Anonymous
Post 03/10/2022 14:09     Subject: Should Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture not be played at the U.S. Capitol this July 4?

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!
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2022 14:08     Subject: Should Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture not be played at the U.S. Capitol this July 4?

do you sit around looking for things to be outraged about? Yours must be the most miserable existence.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2022 14:05     Subject: Should Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture not be played at the U.S. Capitol this July 4?

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
Post 03/10/2022 14:04     Subject: Should Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture not be played at the U.S. Capitol this July 4?

Good lord. Tchaikovsky has nothing to do with Putin and in 1812 Russians were not the aggressors. Napoleon was.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2022 12:44     Subject: Should Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture not be played at the U.S. Capitol this July 4?

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
Post 03/10/2022 10:39     Subject: Re:Should Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture not be played at the U.S. Capitol this July 4?

Cancel Tchaikovsky and you're cancelling LGBT art.