WE BROUGHT ART TO A COMMUNITY THAT LACKED IT?

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BROUGHT ART TO A COMMUNITY THAT LACKED IT

Oh, bitch, IT IS ON. I'm sorry, have you MET Somerville?

I am *not* going to stir up shit about this in the actual dslj post because Ron is right - it is a distraction from the main point, which appears to be "sexism, street harassment, and rape culture are alive and well", but oh man, did that line ever get my blood pressure up.

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[clauclauclaudia]

I'm not sure they're locals at all. Other productions have been at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre. http://www.maidenphoenix.org/about

Not that that means they shouldn't have police and community support, but it does mean that I suspect there was genuine ignorance behind that particular phrase.

EDIT: Oh, I see she said she's lived here four years.