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Summary

JD Vance was loudly booed at a National Symphony Orchestra concert in Washington, delaying the start by 25 minutes due to security checks.

The backlash follows Trump’s hostile takeover of the Kennedy Center, where he appointed Vance’s wife, Usha, to the board and removed trustees.

Resistance to the changes has grown, with artists canceling performances and protests over cuts to LGBTQ+ programming.

Vance, a vocal cultural conservative, has criticized “woke” influences in the arts, while Trump vowed to eliminate “anti-American propaganda” from the institution.

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[–] AynRandLibertarian@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Stop being mean to this alpha-fail, or his mascara might run down his cheeks... 😭

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 23 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

a vocal cultural conservative

So, no culture.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 8 points 5 hours ago

Strip malls with O'Reilly Auto parts, Chick fil A, and some insurance agent... All next to Walmart, is culture. Just not very inspiring.

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 90 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The booing incivility in a place known for etiquette is wonderful to see and hear.

Couch Guyliner must have felt a little hot under the collar in what was supposed to be a safe space.

And nice that artists have been canceling performances in the face of fascism.

Oligarchs should probably take note. But regardless of that: let's keep it up, good people. We are many.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 55 minutes ago

The whole “known for etiquette” thing is a pretty modern development. There was a time when classical concerts could devolve into all-out brawls because the audience thought the music had too many controversial chords in it.

[–] el_muerte@lemm.ee 50 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

“I think our culture sends a message to young men that you should suppress every masculine urge, you should try to cast aside your family, you should try to suppress what makes you a young man in the first place,” [Vance] said at Cpac.

It's really telling that this disingenuous, petulant fuck thinks teaching young men about concepts like consent, respect, and empathy is "suppressing every masculine urge." Y'know, because real "manly men" are unable to control their tempers, constantly worry about whether their performative masculinity is enough that nobody will think they're gay, and blame society for empowering women to avoid relationships with abusers.

[–] NotLemming@lemm.ee 22 points 7 hours ago

Andrew Tate is their model for what a young man should be. That's why they brought him to America.

[–] FreeRangeMustard@lemm.ee 33 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

You think people like him feel ashamed? Like do they have trouble falling asleep because they’re worried about all the hate they’re getting? Or leaving the house not knowing if they’re getting shamed again? I’d really like to know what is going on in his cabbage patch kid shaped head.

[–] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 28 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Being charitable, I assume he believes he has a moral / holy halo around him, that he’s doing “the right thing” and “they don’t understand.”

Being less charitable, he probably masturbates to it.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Being less charitable, he probably masturbates to it.

Those poor couches...

[–] FreeRangeMustard@lemm.ee 3 points 6 hours ago

Yea, probably the latter.

[–] sepi@piefed.social 50 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

he brought his own couch to fuck later

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 19 points 8 hours ago

Don't be silly...

He brought his side couch. His own is at home getting the stains out.

[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 25 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

For how long will it remain just vocal discontent?

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 21 points 8 hours ago

As long as it needs to.

People need to feel empowered to actually rebel.

The louder and louder the vocal discontent grows, the harder the regime cracks down. The harder they crack down, the angrier people get, and the louder they get. Volume is equated with numbers. There is a point, and we can't really predict when, that it will break.

Remember, the US is huge and not very densely populated save for some big cities. We have centuries of propaganda instilled in us that we are powerless beside our vote. As soon as a rebellion occurs, people can expect that their quality of life will drop off a cliff. We have to make sure we are prepared for that, and with most of us living paycheck to paycheck (by design) it's a lot harder to do.

[–] Dimmer@leminal.space 20 points 9 hours ago

As a troll, he probably felt orgasm when hearing boos