I know I’ve spent a lot of time dissing president-elect Donald Trump and I’m sure it seems like I think he’s the worst thing that could possibly happen to America, but that simply isn’t true. Sure, I think Donald is a sociopathic Humbert Humbert who is completely all over the place with his views and beliefs, but it’s actually his VP, Mike Pence, who truly terrifies me.
Mike Pence has been so aggressively against LGBTQ and women’s rights it’s terrifying, and last night he decided to go somewhere that every gay-hating man loves: Broadway. Needless to say, it did not go well.
Last night, Pence took his wife to see the Broadway mega hit Hamilton. The show, ironically enough, is about a group of immigrant colonial rebels helping to shape the future of the US. I could really say a lot about his gay and immigrant hating ass attending this show, but the jokes seem just way too cheap and easy even for me.
When Pence and his wife sat down they were met with a full minute of booing before the audience had to settle down for the show to start. The audience continued to make their point towards Pence after the ‘immigrants, we get the job done!’ line in the play when they burst into roaring applause.
When the show was over and Pence was leaving the theatre, the cast decided to address him directly, with Brandon Victor Dixon who plays Aaron Burr saying:
We, sir, are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us…or uphold our inalienable rights, sir. We truly hope this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us. We truly thank you for sharing this show, this wonderful American story told by a diverse group of men and women of different colours, creeds and orientations.
After Dixon’s speech, Mike Pence was met with more boos.
I mean, what did he think was going to happen? That he would go see fucking HAMILTON and people would be chill with him? His and Trump’s entire campaign was HEAVILY against immigrants and diversity and Pence legit supports conversion therapy for gays. Why on EARTH would he even step foot in a Broadway show, let alone Hamilton?!
Mike Pence is one of those weird guys who is so insanely against homosexuality that it’s legit just a matter of time until the US is rocked with a sex scandal about Pence being caught in a public bathroom trying to get blown by some twink a la George Michael.
I mean, doesn’t he kind of remind you of someone:
Over the past several months (especially this last month), I’ve listed all my 101 negative feelings about this whole election/entire year because 2016 will literally be the year they erase from the history books and pretend it just didn’t happen. I can see my son someday asking: ‘But didn’t David Bowie die in 2016?’ and me responding: ‘No. He didn’t. David Bowie is still alive and 2016 didn’t happen. End of story.’ Because seriously, fuck this.