"Larry Oppenheim of Opera for the People will tell and show the story  of Pagliacci to be performed by the SF Opera between September 7th and September 30th, 2018. Pagliacci (The Clowns) may be the most compelling short opera ever written. Based on a real life incident, the story is told as a play within a play. A troupe of traveling actors portrays the stock characters of Italian comedy: Harlequin, Columbine, and the Clown (Pagliaccio). But tragedy is inevitable. Real life intrudes on a stage play, as the audience gasps.

This film of the 2007 Verona production simply kills – both figuratively and literally. French tenor Roberto Alagna sings his heart out as Canio, the murderously jealous clown married to an unfaithful wife. Bulgarian soprano Svetla Vassileva catches fire as Neddat, a woman controlled by her passions. Italian baritone Alberto Mastromarino is the hunchback Tonio, who plots revenge against Nedda for mocking his declarations of love."

So, quick question, why do writers use disabled male characters as a vehicle for fulfilling their toxic, misogynistic revenge fantasies against women? Is this a "commit representational violence against two birds with one stone" kinda situation?