58. "If your opinion/impression were, it didn't hold my interest enough to fi..." In response to In response to 56
that's one thing.
But you ventured WAAAAY beyond that opining "it uses black culture without having a black audience in mind."
What's your basis for that? Ticket prices? You didn't take into consideration all the free tickets they give away to local NYC kids, the fundraising LLM and the show did in Puerto Rico and the fact I can't think of a work that has gotten black and kids more engaged into the theater than this show. Think about all the black and brown kids who have now seen this first theater musical production because now its available on Disney+. I think about how much I love showing to my kids the relationship between a musical they love and Mobb Deep and Biggie and other hip-hop references in the show. I love showing that this huge theater successs that all their little white classmates love originals from black music made by black kids.
And I could discuss the merits of anything I just said with someone who has seen the show or knows the history of the production but it would be a waste to engage in it with someone who hasn't seen it and is dismissive about it from the start. Why waste the time?
>when it was assumed that a Black cast couldn't possibly >generate the success it did...
>lightning struck. its a momentously historical achievement
if "lightning struck" means rich white people love it and that's your measuring stick for success, okay
>again, YOU don't need to understand.
>But all the Black actors, stagehands, stage managers, >musicians etc that saw doors open for them on Broadway that >were closed and nailed shut totally understand. and that's >what matters to me
I understand people having creative dreams, but is a big opportunity really worth the magical negro experience
>I've quit Netflix shows that werent holding my interest, I >can tell if I like a writer's style within a few pages of a >book, new artists get a few songs for me to determine if I >want to keep listening to an album > >if Hamilton doesnt do it for me, Im not required to experience >it all to confirm my initial impression > >our time on this planet is finite with an infinite number of >ways to spend it. if I sat through everything I wasnt >enjoying, there wouldnt be as much time for the things that >exhilarate me
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