Now that it’s dawned on her that he is a user, she is quite the opposite. The opposite of how confident and unbothered by others opinions she was. this is an interesting turn. And he was so calm and shy now he’s very aggressive. He isn’t using vulgar language at least to today standards but he’s very pointed with his words

I was Recently telling my friend about the responsibility that comes with not only being black in black space but the responsibility that you feel in white spaces. For example when race issues are raised in my community with black and black issues i feel Moved to respond as an innate responsibility of mine with care. If these issues involve white and black relations i feel weird and often respond more offended than calmly. But then i also Remember the responsibility i have to represent my community. It can be very stressful just trying to fight for equality without looking like a stereotype especially to the ones who created the stereotypes. Another example of the “responsibility” blacks have to live up to when sometimes we just want to exist with out all of the extra weight that come from what is survival to us. We are expected to both survive and yet thrive in the face of adversity.

This may be a ramble but i think the movie Nope by Jordan peele depicts this perfectly. The horse ranchers are famous in Hollywood but treated like objects and the idea of spectacle vs action was used to enforce the ideas of exploration vs exploitation. This is the same idea that is shown with the director in the movie if anyone has seen it. This is basically saying that if it benefits or doesn’t offend you in a certain way you can exploit it but if it doesn’t align with how you want to portray yourself as non minority your allowed to act like it never happened. The reference both race relations and pc culture.

A metaphor for cultural appropriation or white washing or wrong castings

Maybe a representation of colonization or conquistadors who took advantage of the native people

Him being able to get so drunk is a metaphor for two things. One can be the fact that black people are numb to pain being persecuted so much. so we often use alcohol which is frequently marketed to our communities to cope, so he has a higher tolerance. Also the fact that him being a black man doesn’t allow him to show his drunk side in the fear he may be judged or far worse. Where as playwright can be as drunk as he want because of the perception of it when it’s a white person.

This reminded me of Drolo53’s comment about mental health and how effective it is. It made me think of not only the mental health system but also how effective it is for black people. And how black issues may be viewed differently by white therapists. So almost like a nurture vs nature idea which is more important the science or the experience. Should black people try to have black therapists or how im[or rant are therapists.

This reminded me of candy man . Candy man was murdered by having bees stuffed in his wounded and orifices by his slave master for dating a white woman. Maybe the bees here represent how when black people complain to the authorities their suffocated in loo of or maybe in spite of ever receiving help.

I’m not crying you are

This was sad this made me think of all the discussion I had with my mom that mattered vs the arguments we shared.

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A metaphor for the mother did he love her on some level?

This is very selfless of Bruce to string her along

And maybe this is why she had such anger for her dad because treated the mom like a trophy or didn’t consider her emotions

Whoa intensely traumatic I must imagine being a beard and not knowing all the while your husband is dealing with self hatred

It’s a weird dynamic seeing her shut her mom out when she was mad at her dad for the same thing does she believe she can’t handle the idea of her sexuality or they can’t relate anymore

Was he saying they knew he was gay and closeted she was the one denying it and mad at the way he handled it because of her modern views and values

Because this was his way of avoiding the explanation and for him to reveal he was ok with her lifestyle without sharing the information or admitting to something he hated within himself

This was sad because I was reading this thinking he hadn’t come to terms with his sexuality. Maybe because he viewed himself as not gay but straight with a preference for men and not gay he didn’t think she needed to do the same. But maybe we can argue he had system that worked for him. Although it killed him I know that’s not the message of the playwright but still I think the message can also be we don’t always know peoples intent.

This made me cry a little aw

Oh my god I didn’t even read this yet

Was her dad going cruising

This makes me feel like it is meta because she’s clearly telling the story or recalling the details for later (perhaps for a performance or play)

This is his mantra at this point, he just bottles up his trauma

Allison speaking to her dad during the play is this considered meta or would she have to acknowledge the audience

This part reminded of the way we try to please our parent and also inherit their traumas from their childhood. Maybe her being a person who colored out of the lines didn’t sit well with her father. Maybe he was upset with himself for always following rules. Maybe this can be scene for a metaphor for homosexuality. And him wanting to be aesthetically pleasing for other where as she wanted to be herself. Maybe that killed him in the end his lack of individuality

This part of the scene made me realize that Bruce was a victim of the closet not an agent participant. He used the closet as a protective blanket or maybe even as a way to be accepted within the via gendered world he lived in. However this isn’t even a rebellion for his daughter who is still exploring her sexuality and not even sure how she want to represent her self as not a lesbian but a queer woman

I think the playwright used this scene also to show how marginalized queer people are even within the queer community. The idea of something being inherently queer means that maybe her father is queer friendly. Her father as a cus straight man couldn’t possibly be interested in queer literature. One can also argue that no literature unless scientific is “queer” and we have to view things as just stories without biases

This was when she realized that portraying her father in a certain way may make her look a certain way or from a certain background. She also does want to trauma dump on a potential friend. I say friend because she’s obliviously flustered by the closeness and not sure how to respond to it. I think she’s also judging her father because maybe he was so cold with her but I think as a child she didn’t get a chance to learn her fathers colorful side. But the opposite can be argued that her father doesn’t have a colorful side

Ok does he have split personalities. Or is he battling with his inner insecurities so he’s not sure how to show emotions. Or maybe even his closeted behavior make his not won’t to show affection because he believe that will reveal to much of his secrets

Side note the jumps from mature to young Allison are interesting

As a queer person it’s interesting to see one lesbians perspective on finding herself. And the battle she had within herself. I wonder if she knew her dad was gay at this point. And if she was interlining his pain on herself. Maybe she didn’t want to be like her father. I can only imagine the turmoil she was going through not understanding ones sexuality

I know annoying as a director or maybe even as a audience member I should assume thing but I don’t know in my opinion maybe it was aright if passage because he could’ve just asked her for the scissors or stoped what he was doing and got them for his self. But I could also argue that why didn’t he say something then. This made me think of the many questions we have for our parents that we never get answers to.

