Did You Find Your Bitch in Me? “We’re not animals, am I right?” (Schebetta, 2007) This statement has run across almost everybody’s mind at some point or another. Within Dennis Schebetta’s short play Dog Park or Sexual Perversity in Magnuson we follow three dogs who are trying to get the attention of the “bitches” in the park. There are many scenes that are a questionable reflection of our society and how some minority groups are degraded and abused. Looking through the scope of feminist theory will show just how this play has many parallels to social standards and qualities today. Reading Dog Park or Sexual Perversity in Magnuson with feminist theory in mind could help bring to light how people of differing backgrounds and identities are treated in a community setting.
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Duke, Jake and Tiger all commentate on how they are unfairly treated by their “owners.” Duke in particular has a lot to say about his owner: “They got, you know, they are without a doubt, no decency ... the common sense to, treat us like we’re ... what are we, animals? We’re not animals. Am I wrong in this? Fuck that, those god-damn cocksucking humans” (page 4). To elaborate on this idea, there is symbolism in how Duke is stripped of his basic right to go to the bathroom because his owner has pleasantries to exchange with another human. When thinking about social classes we can compare this idea to how lower-middle classes are often disregarded and mistreated, while the upper class take care of their needs just fine. Linking back to feminist theory, there has always been groups of minorities who have been neglected and cast
Duke, Jake and Tiger all commentate on how they are unfairly treated by their “owners.” Duke in particular has a lot to say about his owner: “They got, you know, they are without a doubt, no decency ... the common sense to, treat us like we’re ... what are we, animals? We’re not animals. Am I wrong in this? Fuck that, those god-damn cocksucking humans” (page 4). To elaborate on this idea, there is symbolism in how Duke is stripped of his basic right to go to the bathroom because his owner has pleasantries to exchange with another human. When thinking about social classes we can compare this idea to how lower-middle classes are often disregarded and mistreated, while the upper class take care of their needs just fine. Linking back to feminist theory, there has always been groups of minorities who have been neglected and cast