Kunc's Colorado Edition
How an ancient Greek play being staged in Greeley taps into some intense post-election vibes
- Autor: Vários
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Of all the responses to the results of last week’s presidential election, one of the most unusual involves something called the 4B movement. It calls for women to cut off or limit their contact with men. That includes dating, marriage, childbirth – and physical affections. The 4B movement started a few years ago in South Korea, but gained attention on social media in the U.S. after Election Day. Some women equated president-elect Donald Trump's victory to a low point for women's rights — and said they’re cutting off relationships with men. But women withholding physical contact from men is not a new idea. It's the subject of the Greek comedy Lysistrata by the playwright Aristophanes, which was first staged more than 2,400 years ago. The female characters in the play withhold their affections to protest a war, and it ultimately leads to peace and harmony. Lysistrata is being performed through Sunday at the Ed Beaty Hall Theater on the Aims Community College campus in Greeley. The show's director, Benjam