broadway stars on twitter

This will most likely get deleted, but, broadway starts fighting with fans on twitter -- why? And why will nobody ever put anyone in their place? I am not even going to mention the name of the person who I most frequently see do this because I know this thread will then be deleted for certain, but tonight Rob McClure of all people went in on this girl for saying she wished she could take McClure's performance in Spamalot & combine it with Brian Darcy James voice and look. She didn't originally tag him in the tweet which means he searched his name. Is that really a warrant for a witch hunt & belittling of her grammar? It really rubbed me the wrong way this time & felt like bullying.

I read the initial post. It just seems like she wanted to combine aspects of two actors' performances, not like she was insulting his looks. Not my opinion but it's like saying you wish you could combine Audrey Hepburn's performance of Eliza with Julie Andrews' voice.

Also, while yes, all words out in the universe are available for anyone to see, I think it's a bad look to search for yourself. It's different if someone @s you or if they have a considerable following. But no, it's just some random person and the majority of people would have never seen the initial tweet.

I've found more often than not that if someone can abuse twitter they will, but in this case I tend to side with Rob McClure. There's this expectation that artists have to take negative feedback without retaliation because to do otherwise would be childish and entitled, which was all fine and good before social media was a thing, but now people feel entitled to post some really hurtful stuff about celebrities on twitter, emboldened with the belief the celebs themselves won't find out about it, and it leads to some pretty toxic places.

The original tweet wasn't the worst thing that could be possibly said, but the tweet specifically pointed out his face and was phrased in such a way that it was clearly negatively commenting on his appearance (and the original tweeter's later responses to him clarify that it was a dig at his appearance), and he has a right to be hurt and to point out that he can see everything people post about him on social media. While his comments about her grammar were a bit petty, I don't think anything he said constituted "going in on this girl".

I honestly wish more celebs pointed out that they can see all the stuff people post about them, especially if they're tagged. I remember right after the Tony's I was searching Santino Fontana's name on twitter (don't judge me, I'm a big fan, okay) and I found several tweets that he had been tagged in, saying that they hope his wife has a miscarriage. I remember just being appalled that someone would not only say such a thing but tag him in the tweet to make him read it.

I think a lot of people on twitter would benefit from a reminder that everyone can see the hurtful words you post in a moment of anger, and hopefully Rob McClure's response will provide that reminder, if only temporarily.

JBroadway said: "For the record: isn’t it possible that McClure has an alert set up for him name? That’s a thing right? If so, he wouldn’t have to have searched for his name manually."

A couple years ago after seeing him in Something Rotten, I tweeted about how great I thought he was. Didn't tag him, but he liked the tweet which caught me off guard. So I imagine he does have an alert of some kind set.

It's fairly easy to run a twitter search for anything. I've never seen an Alert functionality on the native twitter app but there are multiple apps one can use to access twitter. I don't think famous people should waste their time searching their name on social media as it's just not productive but, unfortunately it seems to happen more often than not.

I've had Betty Buckley of all people "Like" tweets of mine that mention her name even though I didn't tag her. So now I try to use initials or first name only whenever possible as long as the comment still makes sense.

It's a good reminder to be conscious of what you post publicly and be kind but at the same time, fans should be able to post an opinion/review about a show, actor, etc. without being in fear of getting attacked by someone involved with said show.

I saw the initial tweet, and I thought it was very disrespectful. Especially the way they said "...and face..." The use of ellipsis made it sound even more disrespectful.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Regardless of your age, you can and should be called out for being a d-bag on the Internet. Teens should not be exempt from basic etiquette.