| re: Here's a link | |
| Last Edit: Singapore/Fling 05:26 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 05:21 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Here's a link - TheHarveyBoy 04:13 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
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| I appreciated and defended his previous essay as being largely insightful alongside its moments of gossip and score settling, and I think I still believe that. But damn, the critics of that first essay were more perceptive than I was about Grissom's darker side. For me, this new essay is toxic, fueled by personal vendetta and a sheer, unadulterated hatred for Jordan Roth. I'll admit that I enjoyed some of the Roth potshots the first time around, because they were punching up to a person in a position of power, and they were calling out Roth's excess in a way that I can agree with while still admiring the effort - that Hadestown Tony outfit was delightfully ridiculous, and I love that he wore it and would also buy one in as instant if I could. This time, though, Grissom's just punching down, mercilessly, while reflecting a noxious strain of gay machismo that can't abide men who express femininity or queerness. I would say that some of his comments are borderline anti-gang hate speech, and during Pride weekend no less. It's very sad. I still agree with calling out the hypocrisy in our world, but he's condemning a rancid culture by being as rancid as he can possibly be. I'll be curious to see if this essay gets the same viral traction as the last one - and if it does, what the reaction will be. |
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