"I guess that’s the way it’s going."
Except it's not, at least so far. The story is that over the weekend, some people on Twitter criticized "Hamilton" for the way it erases the fact that many of the historical figures owned and/or traded in slaves, and then some other people on Twitter who are somewhat famous acknowledged the problems but defended the show, and then LMM responded graciously about the limitations of art to speak to the complexity of society, and meanwhile the film of the show is available on Disney+ where it is presumably being watched and rewatched by all of the fans who love it.
So "Hamilton" is not cancelled, and I doubt it's in danger of being cancelled. But as sometimes happens with the media, a story is titled in a way that makes it clickbait and ruffles the feathers of everyone who is already inclined to believe the absolute worst of the social justice movement. Tellingly, while the headline refers to "the spread of" the hashtag, the article itself doesn't mention it, and the Twitter comments that are seen don't use it. |
