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Kad said: "Well, there were people who demanded or insinuated the board should be shut down entirely. Deutsch, Swenson, Pasquale, etc weren't advocating for better behavior. They were putting forth the opinion the boards had no place to exist.

" You are right Kad, AC, but it did not and will not happen. Just because they say end it, doesnt mean end it. The same way Trump says there should be a wall, doesnt mean there will ever be a wall. Its just noise. If there was a real threat or even threat of threat I can understand. But there is not!

Updated On: 3/14/16 at 11:06 AM

I really didn't care for Steve Pasquale's unnecessarily rude comments towards this message board and it's members and although I would love to go on record and say I'm not going to go see "The Robber Bridegroom" because he's in it, I am not doing that because there are other performers in the cast that I do like and want to see and I really do like the show as a whole.

Now if it was a one man show/concert then no, I wouldn't spend a nickel.



But I'm not going to give Steve Pasquale that much power to ruin the experience of seeing a show that I have been wanting to see for a very long time, I'll just have to overlook the fact that he's playing the lead and take the fact that he was unfairly disrespectful to everyone here out of the equation so I am able to better enjoy the show.



I seek comfort in that he and the others of his "ilk" who called for a complete shut down of these board did not get their wish.



So for me, that's a victory for us.



I just won't applaud after his numbers. LOL...and completely ignore him at the stage door if I do decide to "stage door".

Updated On: 3/14/16 at 11:08 AM

tazber said: "I was literally just coming to post that Addy. No one's complained about free speech. I've heard it once in this entire back-and-forth, and that was Patti's own mouth on the radio show.

I feel like their jumping to defend themselves against what they *think* will be our response.

But it's not our response. We all realize this is a privately held organization, and Rob makes the rules about what is and what is not allowed. "



Sincerely not to be contrary - but that's not exactly true. If you look at this thread, freedom of speech seems to be a central theme..

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1090909&boardname=off&dt=101&boardid=2

Not that I disagree with you overall in terms of balancing the discussion externally.

AC126748 said: "I do not understand how anyone is being silenced.

Because the narrative that is playing out outside of this board -- in the media, etc. -- has focused almost exclusively on Patti and her "supporters." I haven't seen one media report that has made a concerted effort to include our side (no one has been asked for comment, for example). Patti and co. have controlled the narrative completely."



I would not be surprised if she were following this thread and reading all of these arguments, which may have prompted the Tweet from yesterday somewhat addressing how her actions have impacted the sincere posters here. Taking a look at her most recent comments, it appears that she's willing to engage in a dialogue but only in an arena where no one is anonymous. How that dialogue would be translated by her peers, though, is an entirely different story.



The way I see it, her emotions got the best of her, and she pulled the trigger without thinking. The domino effect that she has created within the community is now the real issue. Given that she has (somewhat) acknowledged that her original sentiment wasn't aimed at all of us, I feel she should also acknowledge the impact her words had have had on her peers who have followed them blindly. To echo Kad, Deutsch, Swenson, Pasquale, and even board favorite Megan Hilty are dismissing the board and its intentions outright. Pasquale had to have been the rudest thus far in doing so. He would've been better off not responding at all.

Cupid Boy, I have no doubt Patti is following this thread. The degree to which it has influenced her subsequent statements is questionable, though perhaps there is a link. The #1 thing that has struck me about all of her subsequent statements is that she wants everything done on her terms. Even when she's being "diplomatic," she wants to be in charge.

what did Steven Pasquale say that was so nasty?

@musicaltheatreman2: Here's his Twitter feed. Scroll down and you'll see his responses in regards to this whole debacle are mid-way through the page. He was also very unjustly rude to AC126748 on Twitter.

Updated On: 3/14/16 at 11:34 AM

i blame craig. and call for his pubic stoning.

I just don't get why they think the Internet, of all places, should be a safe space.

because you, neon, are a meanie mean head and meanness is just another way of not being supportive and allowing a safe environment that is not mean. you big meanie head.

Ah. Papa's back.

I know many of you on here won't give a sh!t but I'm going to let everyone know that I'm so over this whole thing. I said what I said and it was blown INSANELY out of proportion that I was calling Chad Kimball himself "[redacted]" when it was a reference to one of his previous performances. I'm not going to apologize for it because it was a JOKE which some people got, thought was funny and laughed while others clutched their pearls and wrote me off and the most offensive scum ever. THE ACTRESS will use what I said as the crux of her argument for her soapbox. There have been many posters on here that spew hate speech in the form of racism and bigotry but because it didn't hurt the feelings of anyone on a NY stage they're free to go on.

I've spoken to many people on here that appreciate my posts (including Rob himself) and I'll try to keep in touch with those people. They understand my sense of humor and even have a similar one (if anyone could imagine such a thing). I'm giving up this board because it's no fun having to walk around on eggshells afraid of who you're going to offend by snark or jokes. That's my personality on and offline. I'm not someone who comes on here to say opinions I think should be limited to online anonymity. The reason I'm not coming out from the shadows to meet THE Actress is because everyone has taken my comment to be the most egregious and that's fine.

I'm not going to say I'll never read the board again because some of the good posters will stay and I value their opinions (that word, ew!). Maybe there will be a day when I come back but I'm not going to hide behind a new screen name but I'm going to leave the way I came in, with a Real Housewives gif.