Patti LuPone called a privileged, racially microaggressive bully by Hell's Kitchen cast member — Page 10

OharaFosseWolfe888 said: "binau said: "You are asking people to accept that Patti is a racist because her production team asked a show that is objectively loud to see if they could turn the volume down a little and also because she described the show as loud, which is objectively true. You can use that nice language and say "Speaking Truth to Power" all you want but this is not truth. That is YOUR truth, but it is not THE truth. And we are talking about THE truth. In other words, what is objectively happening not what is going on inside your minds. Just because something is going inside your mind doesn't make it actually true."

No I am not asking you to accept that Patti is racist. I am asking you to understand that her actions were microaggressive because of who they were against. The context of the spilling sound does not matter, because of the phrasing she used and the stereotypes inherent in that phrase of being "TOO LOUD". I'm saying it was unconscious bias, and white privilege which does NOT mean she is racist. You don't have to BE A RACIST to exhibit racist behavior."



OFFS -- get over yourself.

And to dump metaphorical fuel on a very real fire...

I sat in the front row last night (AA 101) - 1) Kecia Lewis was out of the show [Rema Webb covered and absolutely wrecked me], and 2) the box office and the usher both warned us about extreme sound levels when they saw the seat I was assigned.

thatdarnzach said: "And to dump metaphorical fuel on a very real fire...

I sat in the front row last night (AA 101) - 1) Kecia Lewis was out of the show [Rema Webb covered and absolutely wrecked me], and 2) the box office and the usher both warned us about extreme sound levels when they saw the seat I was assigned."

Yep, I hope you told them both that is a racist microaggression and provided them with a reading list.

/s

I think the majority of people understand acts of intentional and overt racism, but when it comes down to ideas like microaggressions and situations like this, you quickly become bogged down and get into the weeds and that is where people get confused or frustrated and ultimately check out. It's much harder to succinctly put forward and, frankly, is often dependent on individual feelings or specific situational circumstances rather than a universality people can quickly understand and apply. If it takes a bibliography of 10 books to fully understand, you've lost most people.

Updated On: 11/5/24 at 01:26 PM

JSquared2 said: "It's also a shame that Audra, LaChanze, Kenny Leon, Maleah Joi Moon, and others have chosen to publicly hitch their wagons to the Kecia runaway train."

Hmmm didn't realize that! Tells us something .......... and disappointed in Audra especially that she had to chime in over this nonsense!

JSquared2 said: "It's also a shame that Audra, LaChanze, Kenny Leon, Maleah Joi Moon, and others have chosen to publicly hitch their wagons to the Kecia runaway train."

Damn shame, Black people support each other. You right,

Another interpretation of these people "hitching their wagons" to Kecia is that there is a wide consensus that what she said was the truth, that what she said is something that has gone unsaid for too long (or rather, said over and over again and shushed by the "proper" theatergoers in the orchestra) and that there is a collective appreciation from other Black theatermakers and they are showing support because they know that Kecia's frustration speaks to a larger, deeper and consistently disregarded truth in the American theatre: the white artist can say/do/defend whatever they want with impunity because they are more often than not upheld by the cis gay white men who enjoy every other ease when it comes to the great, white way.

OharaFosseWolfe888 said: "verywellthensigh said: "Nothing in the DiAngelo/Kendi approach to race has proven to be effective in combatting racism. All it's done is fatten the wallets of the consultancy class and increase white guilt, which does nothing."

Categorically false and untrue, there are many white people I know personally who have learned and made real growth and progress from many of those books. White guilt is okay if used for fueled and put into action to make the world a better place. It would no longer be guilt then but active energy used to DO SOMETHING to make the world more equitable.

This is anecdotal. There is no hard evidence.

OharaFosseWolfe888 said: "JSquared2 said: "It's also a shame that Audra, LaChanze, Kenny Leon, Maleah Joi Moon, and others have chosen to publicly hitch their wagons to the Kecia runaway train."

Damn shame, Black people support each other. You right,

Another interpretation of these people "hitching their wagons" to Kecia is that there is a wide consensus that what she said was the truth, that what she said is something that has gone unsaid for too long (or rather, said over and over again and shushed by the "proper" theatergoersin the orchestra) and that there is a collective appreciation from other Black theatermakers and they are showing support because they know that Kecia's frustration speaks to a larger, deeper and consistently disregarded truth in the American theatre: the white artist can say/do/defend whatever they want with impunity because they are more often than not upheld by the cis gay white men who enjoy every other ease when it comes to the great, white way."

It has become abundantly clear that the majority of people on this board are more interested in POC being quiet, performing for them and being void of any human emotion. It is impossible to engage here because there's no accountability. I hope Ms. Lewis's TV show is a huge success and she never has to return to Broadway because she deserves much better than the racist vitriol that is championed by this pathetic "community."

Calling flowers bullying is not "any human emotion" but ok.

OharaFosseWolfe888 said: "JSquared2 said: "It's also a shame that Audra, LaChanze, Kenny Leon, Maleah Joi Moon, and others have chosen to publicly hitch their wagons to the Kecia runaway train."

Damn shame, Black people support each other. You right,

Another interpretation of these people "hitching their wagons" to Kecia is that there is a wide consensus that what she said was the truth, that what she said is something that has gone unsaid for too long (or rather, said over and over again and shushed by the "proper" theatergoersin the orchestra) and that there is a collective appreciation from other Black theatermakers and they are showing support because they know that Kecia's frustration speaks to a larger, deeper and consistently disregarded truth in the American theatre: the white artist can say/do/defend whatever they want with impunity because they are more often than not upheld by the cis gay white men who enjoy every other ease when it comes to the great, white way."



Fixed the headline for you.

Is it a microaggression when my next door neighbor plays loud music and I walk over and ask them to turn it down? Or should I make a video about it and post it on Instagram next time?