TX school bans trans boy from playing "Oklahoma!" male lead, recasts with cisgender male student
TX school bans trans boy from playing "Oklahoma!" male lead, recasts with cisgender male student
Max Hightower, 17, had won the coveted role of Curly, but his school enacted a new anti-trans policy for this play
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I haven't seen Oklahoma! but is there a part where the lead whips out their dong and waves it in front of the audience?
If not, who cares what's in their pants?
97 5 ReplyAlso, prosthetic dongs are a thing, if you prefer to keep the original vision of Oklahoma! intact.
65 1 ReplyWow, I guess the movie really deviated from the source material.
25 0 ReplyTIL that there’s a version of the Oklahoma! movie without exposed genitalia.
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Also, did they verify the new lead is cis? I know a lot of people who have been in theater, there is a surprisingly large percent who aren't cis.
34 0 ReplyName literally one actor or theatre person who is gay!?
22 0 ReplyPshh. Can't be done.
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Right? If you’re gonna try to get all the queer kids out of theater you’re gonna have a really hard time.
17 0 ReplyHas the school administration examined their penis yet?
12 0 Reply
You dont remember the classic line
“Ooooooooklamohma where my jizz coms seeping down my pants!”
27 1 ReplyTexas, apparently...
8 0 ReplyI just wanted you to know, I actually giggled at this. Thank you for the laugh after a shitty weekend.
8 1 ReplyThey could have wrote that in. My junior high plays when I was in theatre were always just slightly different from the originals. 🤷🏻♂️
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