The Elusive Line Between Art and Misogyny The upcoming production of My Fair Lady in Sydney has sparked a debate over the show's depiction of women, with some critics labeling Professor Henry Higgins as misogynistic.
This criticism is fueled by today's standards, but is it fair to apply them to a work written nearly a century ago? Nathaniel Parker, who will play Higgins, disagrees with this label.
"He's sexist, unbelievably sexist," he says, but insists that Higgins doesn't hate women. Instead, he fails to understand them due to the societal norms of his time.