This song was weird I saw a performance and it was very upbeat and happy like. But a lot of these things if you’ve dealt with death, will know that they can be very depressing. So for them to be singing so happily it was very confusing. It made me think that Allison may have internalized this behave or attitude towards tragedy. This accompanied with her lgbtd fathers trauma could not have been easy for her

The bell represent their time expiring and the power coming to hold them accountable for there actions in my opinion

Interesting because he has her under his spell when she was tryin to use her wealth to do that to him earlier

Well if he wasn’t getting what he wanted before he sure is now he is getting power metaphorically

These are the questions the play right wants to ask ourselves the agency and the blame who does it fall on but ourselves.

No this is kind of funny now she’s being a little mean and here he come with his pissy attitude

Is god what allows her to be a push over yet a powerful person who stands up for her self

Well look who’s using her servant status to take the highest of horse yasssss Kristin stand up for yourself

He’s getting what he wants in a sense even if Kristin says know he almost is satisfied with just hearing her beg for the help off them being commoners

Where was woman power when she was flirting with her husband or gossiping

Exactly this was exactly how i felt She. Was just saying she was so regular but now she shows her true colors

I love This side of her right girl get your girl power back even if your a mockery

A metaphor for a midsummers night dream

Is she only disgusted because he’s a poor person. What morality is only a thing for her in response to wealth

Is she a servant or a slave

So they did bone

Was she up actually ease dropping but is reserving her response

Is she,just drunk though

Wait did they have sex or just dance

This literally made me lol

She realized that she was bored with him because she didn’t want to just be a master to an enslaved husband but actually be interested in her partner maybe this lead her to the affair (dance) with Jean

Was this night of a common affair miss Julie’s attempt at living through her mothers steps although she sounds like she despises her

Was this why she so rebellious because he parent were extremely unconventional

He’s clearly gaslighting her to the maximum

He uses these words as if love and beauty are the same thing that’s all he can see in her

Exactly he’s speaking as if he’s above her now maybe it’s a bit of misogyny.

He’s being so cold with her. Now i feel Happy that she was feeling him out because he was only interested in the idea of her money and now she may have more to lose than she does

Was he stealing from the family reserve

Now he has her interested and he not this sounds like he’s just out for her money wasn’t he just Gung ho

Now he reminds me of Kristin afraid of tradition and status in the thralls of passion

Willing to risk it all just because of a gossiping song

Exactly he promised miss Julie but not Kristin clearly he’s more interested in her

Did he offend her by tryin to say she was like any common women after a break up. After she implied poor people don’t have engaging conversations

I know He’s being innocent but i feel Like these common words are tempting Julie and making her more interested in his poverty and the infatuation he has with her

I feel Like he wasn’t attracted to her beauty as much as he was attracted to her wealth.

Why does she want to be “like” him. Is she trying to say she want to be common. Or like a man

At first she plays dumb to the fact that she’s using her power and status to force herself on him now she almost command him here to kiss her hand

It’s interesting to see the differences in the dream her was so dark his is so hopeful but like someone else said the both want the freedom to be who they truly are

I took this as a metaphor for wanting to leave the socialite world but not having the courage

I love It a little how bold she is for her time and that she doesn’t care about her image amongst other socialites

Order? Is trying to use the order thing as an excuse for his agency in being tempted by miss Julie

At first i thought Miss Julie was dense for asking this but now his answer makes me feel like she was trying to ask if they had premarital sex

So she is classiest and sees her underlings as pawn for her entertainment.

Was this Kristin throwing shade

Ok at least he’s putting up an effort to consciously stay faithful to Kristin

This would be interesting to see. The way the were dancing. And now I’m really starting to think she’s afraid to loose her job so she has to just watch as miss Julie throws herself at Jean

I’m wondering Is she a push over or is she just so afraid to loose her job that she doesn’t speak up. Because doesn’t she love Jean. And why would miss Julie purpose this was this to further distract John or was this to be flashy amongst her guests

Why would he have to promise to marry her. If he truly love her wouldn’t he be more enthusiastic. He sounds as if it’s a job or task he has to check of his list here. And why would she make him promise is she not sure or maybe is jealous of the way he speaks of miss Julie.

(Sorry when i try To annotate it’s kinda weird) but is he saying that he attracted to her in front of his girlfriend Like how bold can he be

And it’s interesting to see him demean her yet F awn over her

I find This interesting that the floor is dirty wouldn’t the servants try to clean it is this a directorial choose. I find These chooses interesting it gives me the idea that the characters are in a rich lavish house. Although dirty maybe it’s by choose and the owner is accentric