Hmm, the barbarians who have defunded every arts organization they can find want us to celebrate old second rate theater productions and Lee Greenwood cover bands and then wonder why we won't show up for their dreck.
Self selection works in more ways than just people moving to Floriduh or Texass because they like the smell of hate.
In the before times, we'd go to the Kennedy Center once or twice a year to see a show or concert. No way are we going back there til the stench of Donald Trump has been eliminated.
I don't understand the outrage. Where is the personal affront, here? Ric Grennell is perfectly free to produce whatever Scott Baio/Rob Schneider musical evening at the Kennedy Center he pleases.
also they are desperate to hang out with people who want nothing to do with them, because they're afraid they'll miss out on something good, AND the people who are like them are creepy weirdos and who'd want to hang out with them?
"And The Lion King. Not the stage musical. The movie from 1994."
Certainly the movie version, and not live. This way the Fulvous Fuckwad can demand that any part he considers woke or divisive be cut for a new POTUS version. He can't do that with live actors.
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"a group of Senate Democrats rented out the space for a Pride event that they didn’t tell Kennedy Center President Ric Grenell was going to be a Pride event"
Had Grenell, Mooseballs Mussolini, and the rest of the whining little insects known, a call would have been placed to DHS' Birkenau Barbie. She would have her masked goons checking every apparent male to be sure they're wearing tightie whities and not frilly pink panties, and checking every female to be sure that they really aren't drag queens. In fact, she'd probably have her secret police seal off every entrance so no one could attend a Pride event within Grenell's fiefdom.
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"they chose this week because June is Pride Month"
What? I thought Pride Month had a bunker buster bomb dropped on it, obliterating it, forcing its removal from calendars. Pride Month, along with Black History Month, National Women's History Month, AANHPI Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, and Native American Heritage Month are no longer to be celebrated because... MAGA. I'm waiting for Irish-American Heritage Month, National Deaf History Month, Older Americans Month, Jewish American Heritage Month (although I doubt the Sociopathic Marigold Swamp Monster will cancel this because that would be antisemitic), National Disability Employment Awareness Month and National Italian American Heritage Month to be stricken as woke bovine scat and pandering to specific demographics making them divisive.
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“The L.G.B.T.Q."
A question; was Sen Hickenlooper's statement verbal or as a press release? I don't see him referring to the LGBTQIA+ community as "The L.G.B.T.Q. community." IMO, this is probably another NYT fuckup by putting periods after each letter and no "+" at the end.
I just had the most awesome queer week: rehearsals Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, then four shows Friday-Sunday: Everybody Say Love! by the Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus. We had dancers and drag queens and a fabulous band and accompanist and signers, and an entire theater dancing along to "We Are Family."
And what were you doing this Pride? Sitting home on your computer, trying to make Big Daddy Trump happy by yelling at people who are happy with themselves, unlike you. I know, it's not fair: you're a rich white man, and you should be respected, not having people sneer at you behind your back because you like men. If you could just have the white male privilege you're entitled to, you wouldn't be stuck running the theater because Trump knows you people like that sort of thing. Now you have no real friends and no community, and all you can do is be mad.
So when Robyn got to the line "Even though they don’t always know how to behave in the theater." that she'd show that video clip from a Denver production of Betelgeuse?
there goes the victim card again - i sure hope it was laminated cos it gets a lot of use
Hmm, the barbarians who have defunded every arts organization they can find want us to celebrate old second rate theater productions and Lee Greenwood cover bands and then wonder why we won't show up for their dreck.
Self selection works in more ways than just people moving to Floriduh or Texass because they like the smell of hate.
Ta, Robyn. We really need to go see Hamilton.
Is it DEI to put the gay guy in charge of musicals?
Just asking questions.
In the before times, we'd go to the Kennedy Center once or twice a year to see a show or concert. No way are we going back there til the stench of Donald Trump has been eliminated.
It'll have to be demolished, excavated for about a half mile down, then filled with earth from the Grey Havens, then rebuilt from the ground up.
