Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center

[Anonymous]

There is so much to protest right now, but if you are a patron of the arts, this entire boycott is dumb. I won’t call it the Trump Kennedy Center, (and it’s the Department of Defense and the Gulf of Mexico), but unless they were telling the resident companies which pieces they could and could not do, it’s the arts that get harmed. I would not spend my money on shows and performances in which I had no interest or could be construed as a bribe, but if other people wanted to because it’s what they want to see, that not my concern. We are starting to hit the point where everything I want to see is canceled but I’m still not sure how that’s helping the artists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is so much to protest right now, but if you are a patron of the arts, this entire boycott is dumb. I won’t call it the Trump Kennedy Center, (and it’s the Department of Defense and the Gulf of Mexico), but unless they were telling the resident companies which pieces they could and could not do, it’s the arts that get harmed. I would not spend my money on shows and performances in which I had no interest or could be construed as a bribe, but if other people wanted to because it’s what they want to see, that not my concern. We are starting to hit the point where everything I want to see is canceled but I’m still not sure how that’s helping the artists.

How can you call it dumb? This was an authoritarian takeover of a venerable bipartisan institution. For a president who only cares about revenues and self-glorification, you have to hit him where it hurts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is so much to protest right now, but if you are a patron of the arts, this entire boycott is dumb. I won’t call it the Trump Kennedy Center, (and it’s the Department of Defense and the Gulf of Mexico), but unless they were telling the resident companies which pieces they could and could not do, it’s the arts that get harmed. I would not spend my money on shows and performances in which I had no interest or could be construed as a bribe, but if other people wanted to because it’s what they want to see, that not my concern. We are starting to hit the point where everything I want to see is canceled but I’m still not sure how that’s helping the artists.

Um, they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Kennedy center is gonna be ruined and fall into decay like something out of Detroit. Thanks a lot trump.

I read somewhere that Bezos is showing his Melania film at the Kennedy Center to fill in all the vacancies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait - is the Washington National Opera different from the National Symphony Orchestra?

They are different, but both perform and supported by the KC. The National Symphony is an orchestra that plays music. The Washington National Opera is literally live theatre that is performed operatically.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is so dumb.

Yes, Trump is dumb. We know!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Kennedy center is gonna be ruined and fall into decay like something out of Detroit. Thanks a lot trump.

Correction: The Trump Kennedy Center

It is legally and statutorily the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait - is the Washington National Opera different from the National Symphony Orchestra?

They are different, but both perform and supported by the KC. The National Symphony is an orchestra that plays music. The Washington National Opera is literally live theatre that is performed operatically.

And one is/was performed in the Opera House and the other in the Concert Hall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is so much to protest right now, but if you are a patron of the arts, this entire boycott is dumb. I won’t call it the Trump Kennedy Center, (and it’s the Department of Defense and the Gulf of Mexico), but unless they were telling the resident companies which pieces they could and could not do, it’s the arts that get harmed. I would not spend my money on shows and performances in which I had no interest or could be construed as a bribe, but if other people wanted to because it’s what they want to see, that not my concern. We are starting to hit the point where everything I want to see is canceled but I’m still not sure how that’s helping the artists.

This was my position as recently as a few weeks ago. I really fear for the future of The Kennedy Center but I just can't deal with the bullshit anymore. No more Duck Dynasty: The Movie screenings, no more Charlie Kirk prayer vigils, no more political shit.

I mean go look at their Instagram profile. Even their social media now looks like something run by an effing MAGA boomer, with the American flag emojis and the links to things that don't work and the constant videos of their gay ass president (he's literally gay but I mostly mean figuratively gay in the sense that he's up Trump's ass) talking about how much he loves Trump. They can't even format the captions correctly. It's like if I told my 85yo grandma to start making instagram captions for something. She wouldn't be able to do it, and they clearly can't.

Also, I work at another local large nonprofit and we had a few openings last year. I swear I interviewed more Kennedy Center development staff than anyone else. BECAUSE: Their first Chief Development Officer was a guy who, like ten years ago, had said anti-gay shit on Fox News which Gay King Ric didn't like (how convenient...free speech is not allowed when it's about your own demographic) so he was fired. Then they brought on some MAGA hag who literally tried to lead the team in prayer at her first all-staff meeting.

I hate all these people and they're gonna ruin something as nonpartisan as the arts. And then they wonder why we think they're white trash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is so much to protest right now, but if you are a patron of the arts, this entire boycott is dumb. I won’t call it the Trump Kennedy Center, (and it’s the Department of Defense and the Gulf of Mexico), but unless they were telling the resident companies which pieces they could and could not do, it’s the arts that get harmed. I would not spend my money on shows and performances in which I had no interest or could be construed as a bribe, but if other people wanted to because it’s what they want to see, that not my concern. We are starting to hit the point where everything I want to see is canceled but I’m still not sure how that’s helping the artists.

