Jennifer Holliday Will Not Perform At tRump's Inauguration — Page 6

Dave28282 said:
Get over yourself. It's a job. Every broadway performer could go home right now if he/she does not want to perform for people with different views. Audiences are full of them.

What an absurd comment. Broadway performers don't know the views of the audience. With Trump, they know he views!

Looks like she had a change of heart...



http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Jennifer-Holliday-Backs-Out-of-Trump-Inauguration-Gig--410727305.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_NYBrand

Read what Dude? the lyrics, I merely backed it up with a link to an article...

haterobics said: "Dave28282 said: "It's sad she felt the need to obey to the bullies"

Another problem I have with Trump supporters is their ideas are usually so bad, we ignore their grammar.



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First of all, I can't stand Trump and secondly, English is my 4th language. And my grammar is not bad at all.

Yes, how dare we be a bully to fascists! That poor Donald Trump, sure he doesn't think I should have healthcare and his VP wants to electrocute me, but we mustn't bully him, for that would be rude.

Authoritarians and bigots do not deserve anyone's respect. And being disappointed with Jennifer Holliday is not bullying. Asking her not to perform and legitimize a fascist is not bullying. Whether or not this was publicity based, I'm glad she did the right thing and deprived hurtful people of her time and talent. They don't deserve it- or anything from the people they literally want to harm.

Jordan Catalano said: "Anyone using the word "bullying" in this conversation has zero credibility in this matter, I think.



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Anyone deciding for a professional that he/she can't provide goods or services to an individual whose political views you disagree with has zero credibility in life in general, I think.

Updated On: 1/14/17 at 05:46 PM

It's 2017. Anytime you voice disagreement or disapproval, you're bullying. Everyone knows that.

In this very thread alone, people called Ms. Holliday "insane," "desperate," "disgusting," "gross," "idiotic," and "embarrassing" for autonomously making a personal choice to perform in her career. When she showed a gleaning of changing her mind, people reverted to "good for her" and "happy to hear it." It was "wise" for her to make one decision but stupid for her to make another. Even though it was in her right.

Bullying is intimidation and coercion into conforming and doing what the bullying party wants. Some of you are so despicable to easily throw Ms. Holliday's entire career immediately into the toilet when she made one decision (which was apolitical, I might add). Many of you are bullies, and I feel sorry at this moment for Ms. Holliday and for our country.

Dave28282 said: "but that is not how life works."

Precisely, Dave. Unfortunately, however, a number of people on here can't wrap their heads around this, and still like to put quotation marks around the term President-elect when referring to Mr. Trump and call Melania "Melabia" and pretend like the inauguration of our 45th President isn't actually happening. These people fail to realize that just because you say something doesn't mean it's true.

BroadwayConcierge said: "In this very thread alone, people called Ms. Holliday "insane," "desperate," "disgusting," "gross," "idiotic," and "embarrassing" for autonomously making a personal choice to perform in her career. When she showed a gleaning of changing her mind, people reverted to "good for her" and "happy to hear it." It was "wise" for her to make one decision but stupid for her to make another. Even though it was in her right.

Bullying is intimidation and coercion into conforming and doing what the bullying party wants. Some of you are so despicable to easily throw Ms. Holliday's entire career immediately into the toilet when she made one decision (which was apolitical, I might add). Many of you are bullies, and I feel sorry at this moment for Ms. Holliday and for our country.



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100%. Well said.

SDV said: "

"Win or lose we would never want him in the house, he'd be turned out on the street with a woman shouting shame behind him all the way home"



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That's kind of hypocrite. Because a Broadway performer should always expect the audience to be filled with people with a very wide variety of beliefs and opinions, both personally and politically. Basically, it is none of their business.

I do find that this board is sometimes consistent with the stereotypes that right-wing people hold of left-wing people (emotions over facts; silencing or trying to silence any differences of opinions; calling sexism/racism/bigotry for behaviours that may not be as black and white as they suggest it to be). I do think this thread was an overreaction (it would have been different had Holliday said she actually supported and voted for Trump - we know that she doesn't).

But what makes the left-wing stereotype better than the right-wing stereotype is at least they are coming from a good place. Look at Trump's policies around deportation, his comments about women, Pence's comments and behaviours around LGBT people etc. etc. All people of minorities (e.g., LGBT people etc.) want to do is live their lives peacefully without feeling like second or third class citizens. So I can understand why they would be pissed off when someone who only works because of LGBT people is not also protesting an administration that is probably not going to be very good for LGBT people.

I personally find it so frustrating that in the case of LGBT people, the Christian Party of America (aka the Republican Party) are willing to negatively impact the mental health of many LGBT people, their friends and their families because of ridiculously stupid and untrue 'religious beliefs'. It's a wider systemic issue - it's not just an individual-level issue.

Updated On: 1/14/17 at 06:18 PM