Diversity, Don't You Love It!

[vetuste_ennemi]

Cast of Hamilton address vice-president elect Pence.

Spokesman for the cast said:

"We, sir, are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights,"

If "we" and "diverse" means a cross-section of all America then wouldn't you expect that half the cast would have voted FOR Trump. But if all the cast had voted against Trump then the cast is neither representative or diverse.

Naturally there is a flaw in my logic (blame it on the boogie).

Need help here. Over to the logicians.

[Gromit]

So the cast of some crappy American TV show that I have never heard of, say they are not looking forward to a Trump Presidency. So what? Why do you listen to them? Why does it matter?

[Gromit]

I gather that "Hamiton" is a stage musical, but my answer still stands, 'So what'.

[woofgang]

do I love diversity....well as I like being me but don’t want everybody to be like me than I guess I do.

[TheChair]

I'm just puzzled, Gromit, that you didn't know enough about the show to know it's a stage musical, but you apparently knew enough about it to know that it is crappy.

[Zacs-Master]

There's a bit more to the story as the VP elect was bood when he arrived at the theatre and the (award winning) play deals with some diversity issues itself:
http://www.barrheadnews.com/news/entertainment/14916187.Brandon_Victor_Dixon_stands_by_curtain_call_message_to_US_Vice_President_elect_Mike_Pence/

[mikey4444]

Why shouldn't the cast of this very successful musical show their concern ?

Pence and Trump need to realised that not everybody voted for them....this was no Republican landslide. The next time they consider making a sexist, or racist, or homophobic move, perhaps that night at the theatre will come back to haunt them.

[Gromit]

TheChair,
Don't be puzzled.
The default position on any American entertainment show is that it is crappy, because 80% of the time, it is. Apparently 'Hamilton' is sung in 'Rap' so it will undoubtedly be awful.

[New Judge]

"Pence and Trump need to realised that not everybody voted for them....this was no Republican landslide."

Why has this "not everybody voted for him/it" been continually trotted out over the past few months. I doubt there's been an election or referendum in history where everybody has voted the same way (with the possible exception of places like North Korea. I don't know if they have elections but if they did I imagine there would be only one candidate).

The principle of elections and referendums is that the majority vote (under whatever rules are laid down) prevails. Some people will be disappointed with the result and often they will be a sizeable minority or even the majority, depending on the format of the election and the prevailing rules.

Why these Thespians decided to publicly voice their anxiety because their audience contained somebody of whom they did not approve is a little unclear. They should have been more professional and simply got on with their job because that's what they will have to do for the next four years at least.

[ichkeria]

There's nothing new about the reminder that not everyone voted for x,y or z
Indeed, what I have tended to fear more or recently especially here is 'if only there was a system where votes were more proportionally recognised

As for diversity, I'm all for it. Who wants the same thug day after day after...

[ichkeria]

Same 'thug' ? Lol many a true word chosen by autocorrect (!)

[Jackdaw33]

Quite, NJ, spot on as usual.

Extremely churlish behaviour from the cast and audience which only goes to show how wise the people were to make the choice they did.

[-Talbot-]

mikey4444
Why shouldn't the cast of this very successful musical show their concern ?





By ambushing and harassing someone on a evening out?
You support that?

[Prudie]

^ i agree talbot, shockingly bad and inexcusable behaviour. the cast of a play are not given the stage to voice their opinions to a captive audience, even less to target an individual. All they've probably achieved is increase support for Spence.

[ichkeria]

God preserve the KKK and the American Nazi party from a few dangerous thespians lol

Not sure the op had quite understood what was meant by 'diversity' :-)

[ichkeria]

I am sure mr Pence will get over it :-)
Don't you understand that after the last few months feelings are running quite high? Mr Trump set the tone and while many most notably the president have been quick to mend fences the aftershock is going to take a while to settle.
And that is assuming the fears about Bannon, Flynn, Pompeo et al not to mention Trump himself prove unfounded

[vetuste_ennemi]

//Not sure the op had quite understood what was meant by 'diversity//

I thought it meant not being all the same. How does your dictionary define it, Ichkeria?

[vetuste_ennemi]

Didn't an audience in London get a similar talking-to by BentDick Cummerbund last year?

[ichkeria]

Yes but you seemed to be suggesting it merely meant having both Clinton supporters and Trumpers in the same audience. Which is not the sort of diversity the cast meant.
However, I suspect you were not being entirely serious.

[Bazile]

//.The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man,..//

Did i hear that correctly - Trump complaining about people being rude ?

[Togo]

When Trump is being rude(telling it like it is)to you, he does it absolutely at no charge. These victims had paid for entertainment... serves em right I hear you say.