How can you call it dumb? This was an authoritarian takeover of a venerable bipartisan institution. For a president who only cares about revenues and self-glorification, you have to hit him where it hurts.

If it’s a bipartisan institution, then why can’t its name include both a republican and a democrat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is so much to protest right now, but if you are a patron of the arts, this entire boycott is dumb. I won’t call it the Trump Kennedy Center, (and it’s the Department of Defense and the Gulf of Mexico), but unless they were telling the resident companies which pieces they could and could not do, it’s the arts that get harmed. I would not spend my money on shows and performances in which I had no interest or could be construed as a bribe, but if other people wanted to because it’s what they want to see, that not my concern. We are starting to hit the point where everything I want to see is canceled but I’m still not sure how that’s helping the artists.

How can you call it dumb? This was an authoritarian takeover of a venerable bipartisan institution. For a president who only cares about revenues and self-glorification, you have to hit him where it hurts.

If it’s a bipartisan institution, then why can’t its name include both a republican and a democrat?

Well, it can, except it's weird to name an institution already named for someone else after yourself.

If Trump were opening a new arts venue and named it after himself and Kennedy, fine. I would be like he named it after Kennedy and put the effort into raising the funds and building it so that makes sense.

But that's not what happened. He took something Jackie Kennedy and the rest of the family spent years getting off the ground and named after JFK and then slapped his name on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is so much to protest right now, but if you are a patron of the arts, this entire boycott is dumb. I won’t call it the Trump Kennedy Center, (and it’s the Department of Defense and the Gulf of Mexico), but unless they were telling the resident companies which pieces they could and could not do, it’s the arts that get harmed. I would not spend my money on shows and performances in which I had no interest or could be construed as a bribe, but if other people wanted to because it’s what they want to see, that not my concern. We are starting to hit the point where everything I want to see is canceled but I’m still not sure how that’s helping the artists.

How can you call it dumb? This was an authoritarian takeover of a venerable bipartisan institution. For a president who only cares about revenues and self-glorification, you have to hit him where it hurts.

If it’s a bipartisan institution, then why can’t its name include both a republican and a democrat?

I'm so glad you feel that way. I hope you enjoy flying out of the Obama-Reagan National Airport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is so much to protest right now, but if you are a patron of the arts, this entire boycott is dumb. I won’t call it the Trump Kennedy Center, (and it’s the Department of Defense and the Gulf of Mexico), but unless they were telling the resident companies which pieces they could and could not do, it’s the arts that get harmed. I would not spend my money on shows and performances in which I had no interest or could be construed as a bribe, but if other people wanted to because it’s what they want to see, that not my concern. We are starting to hit the point where everything I want to see is canceled but I’m still not sure how that’s helping the artists.

How can you call it dumb? This was an authoritarian takeover of a venerable bipartisan institution. For a president who only cares about revenues and self-glorification, you have to hit him where it hurts.

If it’s a bipartisan institution, then why can’t its name include both a republican and a democrat?

I'm so glad you feel that way. I hope you enjoy flying out of the Obama-Reagan National Airport.

Right, straight to the George Bush/Bill Clinton Intercontinental Airport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is so much to protest right now, but if you are a patron of the arts, this entire boycott is dumb. I won’t call it the Trump Kennedy Center, (and it’s the Department of Defense and the Gulf of Mexico), but unless they were telling the resident companies which pieces they could and could not do, it’s the arts that get harmed. I would not spend my money on shows and performances in which I had no interest or could be construed as a bribe, but if other people wanted to because it’s what they want to see, that not my concern. We are starting to hit the point where everything I want to see is canceled but I’m still not sure how that’s helping the artists.

How can you call it dumb? This was an authoritarian takeover of a venerable bipartisan institution. For a president who only cares about revenues and self-glorification, you have to hit him where it hurts.

If it’s a bipartisan institution, then why can’t its name include both a republican and a democrat?

I'm so glad you feel that way. I hope you enjoy flying out of the Obama-Reagan National Airport.

Right, straight to the George Bush/Bill Clinton Intercontinental Airport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is so much to protest right now, but if you are a patron of the arts, this entire boycott is dumb. I won’t call it the Trump Kennedy Center, (and it’s the Department of Defense and the Gulf of Mexico), but unless they were telling the resident companies which pieces they could and could not do, it’s the arts that get harmed. I would not spend my money on shows and performances in which I had no interest or could be construed as a bribe, but if other people wanted to because it’s what they want to see, that not my concern. We are starting to hit the point where everything I want to see is canceled but I’m still not sure how that’s helping the artists.

How can you call it dumb? This was an authoritarian takeover of a venerable bipartisan institution. For a president who only cares about revenues and self-glorification, you have to hit him where it hurts.

If it’s a bipartisan institution, then why can’t its name include both a republican and a democrat?

After naming himself president of the board, which he then filled with maga lackeys? Even to the point of manipulating votes for said naming? Can you possibly be serious? Name any other president who did this. We'll wait.