In 'Trophy Boys', playwright Emmanuelle Mattana presents a satirical look at a group of boys in a debate showdown against girls where they argue that 'feminism has failed women.' The characters wrestle with defining feminism while employing convoluted rhetoric and personal anecdotes. The drama explores themes of masculinity, privilege, and insensitivity, suggesting that their superficially progressive views often mask a deeper misunderstanding and incompetence regarding genuine feminist discourse, showcasing their struggle to articulate meaningful ideas without undermining their own interests.
Mattana's character, Owen, a particularly slick operator, immediately suggests a cleverly bloodless semantic argument about the definition of feminism—frame it as white and middle-class..."We believe feminism has failed women from the perspective that we are actually more feminist than the feminists,' he announces with self-satisfaction.
It's bad that women are told they need to wear high heels, one suggests. It sucks that my mom spent all her time at work as a businesswoman and not at home with me, adds another.
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