I don't know why I'm still on twitter tbqfh. Like I'm not my most happy with LMM either but I just passed the Worst take on why he casts himself as the lead in Hamilton when there is LITERALLY an interview where he explains that people werent creating plays where they wanted him/people like him as leads, so he made plays where he/they could be
Like... Critique Hamilton all you want but literally he did the thing that everyone who barks back at those calling for representation tells them to do????? He made the content he wanted to see/participate in himself???
I already muted the tweet but it was something like "weird how lmm made hamilton described as so pretty & cool when he TOTALLY WASN in history & made this love triangle that DIDNT EXIST and MADE HIMSELF THE LEAD, pretty gross" and i'm like
RIGHT LIKE... ALSO THE LETTERS BETWEEN ANGELICA AND HAMILTON ALSO EXIST.... AND IT'S HISTORICAL FICTION ANYWAY LIN HAS SAID A LOT OF IT IS EXAGGERATED it's not supposed to be a history book
hot take I think this is why I got really soured on musical fandom before I could even attempt to become a part of it. it's like the people who only read harry potter exept [tamatoa voice] in song form!
also on a personal note I know LMM isn't a Perfect Dude or anything and I sure wish Hamilton wasn't a Disney+ exclusive because I refuse to support Disney+ but
because the story chapter he was in was the hottest garbage imaginable, but also 'columbus, but canonically chaotic evil' is an inspired take that got wasted
i've never watched that showand everyone was white