Word: genderism
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...this Loeb Ex production doesn’t manage to score. Playing until April 26, “Cloud Nine,” directed by James M. Leaf ’09-’10 and produced by Anusha Deshpande ’09, is a commentary on gender roles and sexual repression that does not manage to be insightful enough or provide a big enough laugh to make the three-hour production worthwhile. The cast makes an admirable attempt at humor, but ultimately the production has difficulty gelling into an enjoyable final product...
...performances in “Cloud Nine” are generally good, but not good enough to make the three hours rewarding. The gender and character transformations between the first and second acts give the actors an opportunity to prove their versatility. Jugo Kapetanovic ’07, in drag during the first act, walks the line between funny and gratingly typical with his obnoxiously squeaky voice, but he provides a solid performance in the second act. Jakim plays both an energetic little boy and a conservative divorcee well. Rob D. Salas ’08 is almost aggravating...
...Emma L. Shreefter said that she thinks the district takes a “skewed” approach to student achievement. “I think that, ever since I was a freshman, the achievement and push for success is only for certain students—usually by race, gender, and socioeconomic status, which has really bothered me,” said Shreefter, who is also a student representative to the school committee. “It’s about showing the student they’re just as important as the rich white kid sitting next to them...
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...Girl's Guide is best for female neophytes, who will welcome its empowering patter: "Don't accept that you are the girl who never gets what she wants. Instead, become the girl who makes it happen for herself." Friedman and Yorio are generally less concerned with closing the gender gap (women earn 77 for every $1 earned by men) than with inspiring readers to transcend it. They praise a career coach who tells them, "By valuing our innate strengths of connection, nurturing, intuition, and empathy, we can reinvent what our impact and contribution is in our work...