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>Hey, all- I just wanted to delurk for a minute to put >in my two cents. :) > >I think Scott's reaction to "It's Our Town Too" was >probably influenced by many factors, including >legitimate PR concerns, some personal uneasiness with >the subject matter, and his general temperament. > >I think Scott takes his duty to maintain a positive >public image for the school very seriously, and I >don't think there's necessarily anything wrong with >that. I would worry about his competence as a VP if >he wasn't concerned about seemingly trivial things >like funding, PR, etc. And quite frankly, given how >litigious the parents, students, and teachers of >Winslow have shown themselves to be, I completely >understand the sometimes overly rigid stance Scott >takes on certain issues. I may not always agree with >him, but I do think his motivations are basically good. > >It's possible also that, whether because of his >military background or a more basic generation gap, >Scott is a little uneasy with homosexuality >personally. _I_ am relatively at peace with >homosexuality because I've been so frequently exposed >to it. I've had several good friends over the years >who were gay or lesbian. Then there were the gay men >I met at Mom's art school... But a lot of good, smart >people Scott's age are struggling with their >ambivalence on the subject because it just wasn't >talked about when they were growing up. This mild >homophobia (I cringe a little bit when using that >word, because it conjures up some very vicious images, >and a far as I'm concerned, honest folks like Scott >are a far cry from Matthew Sheppard's killers) isn't >going to change overnight. However, I think Clare is >right when she says that Scott's "hard line" approach >seems to be tempered with some open-mindedness- when >confronted with the possibility of Jeremy's >homosexuality, Scott seemed sincerely concerned about >doing the right thing. And that can only speak well >to his personal character. > >Finally, I think the strength of Scott's response >reflected the basic volatility of his personality. He >just plain HATES it when people are not entirely >honest with him- he takes it as a personal afront. :) >I don't think Dr. Harris was specifically plotting to >pull the wool over Scott's eyes, but I think he did >deliberately refrain from mentioning certain plot >points in the play because he didn't want the admin to >quash his idea. I can understand why Dr. Harris would >do this, but I also think Scott was fully in his >rights to be angry about it. > >So anyway, enough of my rambles. I think the forces >behind Scott's reaction were complex, just as >everything else about the character is complex. This >complexity is why I love him so much! > >Cheers, >Steph
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