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| re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie | |
| Posted by: ryhog 01:22 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie - joerialto 01:01 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
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| First of all, no it is not. Second, when a white person calls a black man "boy" it conjures up centuries of oppression. When a black person calls a white man "boy" it mocks that racism, something very in keeping with the effort (to which you seem oblivious) to rectify a hideous history. On the merits, LOJ is entitled to negotiate for whatever he wants and the producer is entitled to accept or reject his proposal. Just as with a sports figure who is a free agent. The Tony winner can price himself just as Hamilton on Broadway can price its premium tickets. He has something they want and that may well be viewed by some as the sine qua non of the show. |
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| re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie | |
| Posted by: joerialto 01:57 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie - ryhog 01:22 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
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| So it’s okay to be racist to rectify history? | |
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| re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie | |
| Posted by: ryhog 02:08 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie - joerialto 01:57 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
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| It's not ok to call it racist, because (as I said) it isn't. rac·ist /ˈrāsəst/ adjective showing or feeling discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or believing that a particular race is superior to another. Whites are not a minority or marginalized group. FWIW, based on the little bit I know the "victim" you are worried about, I feel confident he would (or has) laughed at being called this horrible thing. |
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| re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie | |
| Posted by: portenopete 03:16 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie - ryhog 02:08 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
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| rac·ist /ˈrāsəst/ adjective showing or feeling discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or believing that a particular race is superior to another. Did you leave out the "minority" or "marginalised" bits? And yes, you're probably right that Aaron Tveit might have laughed it off. (If anything, it will increase the perception of what he's worth going forward.) |
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| re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie | |
| Posted by: ryhog 03:33 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie - portenopete 03:16 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
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| "Did you leave out the "minority" or "marginalised" bits?" No, they were not in the definition of "racist" that I quoted, though they are in the definition of "racism" (as "typical"). I think the distinction is that the latter can have a broader meaning (albeit atypically) but the former cannot. Meanwhile, I really wish we were not all so marginalized from the theatre. :-( |
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| re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie | |
| Posted by: portenopete 04:07 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie - ryhog 03:33 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
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| As Albert Brooks said in Broadcast News, you buried the lead. Too true, ryhog. The reason we're all on this site is because we love the theatre and we're pissed off that we can't see/do/experience it. We'll be back..... |
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| re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie | |
| Posted by: joerialto 02:11 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie - ryhog 02:08 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
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| So glad you straightened me out! | |
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