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#25Obamas
Posted: 4/11/14 at 6:56pm

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063850


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#26Obamas
Posted: 4/11/14 at 6:58pm

Yeah, right . . . like the Obamas would ever watch that.

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#27Obamas
Posted: 4/11/14 at 7:27pm



My parents took me to see Fiddler on the Roof when I was 12. But they went to see Pearl Bailey in Hello Dolly without me.


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madbrian
#28Obamas
Posted: 4/11/14 at 7:32pm

If you give a black person a cookie, will he want a glass of chocolate milk?


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#29Obamas
Posted: 4/11/14 at 7:33pm

Well, there you go.

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#30Obamas
Posted: 4/11/14 at 9:13pm

Also, the girls saw "Sister Act" the night their mom went to Porgy and Bess" and all three of them saw "Spiderman: Turn off the Dark".

Wonder if they will get around to seeing "Kinky Boots" or "Beautiful" or "Matilda"? They surely missed a good production of "The Glass Menagerie".


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FindingNamo
#31Obamas
Posted: 4/12/14 at 12:55am

rim really made me rethink my response. I agree with him. The president is the most privileged man in the country right now, why is he showing his prejudice by seeing the shows with so many black people?

Although a couple in the original list are more whack than black.


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The Other One
#32Obamas
Posted: 4/12/14 at 7:51am

My honest guess is that the President sees what the Mrs. wants them to see. These are their date nights, and he said early in his presidency that they were nights he owed his wife for being so understanding of his public responsibilities.

So she is supportive of black artists. It's no big deal, really, and I am fairly certain it is not meant to be disrespectful of anyone else.

We can read too much into things at times.

Besides, if the "white" shows she saw on Broadway were indeed "Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark" and "The Addams Family", who can blame her for choosing "black" whenever possible? Obamas

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themysteriousgrowl
#33Obamas
Posted: 4/12/14 at 8:16am


All the OP is saying is that "OBAMAS" anagrammatizes to "A SAMBO."

That's all he's saying, so let's cut him a break, all right?


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#34Obamas
Posted: 4/12/14 at 8:45am

"Besides, if the "white" shows she saw on Broadway were indeed "Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark" and "The Addams Family", who can blame her for choosing "black" whenever possible?"

I love it when someone can cut right through all the "prejudices" nonsense and get right to the heart of the matter!

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AHLiebross
#35Obamas
Posted: 4/12/14 at 9:31pm

Let's suppose that the Obamas went to see "A Raisin in the Sun" because it's a show about the black experience in America and not just because every straight female in America of whatever ethnicity between the ages of 40 and 75 has concluded that Denzel Washington is one of the most handsome, as well as one of the best, actors in the United States, and Michelle Obama, being a straight female between the ages of 40 and 75...oh, never mind.

What would be wrong with someone's being especially interested in shows that reflect his or her heritage? How many of us on this board who are Jewish did not flock to "Fiddler on the Roof"? Didn't most of the gay men on the board see "La Cage Aux Folles?" "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" undoubtedly struck a chord with Greek folks, as well as others who are first generation Americans from European families.

Even if a show is about characters who identify with a particular group, and members of that group attend early performances, the show is unlikely to succeed on Broadway without broader appeal. Insulting the first family because of their Broadway choices and insulting the shows they attend by applying a label that implies that the shows would not appeal to much of the public badly serves a goal of most of us on this board -- to encourage production of a wide variety of quality shows with divergent messages.


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Borstalboy
#36Obamas
Posted: 4/12/14 at 10:41pm

I am absolutely certain this has something to do with Benghazi.


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#37Obamas
Posted: 4/13/14 at 6:53am

Ben Ghazi starred with Barbara Bel Geddes in the original production of Cat On a Hot Tin Roof. Few people remember that.

Which is why it's a black show.

So there you go.


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#38Obamas
Posted: 4/13/14 at 8:10am

Okay, let me preface this by saying I am a Progressive voter. I voted for Obama twice. Support practically all he has done as president - especially health care for all. Believe the Repugs are a greedy group of warmongers. BUT I have always sensed a whiff of racism and the angry Black woman in Michelle. I felt it when they first campaigned for presidency. And with that in mind, her selection of plays seems very, well, narrow-minded. (Yes, it probably is her selection. I doubt he has time to worry about Broadway.) However, it is no different from other African Americans who primarily - or maybe exclusively - support plays about their own experiences. I have always found this baffling, however. If I only supported plays that dealt with my ethnic or cultural background, I would have missed some great theater.

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tazber
#39Obamas
Posted: 4/13/14 at 8:19am

Who cares? It's their date night and it's their choice for entertainment.

Also, everything LHLiebros said.


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madbrian
#40Obamas
Posted: 4/13/14 at 8:36am

"BUT I have always sensed a whiff of racism and the angry Black woman in Michelle. I felt it when they first campaigned for presidency. And with that in mind, her selection of plays seems very, well, narrow-minded."

Your comments say more about you than they do about FLOTUS.


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henrikegerman
#41Obamas
Posted: 4/13/14 at 9:45am

I am so sick of this ****.

When it came to the theatre, my parents' tastes ran to Fiddler, Funny Girl and Neil Simon.

That didn't make them bigots.

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#42Obamas
Posted: 4/13/14 at 10:14am

"BUT I have always sensed a whiff of racism and the angry Black woman in Michelle."

And I've always sensed a whiff of "Shut the F*CK Up" from you. Idiot.


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Kad
#43Obamas
Posted: 4/13/14 at 11:11am

"However, it is no different from other African Americans who primarily - or maybe exclusively - support plays about their own experiences. I have always found this baffling, however."


You're baffled that in a milky-white cultural landscape, people who are not white are drawn to the things that reflect their lives?


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KirbyCat
#44Obamas
Posted: 4/13/14 at 11:46am

You guys are disgusting. They support the theatre, and are avid supporters of the Broadway community.

They can see whatever the fvck they want to see.

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madbrian
#45Obamas
Posted: 4/13/14 at 11:58am

And let's remember that the Broadway at the White House PBS special in 2010 featured Stritch, Nathan Lane, Brian D'Arcy James, Karen Oliva, Audra McDonald, and others. A very diverse lineup.


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tazber
#46Obamas
Posted: 4/13/14 at 12:17pm

It's not "you guys" kirby.

It's just the OP who is obviously trolling.


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Ex-Siny
#47Obamas
Posted: 4/13/14 at 12:18pm

"BUT I have always sensed a whiff of racism and the angry Black woman in Michelle."

Tea Party talking point #899.

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#48Obamas
Posted: 4/13/14 at 12:20pm

Why aren't black people happy watching white people like white people do?


"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

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Jordan Catalano
#49Obamas
Posted: 4/13/14 at 12:24pm

That's one of those "Chicken or the egg" questions, Kad.