Sexism at Rocky?

[asavitzk]

Jimmy made a post recently http://jrising.livejournal.com/25259.html that others have linked to which is how I found it (since he's not on my friends list - it's too long as it is). It honestly shocked me. Much like the complaint we got about a couple of preshows from an audience member.

Comments

[jdub0014]

Well said, Alex, and I'm in complete agreement. I view Rocky in a similar light as I view South Park. South Park makes fun of everyone and everything. They don't discriminate when it comes to the jokes they make and the people they target, which makes the show acceptable and enjoyable. Yes, it may offend some people, and that's okay, but it's fair and no one can argue with that.

Rocky is like that with sexuality. Sure, we have scantilly clad girls on-stage making out with each other, but... HELLO?!... the show's hero is a transvestite. I don't even understand how Rocky can be viewed as sexist. We openly accept homosexuals, hetrosexuals and bisexuals. And last I checked Brad gets pretty naked on-stage, as well as guys during the pre-shows.

But we also have an audience to think about. We're performers, and we're there to have fun and satisfy our audience. Perhaps the ratio of half-naked girls to half-naked guys is unbalanced, but it's not a matter of sexism.

I hope this makes sense. I'm on like 0 hours of sleep.

Oh P.S. Is my icon sexist?

oops wrong icon :X

[myselftheliar]

I am so offended by your icon. How dare you objectify women by refering only to their boobs. For shame.