But what shocked me most was how the musical, which debuted in 2011, handled race — particularly its portrayal of Africans. While I knew it skewered religion and insulted Latter-day Saints, I hadn't heard anything about racial concerns surrounding the musical. It felt inappropriate. It didn't feel right.
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Apr 26, 2022 · The musical is an abject failure of a satire. If they wanted to satirize Mormons/Mormon religion they could have done it without creating ...
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Jun 28, 2022 · The show was littered with lazy and offensive stereotypes without a hint of irony: African poverty and war, female genital mutilation, camp gay ...
Nov 3, 2019 · It's evident that the portrayal of Africans or Blacks in the play is offensive and racially insensitive. Such scenes are not only unfunny but ...
Sep 28, 2021 · During the course of the Broadway shutdown, Black actors from The Book of Mormon petitioned the show's creative team to rewrite parts of the hit ...
May 1, 2019 · They go on to list a complete range of African stereotypes: “Zulu spear”, “running barefoot”, “primitive”, endowed” etc. The problem is, the ...
Apr 15, 2011 · Janice C. Simpson of The Root argues that the musical somewhat uncomfortably casts black people as the ultimate butt of their jokes.
Nov 21, 2023 · Being that this musical came out over a decade ago, it's no surprise that it's shocking, offensive, and at times maybe a little problematic.