I don't understand the outrage. Where is the personal affront, here? Ric Grennell is perfectly free to produce whatever Scott Baio/Rob Schneider musical evening at the Kennedy Center he pleases.
Conservatives cannot bear to have to encounter any social phenomena that challenges their brainless beliefs.
Snowflakes.
also they are desperate to hang out with people who want nothing to do with them, because they're afraid they'll miss out on something good, AND the people who are like them are creepy weirdos and who'd want to hang out with them?
Play stupid games win stupid prizes. They act like there is no cause and effect. Their entitlement is off the charts.
Grenell is one of the worst quislings out there.
Protip: They're going to get rid of you next. Remember the Donalds-Scott Principle: Tokens get spent.
As I've said before, when you feed your friends to the alligator, all that you guarantee is that you will be the last to be eaten.
There’d be a certain irony if he and Naziferatu got chained together as they were loaded onto the last train.
At least Quisling Ric can take momentary refuge inside Herr Miller's soul-void.
"And The Lion King. Not the stage musical. The movie from 1994."
Certainly the movie version, and not live. This way the Fulvous Fuckwad can demand that any part he considers woke or divisive be cut for a new POTUS version. He can't do that with live actors.
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"a group of Senate Democrats rented out the space for a Pride event that they didn’t tell Kennedy Center President Ric Grenell was going to be a Pride event"
Had Grenell, Mooseballs Mussolini, and the rest of the whining little insects known, a call would have been placed to DHS' Birkenau Barbie. She would have her masked goons checking every apparent male to be sure they're wearing tightie whities and not frilly pink panties, and checking every female to be sure that they really aren't drag queens. In fact, she'd probably have her secret police seal off every entrance so no one could attend a Pride event within Grenell's fiefdom.
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"they chose this week because June is Pride Month"
What? I thought Pride Month had a bunker buster bomb dropped on it, obliterating it, forcing its removal from calendars. Pride Month, along with Black History Month, National Women's History Month, AANHPI Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, and Native American Heritage Month are no longer to be celebrated because... MAGA. I'm waiting for Irish-American Heritage Month, National Deaf History Month, Older Americans Month, Jewish American Heritage Month (although I doubt the Sociopathic Marigold Swamp Monster will cancel this because that would be antisemitic), National Disability Employment Awareness Month and National Italian American Heritage Month to be stricken as woke bovine scat and pandering to specific demographics making them divisive.
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“The L.G.B.T.Q."
A question; was Sen Hickenlooper's statement verbal or as a press release? I don't see him referring to the LGBTQIA+ community as "The L.G.B.T.Q. community." IMO, this is probably another NYT fuckup by putting periods after each letter and no "+" at the end.
fnord
Grenell giving off some serious Dershowitz, “I don’t get invited to the parties anymore because they hate me because they ain’t me” vibes.
He was never invited to parties because he’s a professional troll.
“but I hope they'll soon consider performing for all the families, school children”
Mandatory “Won’t someone think of the poor children!”
Sounds like he's invited them back for an encore performance
Aww, Ric. U mad?
I just had the most awesome queer week: rehearsals Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, then four shows Friday-Sunday: Everybody Say Love! by the Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus. We had dancers and drag queens and a fabulous band and accompanist and signers, and an entire theater dancing along to "We Are Family."
And what were you doing this Pride? Sitting home on your computer, trying to make Big Daddy Trump happy by yelling at people who are happy with themselves, unlike you. I know, it's not fair: you're a rich white man, and you should be respected, not having people sneer at you behind your back because you like men. If you could just have the white male privilege you're entitled to, you wouldn't be stuck running the theater because Trump knows you people like that sort of thing. Now you have no real friends and no community, and all you can do is be mad.
Sucks to be you.
So when Robyn got to the line "Even though they don’t always know how to behave in the theater." that she'd show that video clip from a Denver production of Betelgeuse?
“No one has been cancelled by the Kennedy Center"
Then why make all the Xitter posts complaining about ... something?
Nice times for a bit anyways…