LuPone on McDonald — Page 4

Georgeanddot2 said: "Matt Rogers said: "Georgeanddot2 said: "If I'm being honest Patti's comments in that article might bethe kindest thing I've ever heard an Italian person say about black people"

Seriously???!????"

Yes!!!!!!!!!"

That’s a pretty pathetic statement but I’m not surprised that you made it. The Italian people that I know are not racists and do not have anything negative to say about any of the races. Just speaks volumes about who you associate with……

Georgeanddot2 said: "Ke3 said: "Georgeanddot2 said: "If I'm being honest Patti's comments in that article might bethe kindest thing I've ever heard an Italian person say about black people"

The fact that you think this makes it better. God you forget that theatre is full of losers from Omaha until the topic is something that requires actually thought or consideration for another human being and then you're quickly reminded."

LOL I'm from the Bronx. And I sure hope you're black because you're the only person here saying some CRAZY racist stuff."

What have I said that's racist? Mentioned white people? We're talking about theatre on a message board, I feel safe making that bet. I can pull up the audience data if you'd like.

Or perhaps my comments that being a "person of color" doesn't mean I care about someone's opinion on racism. If that's racist then yeah I guess I am. When I'm talking about racially insensitive comments towards Black women I really don't care if people who aren't Black agree with me. Sorry if that offends anybody but like...I also really don't care.

Frankly I'm surprised that so many people are surprised by my comments. Weren't we told in this very thread that it's refreshing that Patti speaks her mind? Well I wanna be refreshing too. I could get my point across in language a bit more poetic or academic but I'm done pulling punches. Why be nice about it when we can all speak freely! Screw Patti, screw y'all, and screw the ghost of Arthur Laurents.

Ke3 said: My comment was not only directed at you but everyone on this thread trying to make their eyes touch their assholes in defense of a woman who's never done a damn thing worth defending. If Audra or Kecia had called Patti a bitch would you all be rushing to find reasons they might be justified in doing so? Don't answer, I've seen how you act when Black performers say or do things you don't like. None of the grace you all seem to have for Dear Old Patti is ever extended to them.

As for you being a "person of color" I can't begin to tell you how much I don't care. Person of color is a meaningless term meant to muddy the waters of specific conversations. If you are Black I will gladly discuss with you why I find Patti's comments racist. Any other identity or background or passport color? I don't care.

As for SallyDurantDumber's assertion that I'm "reducing" Patti's statement, Patti is an AARP member who's been stringing sentences together for a long time. She chose to use the word bitch because she meant it and while I'm sure it's lovely for all of you to pretend you don't know why she used it I won't sit around and play braindead with you."

Engaging with racist assholes who refuse to understand that WOC have to work 50 times harder to achieve the same level of success as their white counterparts is a giant waste of your time. These people do not matter. They will attack you and defend their bullsh*t because they can't and will never accept the fact that they are dumb, ignorant and racist. They actually think they are different from the MAGAS because they "vote Democrat". It's super cute. The people spewing sh*t the loudest? That is who you look out for and avoid here and everywhere in life if you can. Audra and Kecia are gorgeous, successful, relevant women. Audra has twice as many Tonys as this insignificant boomer. Love that that generation is dying out.

Audra looks amazing on the cover of Time. Classy, gorgeous, smart, sophisticated and not ugly like this despicable creature who actually said "Audra knows better" like she is some kind of child that needs to be scolded. Racist has-beens are the worst. And now I will continue to resume my lovely Memorial Day away from the racist, horrible human beings of BWW. Kisses.

Updated On: 5/26/25 at 07:32 PM

Yeah girl, it's still racially insensitive language.

Anyways, Audra is also my favorite Rose too, if I'm being honest.

I just scrolled through four pages of this, and my only takeaway is that Audra and Patti don't like each other.

The Distinctive Baritone said: "This is one of the most entertaining threads we’ve had on here in years.


That said, I read four pages of this craziness and STILL haven’t gotten the reason for Patti and Audra’s initial falling out…"

Lesbianism.

I never knew they disliked each other. Curious if that started around the time they did “Passion” together.

kdogg36 said: "I love Patti LuPone, and have since the first CD that I ever purchased (well, two CDs), namely theEvitacast recording. But that doesn't mean I'll defend everything she says or does, and in fact there's a lot of very obnoxious stuff in this article. I'm rather surprised that some folks are minimizing or defending her behavior here. I don't find it refreshing at all; I'd take the anodyne friendliness of many contemporary performers over and hominem attacks on other performers any day."

I think you missed the concensus that "Patti will be Patti" and she can say or do as she pleases 😆 (oh and Stritch gets a pass too, apparently, as she was consistently nasty, thus ok.)

LuPone absolutely must present Lead Actress in a Musical at this year’s Tony Awards. Please, oh please!

They know it's not actually racist. They just like to do mental backflips until it is. There is a huge amount of racism in the broadway community, but telling Hell's Kitchen to turn their sound down because it was bleeding into the theatre next door is not racist, OBVIOUSLY.

Updated On: 5/26/25 at 08:33 PM