[ SECRET POST #2684 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2684 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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07. [WARNING for abuse/child abuse]



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08. [WARNING for depression]



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09. [WARNING for eating disorders]



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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

But the song seems to be against sexual harrassment, at least from the lyrics I can see? I don't see the problem.

[(Anonymous)]

IIRC, the tone of the musical in general makes this particular song more like "Now, now, don't flirt with those saucy secretatries, that would be so ~naughty~!" But it's been over a decade since I saw it, so maybe I'm misremembering.

[(Anonymous)]

Still better than the 'Bialystock and Bloom' secretary schtick in The Producers. But I get your point. They were having their anti-sexual harrassment cake and also eating it.

[ibbity]

[ceebeegee]

No, you're pretty much dead on. It's awfully smirky. And then there's the song "Cinderella, Don't Turn Down the Prince" wherein the secretary pool choir advises Rosemary (Finch's love interest and another secretary) to marry him. H2$ is a great, clever show and won the Pulitzer for a reason but it's definitely problematic.

[(Anonymous)]

To be fair, it was also the product of a problematic time.

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[nyxelestia]

The song on its own is very much against sexual harassment, and even makes a point that secretaries are important employees crucial to the running of the business and supporting families at home. So if you just listen to the song on its own, it's a pretty good anti-sexual harassment song.

The way it's sung and danced to/played out in the movie, though, makes it seem like harassment is only bad because it has a negative impact on the man's standing as a businessman and because it hurts the business because you're affecting the women's efficiency - rather than being a bad thing because it's just a shitty thing to do to someone.