Alternative Character Interpretation: When, in 2015, Morissette got on stage with Taylor Swift to sing "You Oughta Know", one journalist criticised the song on the grounds that it was written and sung from the point of view of a woman who wanted to get back together with someone who had broken up with her, and being "a song about refusing to take no for an answer", was not a good example to set before young people. To judge from many of the comments on the article, this interpretation of the song has...not been widely accepted.
Musical
Hilarious in Hindsight: iris menasnote They prefer using a lowercase version of their name was an understudy for Jo, Frankie's partner. Now, their Monster High (2022) character is named Frankie.
Nightmare Fuel: MJ’s overdose is portrayed by Elizabeth Stanley and Heather Lang, the former writhing on the couch while the latter enacts her agony through movement. The visceral moves combined with Stanley’s beautifully haunting vocals, not to mention the context, is sure to send shivers down your spine.
Overshadowed by Controversy: The stage musical based on this album is very good... except for the part where one of the major characters - Jo - was originally intended as a nonbinary person and subsequently rewritten as a cisgender woman. The writers and producers have backpedalled like crazy on this in interviews, and a decent amount of circles in the theatre community have caught wind of the situation. It made for some tension between LGBT activists and the musical, and the conversation slowly gained traction, with some arguing to boycott the show. There's also the fact that ensemble member Nora Schell, who is Black and nonbinary, was denied medical leave for life-saving surgery. Their accusations of abuse led to fellow cast members Celia Rose-Gooding and Antonio Cipriano leaving the show.
criticised the song on the grounds that it was written and sung from the point of view of a woman who wanted to get back together with someone who had broken up with her, and being "a song about refusing to take no for an answer", was not a good example to set before young people. To judge from many of the comments on the article, this interpretation of the song has...not been widely accepted.