tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post6405644219282403479..comments2023-10-12T16:08:14.017+01:00Comments on Lashings of Ginger Beer Time Blog: Trans*, queer, disabled: pick one (1) onlyAnnalyticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06402598855200483948noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post-70833972881664606382012-08-30T23:55:28.259+01:002012-08-30T23:55:28.259+01:00Heh, we can but hope... thanks for passing the rev...Heh, we can but hope... thanks for passing the review on: I'll see if I can stomach reading it tomorrow. :-)kaberetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402345225500407088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post-27744876357657938442012-08-28T22:49:20.043+01:002012-08-28T22:49:20.043+01:00Of course! You are not missing anything constructi...Of course! You are not missing anything constructive by not viewing it - I was just posting it here because it struck me as sneaky. I have so much respect for you all calling them out on this as well as for your work in general ^_^ Fingers crossed that they will be more respectful of performers identities and safety in future!<br /><br />(Same Anon)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post-14882577211285198042012-08-28T20:43:06.010+01:002012-08-28T20:43:06.010+01:00Thanks Anon! Personally, I'm not going to read...Thanks Anon! Personally, I'm not going to read the 'Carnival Queens' review right now because it's been a long day and my tolerance for TiC-bullshit is fairly low, but it's both upsetting and suspicion-confirming to know that the reviewer/site is failing at using respectful language for trans* people across the board. <br /><br />OTOH, other people's mileage may vary but personally I just don't have it in me to care if Saunders is making jibes at Lashings in his reviews of other shows. He's entitled to his opinions about the performance... and <a href="http://lashingsofgb.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/this-song-is-not-about-you.html" rel="nofollow">that song was really, really not about him</a>, after all. Galateahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311943348880788160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post-77420478119691267822012-08-28T18:25:35.887+01:002012-08-28T18:25:35.887+01:00This is shocking. I am so glad you posted the corr...This is shocking. I am so glad you posted the correspondence.<br /><br />I don't know if you noticed but on the same day the editor replied to your email, the reviewer posted an astoundingly transphobic review of Carnival Queens full of misgendering, really inappropriate terms for performers, and misinformation (TW cissexism and ableism: http://www.thisiscabaret.com/fringe-review-the-lady-boys-of-bangkok-carnival-queens/). It looks like the author took your (very kindly worded) nudge in the direction of Trans Media Watch to mine their 'words to avoid' glossary for every offensive term with which they could possibly refer to the trans* performers.<br /><br />Despite giving the performance an awful review, constantly Othering the performers, and comparing the night to a "freak show" the author thinks it: "help(s) promote transgender acceptance to a broader spectrum of the population, beyond the usual Edinburgh Festival Fringe theatre and comedy crowds, in a way the more overtly political shows could only dream of." Am I just being paranoid here or is this a deliberate jibe at you guys? Either way, I think it's clear that the very damaging transphobic attitudes displayed by This Is Cabaret (and from the reviewer Pete Saunders in particulr) are not isolated.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post-65887661013483193822012-08-25T01:51:26.872+01:002012-08-25T01:51:26.872+01:00Good catch! Thank you. Have edited it :-)
(Apolog...Good catch! Thank you. Have edited it :-)<br /><br />(Apologies to all for not doing more useful responses. It is past my bedtime. <3)kaberetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402345225500407088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post-61716406288032843582012-08-25T00:14:58.734+01:002012-08-25T00:14:58.734+01:00Good grief, that's just rude (their reply, I m...Good grief, that's just rude (their reply, I mean, not kaberett's post!). Furthermore, the reviewer's comments on the acting and singing are ridiculously harsh, if the Edinburgh performances were anywhere near as good as the London one.<br /><br />Princess - was your comment visible straight after you posted it? Because it isn't now. I wonder if they deleted it for reasons of embarrassment...<br /><br />(P. S. Minor typographical point - the URL in your link to This Is Cabaret's main page is missing the "s" of "is".)Laurie M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post-86980018263098862042012-08-24T22:10:15.833+01:002012-08-24T22:10:15.833+01:00Wow, that's seriously crappy. Like, I can see ...Wow, that's seriously crappy. Like, I can see why the initial error might happen, from the point of view of people not being used to it and making assumptions (although, they clearly weren't paying proper attention to the show, in that case), but to be corrected and still decide that their perception of someone's gender is more accurate than that person's own knowledge of themselves... WTF?!Adventure Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08460253504621811409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post-74769523291795289962012-08-24T21:36:00.407+01:002012-08-24T21:36:00.407+01:00This is horrid :( I've just left a comment (as...This is horrid :( I've just left a comment (as it appears that the author has not been made aware of this). I loved ASE in Oxford, keep being wonderful!Princess Jetbeardhttps://jetbeard.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com