In which the fright-wing amuses me

I assume you’ve all heard the short speech Brandon Dixon and the cast of Hamilton made to VP-elect Pence last night in New York.

I also assume you’ve heard that President-elect Trump was not pleased with such effrontery.

Well. Neither were a bunch of other notables on the right (Newt? Really? All the nastiness you’ve spouted in your career, and you’re upset at this? I think this is just solidarity with your fellow buffoons).

Okay, that’s normal from these people. But the part that flabbered my gast and horned my swoggle was the instantaneous hashtag and call to #BoycottHamilton!

From the official website:

Tickets are currently available for performances
from August 15, 2017 through November 5, 2017 on Ticketmaster.com.

If you’re calling for a boycott of a show hoping to have an economic impact that will threaten its survival, perhaps you should pick one which isn’t sold out for the next nine months. I think it’s safe to say none of the people screeching to boycott ever planned to see it in the first place. Symbolism trumps (sorry!) reality!