Word: genderism
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...Hasty Pudding Theatricals, and I attended the performance as the guest of a close friend who is a member of one of the female social organizations on campus. Club Night, a long-standing Pudding tradition, is open only to members of Harvard's social organizations, many of which are gender-exclusive final clubs...
...have problems with the Pudding show's exclusion of female cast members and I have objections to the socially elitist, gender-exclusive final clubs. But I also knew that the show would be rowdy. So I decided to put aside my concerns for what I hoped would be a fun, relaxed evening of entertainment. What I did not know was that the event would devolve into a tasteless and blatantly offensive display of heterosexism and homophobia...
...Pakistani counterparts. And given the focus on substance abuse, one might even call it a Pakistani Trainspotting, minus some luridness and plus a smattering of Urdu. Could this novel have been set in New York? Probably not. The corruption among the elite, the nuclear threat and the constellation of gender and social issues in Pakistan work in a constellation that would not have translated well to any other location...
...rising talent, not as a full-fledged master. For all Moth Smoke's insights, it smells of trendiness, and I suspect that it will not survive past its distinct historical setting--a setting made possible by the atomic volatility of the region, and the state of Pakistani gender and class politics...
...frothy diversion, some call it. A mindless drag extravaganza, others might say. But for $27, we expect a lot more than just fluffy entertainment from Hasty Pudding Theatricals. We expect-- we demand!--art. Art that transcends the boundaries of time, space and gender. Art that can be discussed at the Advocate without prompting red-faced embarasssment. Art that--gasp--means something...