The story of Orpheus and Eurydice is one told many times in many different ways, and which I most recently experienced in the musical Hadestown. If you're not aware of the story then there are SPOILERS to come. There are different versions of the story but in almost all of them Orpheus is in love with Eurydice and loses her to death, Hades, or some other tragedy, and the loss is often tied to the chance for Orpheus to save her. In Hadestown, Orpheus has the chance to walk Eurydice out of hell if he can keep doubt away, and not look back to make sure she is following behind him. If he looks back, though, she must return to Hadestown. Logically this task seems easy. I couldn't help but think about it as a decision matrix: The Choice: Eurydice is Following (loves Orpheus) Eurydice is Not Following (it’s all a trick, she doesn’t love him enough to follow) Orpheus Looks Back (i.e. let’s Doubt win) Orpheus f
#MeToo is a trending hashtag today, which is being shared on social media with the following post: If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote "Me too" as a status, we might give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem. Please copy/paste. #MeToo Thank you to all of the people who have shared this hashtag. Thank you for sharing your experiences and your stories. Your courage to speak up highlights the magnitude of the problem and I believe you. My first thought (after feeling sadness) was to wonder whether I should add my voice to this trending story. As a man, if I add my voice will it be distracting or supportive, patronizing or empowering, helpful or hurtful? Is the defining characteristic of my voice that it is male, or that it is white, or heterosexual, cisgendered, middle class, educated, liberal, or privileged? I decided to write this because the defining characteristic of my voice should be first and foremost that I am another