File puptcrit/puptcrit.0805, message 118


From: SuzPuppetCosmos-AT-aol.com
Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 17:37:11 EDT
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Avoiding racism in caricature-Second try!


OOOPS Last email went poof before I had typed  anything!
slapping aol silly      aol))))))
 
Anyway
I think besides just allowing the involuntary emoting of  emotions of The 
Comedy/Tragedy entertainment for our  audiences;
puppetry is each our personal world view  philosophy.
Its what we want to say to others
its our bumper sticker
its our heart on our sleeve.
Our individual histories and all the many injustices we  acknowlege,
(as is the human history of this planets every  corner),
by our presentation choices to the audience- 
 that past either lives or dies in practice.
To ignore prejudices will lead to revisit  them over and over.
Sing that Minstrel Song Baby!
Next to greed fear is the #1 enemy of the people  LOL!!
The Puppet Theatre
Carrying the Eternal Torch of Understanding throughout the  ages....
But in a NICE way LOLOL!
Only a puppeteer realizes we never leave the  playground.
Have fun everyone!
Suze  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 5/6/2008 11:30:08 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
creaturiste-AT-primus.ca writes:

The  ideas and anecdotes brought forward make me imagine a puppet play for 
kids  with each puppet made to be a  well-known "racial" or "ethnic"  
stereotype.

At first, people could react badly, but perhaps would  change their minds 
when each puppet realizes, with the audience: "Hey, I  was born looking like 
this. This is me. I like myself, I'm  unique!"
Einstein, Edit Piaf, Walter Matthau... look at all the historical  figures 
that we remember a lot because they were very different! Some  looked more 
different than others, but all were unique! Unique can be a  way of thinking 
too. People who thought differently inspired the world to  change!"

And then each puppet could mess up our perceptions by finding  their own 
unique clothing style and lifestyle.
How about a  goth-teddy-bear?
Or a hippie muscle-bound  behemoth?




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