Several charming and brainy talking heads discuss whether Doda was a brave pioneer of female bodily autonomy who helped usher in the women’s movement and the sexual revolution, or a hapless victim of the patriarchy and the male gaze
It begins as a history of the swinging scene in 1964 North Beach , Calif. , when Doda wows crowds by frugging on a white baby grand piano that descends from the ceiling of the Condor nightclub. It detours into a history of women’s bathing suits, leading to Rudi Gernreich’s scandalous monokini, which Doda dons one night, causing a sensation that ripples outward to topless shoeshine women, topless musicians, etc.
Addicted to the spotlight and needing to stand out, Doda begins injecting silicone that’s idling unused on Japanese freighters, completely unregulated medically . This brings us to the feminism portion of the story, where several charming and brainy talking heads discuss whether Doda was a brave pioneer of female bodily autonomy who helped usher in the women’s movement and the sexual revolution, or a hapless victim of the patriarchy and the male gaze.
In the interest of consistency across all critics’ reviews, The Globe has eliminated its star-rating system in film and theatre to align with coverage of music, books, visual arts and dance. Instead, works of excellence will be noted with a critic’s pick designation across all coverage. Switch gears. Give your brain a workout and do today's Daily Cryptic Crossword.
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