Gibbs Perpetuates Myth
Sun, 4 Feb 2001, 12:46 pmGrant Malcolm3 posts in thread
Gibbs Perpetuates Myth
Sun, 4 Feb 2001, 12:46 pmEx-dean of the WA Academy of Performing Arts, Geoff Gibbs, has been a great supporter of community theatre over many decades. But it would be helpful if he didn't work to perpetuate myths about the status of amateur theatre.
The fourth last paragraph of his review of Ingle Knight's Getaway Bus reads in part:
"The whole sequence - from the terrifying auditions to the amateur, invective-charged tantrums of the acting teacher..."
Use of the word amateur as a perjorative perprtuates myths about people-who-engage-in-theatre-without-payment that are wholly inaccurate. It's a most ungenerous slur.
As Gibbs would well know, "invective-charged tantrums" are very far from the exclusive domain of participants in community theatre.
Cheers
Grant
The fourth last paragraph of his review of Ingle Knight's Getaway Bus reads in part:
"The whole sequence - from the terrifying auditions to the amateur, invective-charged tantrums of the acting teacher..."
Use of the word amateur as a perjorative perprtuates myths about people-who-engage-in-theatre-without-payment that are wholly inaccurate. It's a most ungenerous slur.
As Gibbs would well know, "invective-charged tantrums" are very far from the exclusive domain of participants in community theatre.
Cheers
Grant
RE: Gibbs Perpetuates Myth
Fri, 9 Feb 2001, 05:02 pmWalter Plinge
The word amateur has 2 distinct and separate accepted meanings (in fact my MacQuarie lists 4). It would seem that you are trying to be pedantically politically correct by taking offence at someone's (mis?)use of the word. Try not to take eveything too personally. I'm sure this was not intended as a slight to amateurs who have a professional attitude and yet do not get paid.