when the lefties support Palestinians but totally ignore their attitudes towards women and homosexuals 🙄

Yeah, that is funny, it's like the lefties supporting mass immigration from countries where women are second class citizens and have abhorant views on homosexuality.

 

They are actually opening their arms to folk who completely go against everything they claim to despise.

 

It's like they have absolutely no clue what they want. 

 

🤪🤪

 

 

Awaits claims that the majority of immigrants are fleeing governments due to persecution because they are homosexual!!

 

😆 

Edited May 22, 2023 by Al Bundy

[hobinfoot]

49 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said:

It's not really though is it? Nobody is forcing black people to go to this show and they can happily book one of the other ones if they wish. By the same token nobody is stopping white people attending it. 

It’s the fact that they have asked for an all black audience that is the problem. If they had asked for a preferred white one there would be uproar.

[HeHasRisen]

Just to put this into some form of non teeth-gnashing perspective.

 

This show runs for 4 weeks.

 

In that time there are 29 different showings.  Dont believe me? Take a look:

 

https://www.stratfordeast.com/whats-on/all-shows/tambo-and-bones

 

White people are banned from 0 showings.

Black people are banned from 0 showings.

 

Just worth pointing that out.

 

Do people have the same outrage when gyms and swimming pools offer women only classes/swims? And before anyone says "waaah waaah waaah thats not the same is it", may I remind you that a) sex is a protected characteristic in the same way race is, and b) the theatre isnt actively banning anyone like the gyms and pools are.

 

6 minutes ago, hobinfoot said:

It’s the fact that they have asked for an all black audience that is the problem. If they had asked for a preferred white one there would be uproar.

They haven't "asked". They are merely offering a performance where black people may feel comfortable going, in exactly the same way they are offering a BSL performance, a sign language performance, a captioned performance, an AD performance  a "relaxed" performance (whatever the hell that is) and a "socially distanced" performance. Read above. Do you have the same outrage for gyms and swimming pools?

Edited May 22, 2023 by HeHasRisen

[Al Bundy]

5 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said:

Just to put this into some form of non teeth-gnashing perspective.

 

This show runs for 4 weeks.

 

In that time there are 29 different showings.  Dont believe me? Take a look:

 

https://www.stratfordeast.com/whats-on/all-shows/tambo-and-bones

 

White people are banned from 0 showings.

Black people are banned from 0 showings.

 

Just worth pointing that out.

 

Do people have the same outrage when gyms and swimming pools offer women only classes/swims? And before anyone says "waaah waaah waaah thats not the same is it", may I remind you that a) sex is a protected characteristic in the same way race is, and b) the theatre isnt actively banning anyone like the gyms and pools are.

 

They haven't "asked". They are merely offering a performance where black people may feel comfortable going, in exactly the same way they are offering a BSL performance, a sign language performance, a captioned performance, an AD performance  a "relaxed" performance (whatever the hell that is) and a "socially distanced" performance. Read above. Do you have the same outrage for gyms and swimming pools?

Good god.

 

Let me ask you this...

 

If the roles were reversed, do you think it would be met with cries of racism?

 

A simple yes or no will do.

[HeHasRisen]

1 minute ago, Al Bundy said:

 

Good god.

 

Let me ask you this...

 

If the roles were reversed, do you think it would be met with cries of racism?

 

A simple yes or no will do.

If white people were banned from a performance: absolutely yes

If black people were banned from a performance: absolutely yes.

 

Luckily, neither of those things are happening.

 

What do you think about swimming pools offering women only sessions with no leeway given whatsoever?

Edited May 22, 2023 by HeHasRisen