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Who Gets to Be Bad?

with Barkaa and Steph Tisdell, moderated by Rudi Bremer

10 March 2024

In the Studio

Sydney Opera House Presents

Talks and Ideas

In theatre and livestreamed

Sure, complex female characters have hit it big lately - but are only white girls allowed to be fabulous failures? Join this incredible panel as they put social expectations in the bin and embrace their inner bad.

Co-curated by Nakkiah Lui

Not only should Black women be able to be hot messes, but they should be celebrated for it.

Madison Dillard, Refinery29

Maybe Blak girls just wanna have fun, too?

The conwoman, the sociopathic girl-boss, the apathetic sad woman, and the femme avenger: pop culture has seen a (BIG) rise in the female anti-hero. Yes - finally, we're allowed to be bad! But most of these characters are white women, leaving Women of Colour as exceptions. 

We've got the best cultural commentators around to explore stereotypes and the social media-driven veneer of flawlessness. If public visibility comes with the burden of being a role model, what are the constraints of Indigenous excellence? Does oppression mean your options are the gutter or a pedestal? Can we please just celebrate the mediocrity of the marginalised - and most of all, who has the right to be 'bad' in a society that expects women to be perfect? 

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