Tonight, I attended a play in the Studio Theatre, at San Francisco State University (check out the photos). Vinegar Tom was written by English playwright Caryl Churchill. The play is about Alice, a twenty or so year old girl, living in the English country in the 17th century, and accused of being a witch. The plot stresses out the discrimination against women in today's society. Women are described as "credulous, impressionable, with a slippery tongue". This 1976 play is timeless, regarding the issues it raises.
And just as Jack Dorsey thinks Twitter can help democracy in Iraq, I'm convinced, social networks as a whole can help sensibilize more people than the current media do about society issus. A dozen tweets today were referring to discrimination against women, while more than 500 groups exist on Facebook dealing with women and discrimination. By growing, the networks could benefit to the society. However, so far it is mostly the Youngs who are part of the mouvement we are experiencing, and therefore, the actions taken online have a limited impact. But it is just waiting to expand some more.
The play is running until Friday (May 15). So you only have two more representations. It is at the Studio Theatre at San Francisco State University. The play starts at 7pm. free entrance.
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We are still living in a society that is stuck in the past. Now that baby boomers are getting older, the new young generation is growing up. If you think of the big picture, our society has a bright future ahead of us.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more. I was so surprised at the number of interesting community building groups that i get asked to be a part of on facebook. It's always refreshing to see people coming together to fight for a cause. There have also been many victories in our day that owe their success in great part to these social networking sites. Most notably, our presidents presence online during his campaign in '08. =)
ReplyDeleteThe social network media is indeed helping in gathering people in the same interest group. People do make use of them to express their feelings and voice their opinion. Advantages always come with its downsides~ Let say the gay society, they are still being suppressed even in US, such a open minded country!~ Discrimination can never be eliminated~ Maybe only music and beer are the common language in the world~~lol
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