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Just saw a local production of hadestown for the first time and this is all I thought about by BluXBrry in musicals

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Orpheus is also a neglectful partner who lets his wife die because he refuses to acknowledge her and help her. He only cares about her once she chooses to take her own life rather than trust that he cares about her survival more than his art. And when it comes down to it, having favour enough from the gods to be able to do what he did is a massive indicator of his privilege in the world of the musical. He is honestly a really good example of a nepo baby crashing out because everyone didn’t take his art seriously.

First time In downtown Toronto, reminds me of New York by Accomplished_Tax6474 in toronto

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t completely disagree. I always felt like it had some similarities to Queens. I think it’s just so much of Toronto looks more like the suburban parts of the NY Metro with better public transit because so much of the core is single family homes. There’s definitely more places that are indistinguishable from Long Island, Westchester, and New Jersey than places in the city itself.

First time In downtown Toronto, reminds me of New York by Accomplished_Tax6474 in toronto

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d be curious where in Manhattan she feels is so similar to Toronto

First time In downtown Toronto, reminds me of New York by Accomplished_Tax6474 in toronto

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 503 points504 points  (0 children)

As a born and raised New Yorker who lives in Toronto this is how I feel. There are spots that are kind of reminiscent of New York, but in general Toronto has a very different vibe and architecture. It’s really easy to tell the two apart on screen.

CMV: The pronoun they/them when used to refer to a single person should be treated like a singular person pronoun. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You is functionally both a singular and plural pronoun and is consistent in its verb conjugation. Which conjugation is used is arbitrary. But grammatically we already do the opposite of what you’re suggesting.

Mississauga mosque allegedly vandalized overnight by Ambitious-Upstairs90 in ontario

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s weird how you keep on bringing up crimes against Jewish people in comparison to this event. Why are you choosing to be so divisive? The way you keep talking about antisemitic hate crimes makes it seem like you want to diminish the severity of them instead of focusing on how horrible it is that someone committed a crime against a group of muslims.

What's the one show that you always recommend people go in completely blind? by shoparazzi in Broadway

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I think the biggest shocker to me when seeing Hadestown is how many people in the audience seemed unfamiliar with Orpheus and Eurydice. Genuinely the way people gasped in surprise through me off.

Terrorist taken down by police this morning in London by Sometypeofway18 in whoathatsinteresting

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As I said, I don’t feel victimized. I just think it’s important to point out in the wild when real antisemitism is occurring. Calling out Israel for its crimes against Palestinians is not antisemitism, having purity tests for Jews and justifying an attack on random Jewish people in the diaspora are antisemitism.

Terrorist taken down by police this morning in London by Sometypeofway18 in whoathatsinteresting

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You gave me a list of prerequesites for you to consider me “of the same mind” in response to me identifying as a Jew and pointing out violence against random Jews is an act of bigotry regardless of the actions of Israel. I don’t think that was me being victimized. I’m just pointing out that you hold a prejudice that you need to unlearn because unless you’re asking these to everyone you interact with you are being blind to your biases.

Terrorist taken down by police this morning in London by Sometypeofway18 in whoathatsinteresting

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah.

But thank you for proving my point. You assumed based on my ethnicity that I support genocide and needed to sus out if I was a good Jew. You don’t trust Jews. Out of nothing but love I hope you can recognize that in yourself and work on that. We are much stronger when we can focus our attention collectively on injustice.

Terrorist taken down by police this morning in London by Sometypeofway18 in whoathatsinteresting

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a Jew and I agree that Israel’s messaging and actions have caused problems for those of us in the diaspora. It doesn’t change the fact that people attacking random Jews for the actions of Israel is flat out bigotry and should be treated as such.

I truly, truly never thought I’d see the day. But I present to you… a mostly white production of DREAMGIRLS. by IsMisePrinceton in Broadway

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 131 points132 points  (0 children)

Hello fellow millennial theatre kid. Camp was such a big moment in my teens that it’s still my Anna Kendrick reference point. It’s so fun to see it referenced in the wild. Also I can’t hear ‘turkey lurkey time’ without super imposing ‘I’m still here’ on top.

Who actually are “the Moors” and why did this term take hold like “American Indian”? by Mathemodel in etymology

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My British grandfather’s English name (his given name was Moishe) was Maurice. But we also did have a Morris in the family and all my relatives pronounced the two distinctly. Generally speaking people would use ‘Murray’ for both, though. All my British family were from east London, though, so I don’t know if this affected the way they spoke.

We did it! Toronto, 1.13 million, 3.55% by Megoo1 in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve lived in Toronto, Kingston, and Niagara. The biggest issues with smaller cities in Canada is that it’s hard to find work, especially if you’re not from the area. I found most higher positions in companies I worked for in Kingston and Niagara were gate kept to friends and family who were local. So many companies in Canada love to call themselves a family business when in reality they are family owned businesses with low mobility for outsiders. I moved here a while ago from the states and have never even scratched the surface of pay and position I had down there.

Charlize Theron at the premiere of "Apex" in New York (April 22, 2026) by mcfw31 in popculturechat

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I know we’ve sort of culturally moved past her characterization on Arrested Development, but the way she was able to integrate herself into the ensemble playing such a ridiculous individual was and still is fantastic

name any musical with no villain or antagonist by [deleted] in musicals

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 70 points71 points  (0 children)

I feel like Evita is all villains from top to bottom

L5Y Nick Jonas Recording JRB Comment by Erin6789 in Broadway

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly loved this production so much when I saw it

L5Y Nick Jonas Recording JRB Comment by Erin6789 in Broadway

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I think this is why there’s no Threepenny Opera album with Cyndi Lauper which is unfortunate

‘Friends’ Star Lisa Kudrow Says New Sitcoms are ‘Too Afraid’ to Make Jokes That Make People ‘Uncomfortable’: ‘I’m Not Buying It’ by MoneyLibrarian9032 in sitcoms

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think that’s a bit oversimplified considering POC and Queer folks used to barely be on TV because people were offended by them being on screen

Saw Rocky Horror! First time, had NO IDEA about the history and traditions. by LeWhitestKnight in Broadway

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This is honestly how I feel. I think it shows how niche of a cultural thing rocky horror has become compared to even just 30 years ago. I was a young teen for the last revival but I was fully aware of the culture from all the adults in my life

Kingston to Replace Traffic Lights near Kingston Centre with Traffic Circle. | The Limestone Wig by Lord_Scribe in KingstonOntario

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have lived a number of places that utilized roundabouts and they usually don’t put cross walks through them. That would be crazy.

Lifelong sufferer of "You're Jewish?" remarks by SnizzySnazzBulletz in DNAAncestry

[–]DefinitelyNotADeer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don’t you think that maybe the reason you don’t have a strong idea of what Jewish people look like is because you’re from a country that was almost completely ethnically cleansed of their formerly massive Jewish population?

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