Sexy Laundry clears the air with comedy Final Edition
"They felt it was exploitative to women because he has his hand on her butt," [Michele Riml] explains with a smile. But it probably wasn't the poster that people found shocking, but rather the idea that people still want to have sex after being married for 25 years, Riml says tongue-i...
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| Published in | North shore news |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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North Vancouver, B.C
Postmedia Network Inc
05.11.2004
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| Summary: | "They felt it was exploitative to women because he has his hand on her butt," [Michele Riml] explains with a smile. But it probably wasn't the poster that people found shocking, but rather the idea that people still want to have sex after being married for 25 years, Riml says tongue-in-cheek. The controversy is interesting though, because in a way that is what Sexy Laundry is about -- the idea that "sexy" is a commercial pop culture concept of what's appealing, Riml explains. The main character Alice is constantly asking her husband "Am I sexy?" Photo: Paul McGrath, North Shore News / Playwright Michele Riml stands near the poster that was deemed too sexually explosive for Vancouver buses. Despite the controversy, Riml's play is doing well at the Granville Island Stage where it is running until Nov. 13. |
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| ISSN: | 0712-5348 |