Should Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture not be played at the U.S. Capitol this July 4?

[Anonymous]

Cancel Tchaikovsky and you're cancelling LGBT art.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He’s long dead, not responsible for Ukraine.

So it’s fine.

But he’s also just another dead white male. Doesn’t equity demand we make space for a work by a BIPOC composer instead?

Nope.

[Anonymous]

Good lord. Tchaikovsky has nothing to do with Putin and in 1812 Russians were not the aggressors. Napoleon was.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good lord. Tchaikovsky has nothing to do with Putin and in 1812 Russians were not the aggressors. Napoleon was.

That's a good point. We should ban van/choc/straw instead.

[Anonymous]

do you sit around looking for things to be outraged about? Yours must be the most miserable existence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good lord. Tchaikovsky has nothing to do with Putin and in 1812 Russians were not the aggressors. Napoleon was.

That's a good point. We should ban van/choc/straw instead.

this actually caused me to guffaw! thank you!