| Your pearls are sufficiently clutched and your pique noted. | |
| Posted by: portenopete 02:57 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie - Singapore/Fling 02:13 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
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| "but I'm shocked, shocked, shocked at how quickly people are to take offense" I wish I could believe this was satire, but I suspect not. Calling somebody "white boy" is not an innocuous statement. It is a provocative statement, made with the expectation and surety that Odom's race will protect him from repercussions. If it were said jocularly around the table at dinner among friends, it would not be news. It's his purview to create his own narrative in private. But in speaking to a third party reporter, he should have been more cognisant of the ripple effects of what he was saying. He's a smart man. And of course, I'd bet Aaron Tveit can do nothing but smile and mutter "Sorry". Fighting for systemic structural change in the theatre- and in all arenas of life- is important, necessary work. Just as Michelle Williams did not call Mark Wahlberg names when the pay discrepancy on the Getty movie reshoot came to light; she and her agents went after the producers. And she won the support and admiration of the public at the same time. And without her having to do anything, Mark Wahlberg came out of it like a heel, even though he appeared to have been an unwitting participant in the affair. |
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