Pundits’ Kabuki Confusion (And A Plea For Enlightenment)

“Pundits use Kabuki as a synonym for ‘posturing.’ … But how did Kabuki, one of Japan’s most revered arts, come to signify loathsome fakery? Kabuki escaped derision only so long as no one had heard of it. The Japanese initially considered it too difficult to export; indeed, seeing a Kabuki play cold is like tuning into Lost midseason.”