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A review by leisurelyreading
Slut: A Play and Guidebook for Combating Sexism and Sexual Violence by Meg McInerney, Katie Cappiello
3.0
First, we should acknowledge that I am not the target audience for this play/these essays. None of this was new information for me. But that being said, I can see the play and some of the writings as good teaching skills for middle/high schoolers.
Throughout reading, I was trying to look at the information and how it was presented as if I was back in school. I’m not sure if an educational play would have been the best medium for me... but that’s maybe a personal thing. I think any play meant to teach kids would lead to secondhand embarrassment and cringe city for me. I could very explicitly see my teen self reading and taking away new things from the essays though if a teacher assigned them for class.
I think teens these days are more ‘woke’ and educated on social topics like rape and slut-shaming. So would this be anything new for them? I don’t know, maybe, maybe not. And the kids who aren’t interested in social issues probably aren’t going to be interested in this at all. It’s a catch 22. But I’m glad this exists and if it reaches and educates kids young enough I’d imagine it would make a difference.
TLDR: I graduated high school around 6 years ago, so while still pretty close to its intended age, I can’t completely put myself into those shoes anymore. I liked this enough as a 23 year old and can see the educational merit, but ultimately this isn’t for me and can’t really deem its success.
Throughout reading, I was trying to look at the information and how it was presented as if I was back in school. I’m not sure if an educational play would have been the best medium for me... but that’s maybe a personal thing. I think any play meant to teach kids would lead to secondhand embarrassment and cringe city for me. I could very explicitly see my teen self reading and taking away new things from the essays though if a teacher assigned them for class.
I think teens these days are more ‘woke’ and educated on social topics like rape and slut-shaming. So would this be anything new for them? I don’t know, maybe, maybe not. And the kids who aren’t interested in social issues probably aren’t going to be interested in this at all. It’s a catch 22. But I’m glad this exists and if it reaches and educates kids young enough I’d imagine it would make a difference.
TLDR: I graduated high school around 6 years ago, so while still pretty close to its intended age, I can’t completely put myself into those shoes anymore. I liked this enough as a 23 year old and can see the educational merit, but ultimately this isn’t for me and can’t really deem its success.