Topic: Tom Robinson

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Gender Justice
Episode 1398 2:14:49 - 2:19:57

1398: Gender Justice

To Kill a Mockingbird Tweaks, Agency in Theater

The Broadway production of *To Kill a Mockingbird* added a ghostly appearance of Tom Robinson to address "white savior complex" criticisms. In *The Book of Mormon*, a Ugandan woman now "scares off a warlord" instead of white missionaries to give her more "agency." The hosts mock the use of the word "agency" as a buzzword for empowerment over "Whitey."