Summary
Ticket sales at the Kennedy Center dropped 50% after Trump overhauled its board, installed himself as chairman, and fired president Deborah Rutter.
Trump framed the changes as a fight against “woke” culture, leading to the cancellation of performances, including a children’s musical and a concert by the Gay Men’s Chorus.
Several artists and board members, including Issa Rae and Shonda Rhimes, withdrew in protest.
The White House defended the move, saying it aims to restore the center’s prestige by aligning it with “America’s great history and traditions.”
Boycott this bullshit.
No attendance or artist participation until big orange goes away.
Ben Folds resigned from his role there:
Unfortunately I think financially destroying the program and/or replacing art with fascist propaganda are the most probable outcomes as well as the most positive outcomes for fascism.
The White House defended the move, saying it aims to restore the center’s prestige by aligning it with “America’s great history and traditions.”
Yes, America does have a history of being bigoted, non-inclusive assholes so they’re right about that.
Controlling the culture is a hallmark of fascism.
People build a culture and outsiders insist on inserting themselves into it and forcing others to cater to their tastes. Same thing that always happens with “anti-woke” culture warriors. They cannot create, only co-opt
Also Christianity.
“America’s great history and traditions.”
just say it…racist, slavery-loving assholes
Can’t wait for the revival of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” starring Kelsey Grammer and Jim Caviezel, directed by Mel Gibson with new music by Kid Rock.
Ah yes, the classic “so busy being ‘great’ that they forgot to be 'good.”
How long until Kid Rock or Ted Nugent take up permanent residency?
Them two and that Joe Rogan fella.
Ben Shapiro as well. Maybe he can open for them.
So what’s the officially-sanctioned art in the 4th Reich?
In the 3rd, it was roman-style statues and Wagner. I’m guessing it’ll be AI-generated portraits of His Orangeness and Kid Rock in the 4th…
Small wonder. Might be that the people that want to attend such things prefer things to be “woke”, no matter how many tears the right wing dipshits shed about it. How many in the RW would attend such things, anyway?
This is like taking over some special interest group like a vegetarian cuisine and book club meetup and then crying it’s too “woke”, making it a BBQ gathered around a television blaring Faux “News”, and being surprised when no one shows up.
This is just sad
