The management of the Old Vic Theater in London has canceled the musical “Into the woods”, directed by Terry Gilliam, expected next year, due to concerns that it violates the rights of transgender people.
The management of the Old Vic Theater in London has canceled the musical “Into the woods”, directed by Terry Gilliam, expected next year, due to concerns that it violates the rights of the transsexual and #metoo movement. This is clear from a publication of the British “Daily Mail”.
The publication also claims that the employees of the iconic theater in London were deeply affected by Gilliam’s position on issues related to Harvey Weinstein, the #metoo movement and the rights of transsexuals.
Last month, Gilliam publicly backed American comedian Dave Chapelle, who has been accused of attacking the transgender community. His comments led Netflix employees to leave their jobs. Gilliam then called his actions “socially conscious, dangerously provocative and terribly funny.”
In 2018, Gilliam commented on the diversity debate in front of the BBC: “Now I share with the world that I am a black lesbian.”
And last year, he provoked another reaction against himself after describing the #MeToo movement as a “witch hunt” that allows “decent people” to be “hit.”
London’s Old Vic Theater was severely affected by the #MeToo movement in 2017, when numerous allegations of sexual violence were made against actor Kevin Spacey during his tenure as artistic director of the theater.
Addressing those who accused the disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein, he added: “These were ambitious adults … There are many victims in Harvey’s life and I sympathize with them, but Hollywood is full of very ambitious people who are adults and they make choices.
Addressing those who shared their complaints against production mogul Harvey Weinstein, he added: “These people are all ambitious adults … There are many victims in Harvey’s life and I am certainly sympathetic to them, but Hollywood is full of ambitious people who are old enough to make their own choices. “
Exactly one year ago, famous British artists defended Joan K. Rowling in the scandal with transsexuals – “Rowling is the subject of a wave of insults, which are an expression of insidious, authoritarian and misogynistic tendency in social media,” the 58 authors wrote in an open letter.
Prominent British writers, including writer Ian McEwan and playwright Tom Stoppard, have signed a letter condemning “hate speech” against Harry Potter author Joan K. Rowling for her statements on transgender rights, the Thomson Foundation reported. .
Rowling entered a heated debate on the issue a few months ago, expressing concerns that transgender women are being given access to rooms that are only for members of the same sex. Her position was welcomed by some women’s rights activists and condemned by many transactivists.
“Joan K. Rowling is the subject of a wave of insults that are an expression of an insidious, authoritarian and misogynistic trend on social media,” the 58 authors wrote in an open letter published by the Sunday Times. “This is the latest example of hate speech against her and other women.”
The conflict between the writer and the transgender community erupted in June when Joan K. Rowling commented and then wrote an essay on an article published in the Devex global development media platform that uses the phrase “people who are menstruating.”
The heated debate between Rowling and the transgender community has deepened recently after the writer released a crime novel in which the killer is a fetishist and dresses as a woman to kidnap and kill one of his victims.
“Like many others, I was appalled by the grotesque treatment of Joan K. Rowling, who was subjected to the most heinous abuse because she dared to provoke the ultimate gender ideology,” said one of the signatories, Simon Edge.
Transgender Corner writer and advocate Stephanie Kristonudotir said Rowling’s critics “rightly criticize her views, which are misleading, harmful and painful to transgender people.”
