Aisha Harris

The furthest back I can go of a recent example of this is Wicked. Wasn't even coming from, you know, Randall's On the Internet or Strange on the Internet. I imagine both of you saw A Strange Loop, the really great Broadway show by Michael R. Jackson. I'm familiar with it, but I haven't seen it. So he had some very interesting opinions on Wicked.

The furthest back I can go of a recent example of this is Wicked. Wasn't even coming from, you know, Randall's On the Internet or Strange on the Internet. I imagine both of you saw A Strange Loop, the really great Broadway show by Michael R. Jackson. I'm familiar with it, but I haven't seen it. So he had some very interesting opinions on Wicked.

And he actually wound up writing about this around the time of the Oscars in The New York Times. He wrote an opinion piece about titled, Is Wicked Really a Resistance Musical? He's kind of going after people who, when Wicked came out, were claiming that it was very relevant to our times and And Wicked came out like maybe a couple of weeks after Trump was elected.

And he actually wound up writing about this around the time of the Oscars in The New York Times. He wrote an opinion piece about titled, Is Wicked Really a Resistance Musical? He's kind of going after people who, when Wicked came out, were claiming that it was very relevant to our times and And Wicked came out like maybe a couple of weeks after Trump was elected.

And he actually wound up writing about this around the time of the Oscars in The New York Times. He wrote an opinion piece about titled, Is Wicked Really a Resistance Musical? He's kind of going after people who, when Wicked came out, were claiming that it was very relevant to our times and And Wicked came out like maybe a couple of weeks after Trump was elected.

So people were, you know, tying threads together to call Wicked a musical that is representative of our times. And Michael R. Jackson basically wrote like he calls this progressive magical thinking and that people are trying to reclaim Wicked as like this resistance musical when it's not actually Wicked. And to me, that's kind of inaccurate.

So people were, you know, tying threads together to call Wicked a musical that is representative of our times. And Michael R. Jackson basically wrote like he calls this progressive magical thinking and that people are trying to reclaim Wicked as like this resistance musical when it's not actually Wicked. And to me, that's kind of inaccurate.

So people were, you know, tying threads together to call Wicked a musical that is representative of our times. And Michael R. Jackson basically wrote like he calls this progressive magical thinking and that people are trying to reclaim Wicked as like this resistance musical when it's not actually Wicked. And to me, that's kind of inaccurate.

I'm not saying that Wicked is necessarily a super radical piece of theater or as a movie, but the novel that it's based off of is incredibly political. It's very different from the musical, and it is intended to be an allegory. And I will also say, the production notes for Wicked, they literally say that it is a show about the quiet, insidious rise of a fascist movement...

I'm not saying that Wicked is necessarily a super radical piece of theater or as a movie, but the novel that it's based off of is incredibly political. It's very different from the musical, and it is intended to be an allegory. And I will also say, the production notes for Wicked, they literally say that it is a show about the quiet, insidious rise of a fascist movement...

I'm not saying that Wicked is necessarily a super radical piece of theater or as a movie, but the novel that it's based off of is incredibly political. It's very different from the musical, and it is intended to be an allegory. And I will also say, the production notes for Wicked, they literally say that it is a show about the quiet, insidious rise of a fascist movement...

that seeks to demonize the intelligent speaking animals of Oz, end quote. So whether or not you believe that it's actually resistant is one thing, but I think it is like inherently a political piece. of movie and show in a way that, like, I'm not sure Jackson is willing to give credit for. But that's a really fascinating read.

that seeks to demonize the intelligent speaking animals of Oz, end quote. So whether or not you believe that it's actually resistant is one thing, but I think it is like inherently a political piece. of movie and show in a way that, like, I'm not sure Jackson is willing to give credit for. But that's a really fascinating read.

that seeks to demonize the intelligent speaking animals of Oz, end quote. So whether or not you believe that it's actually resistant is one thing, but I think it is like inherently a political piece. of movie and show in a way that, like, I'm not sure Jackson is willing to give credit for. But that's a really fascinating read.

This is something that I've written about and thought about a lot, which is that for better and to some extent for worse, we come to pop culture with all of our baggage, all of ourselves, and especially women.

This is something that I've written about and thought about a lot, which is that for better and to some extent for worse, we come to pop culture with all of our baggage, all of ourselves, and especially women.

This is something that I've written about and thought about a lot, which is that for better and to some extent for worse, we come to pop culture with all of our baggage, all of ourselves, and especially women.

In the age of the Internet, when we are all kind of identifying amongst groups and demographics, whether it's like I'm a Trekkie or I'm a Harry Potter fan or I'm whatever, it's like everything becomes super personal. And you often think about things from your perspective and then you project your perspective onto others. film, TV, whatever, in ways that maybe aren't always there.

In the age of the Internet, when we are all kind of identifying amongst groups and demographics, whether it's like I'm a Trekkie or I'm a Harry Potter fan or I'm whatever, it's like everything becomes super personal. And you often think about things from your perspective and then you project your perspective onto others. film, TV, whatever, in ways that maybe aren't always there.

In the age of the Internet, when we are all kind of identifying amongst groups and demographics, whether it's like I'm a Trekkie or I'm a Harry Potter fan or I'm whatever, it's like everything becomes super personal. And you often think about things from your perspective and then you project your perspective onto others. film, TV, whatever, in ways that maybe aren't always there.