Posted on 12/27/2016 1:28:50 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Last week, it was announced that the Rockettes would be performing at Donald Trump's inauguration, with the group's union—the American Guild of Variety Artists—mandating the dancers show up to the gig or lose their jobs. After considerable public outcry, Rockettes' management claimed they would not be required to smile and dance at America's gateway to Gozer after all—but in an interview with Marie Claire, one Rockette says she and her fellow dancers are still terrified that there will be more fallout.
The Rockette, who wished to remain anonymous, told Marie Claire that though many of the women who declined to dance for Trump are freelancers, three full time dancers have declined to sign up for the inauguration performance, and at least one is concerned she might not be able to keep her position. "It will be interesting to see who doesn't get their job back," she told the magazine. "But do you really want to work for a company that supports this? I just don't know. It's become a moral issue at this point."
She also said the Rockettes are split over the performance. "There is a divide in the company now, which saddens me most," she said. "The majority of us said no immediately. Then there's the percentage that said yes, for whatever reason—whether it's because they're young and uninformed, or because they want the money, or because they think it's an opportunity to move up in the company when other people turn it down." She also noted that no women of color signed up to dance. "It's almost worse to have 18 pretty white girls behind this man who supports so many hate groups," she said. "They're going to be branded in history as one of those women," she said. "How's it going to look?"
She told Marie Claire that news of the Rockettes was sprung on them (she found out via text messages from friends), and that one dancer broke down in tears in front of her. "She felt she was being forced to perform for this monster," she said. She noted that not wanting to perform for Trump was "not a Republican or Democrat issue—this is a women's rights issue," and about "racism and sexism."
"It's the ensemble. It's the people in our wardrobe and hair department, some of whom are transgender," she says. "These are our friends and our family, who we've worked with for years. It's a basic human-rights issue. We have immigrants in the show. I feel like dancing for Trump would be disrespecting the men and women who work with us, the people we care about."
One of those 50% of women?
I’m sure they can get a job at the local strip club.
The tips will be better.
I remember the Old Gold dancing pack and that was before my time!
Media assisted/manufactured mental derangement.
She apparently thinks very highly of herself. In two years, not many people will even remember that the Rockette’s performed, much less remember any of their names.
What did Miss Anonymous say?..... Yawn.... Fugetaboutit!
The left doesn’t know that it can no longer bbrand anyone, they do not have any power.
No, they brand themselves for continuing to divide America while Trump will unite it, despite them!
Damn straight!!!!!
I got a question for theses liberals....doesn’t it sounds like my god I disagree with this person how can I connect his cable TV if I disagree with him politically. I guess the guy connecting the cable either is to stupid to know what they are doing or thinks that if he connects the cable for him some one else may want him to continue installing cable.
Rockettes, who earn their living by kicking up their legs so high that their snatches are only hidden by a tiny piece of cloth, are deeply offended to be performing for Trump.
Hahahahaha.
Ummmm where would one find all those long legged beauties .... just hypothetically of course. They would look great on my coffee table....:o)
I have worked for employers who did and supported things that I vehementy disagreed with it. At those times, I had a clear choice4: Deal with it, or quit.
This is the same thing the Rockettes performers face. Because for every performer who wants to cry into their sequins about this there are 30 more waiting for the opportunity.
Do your job, or step aside. You are entirely, imminently replaceable.
You know what, I suddenly don’t want to pay for food stamps anymore. FU whores.
These you women are currently waiting on tables and working retail for their day jobs while dreaming about their big break.
I'm sure they would love to have a shot replacing any Rockett who can't dancer Trump's Inaugural.
Yes, a Rockette is by definition “one of those women”, and before now I have never heard anything but admiration.
“They’re going to be branded in history as one of those women,”
If only the best 18 out of 80 are selected to perform , they will go down in history as the ones who made the cut.
Great Americans want Hank Williams Jr. to perform for an hour in front of the Kenyan at Trump’s Inaugural.
It’s so obvious.
“...a lot of us don’t agree with Obozo’s positions but we’ve quietly put up with his foolishness for eight years. Now it’s your turn. So STFU and do your job.”
Well put! Exactly right.
Ladies...just shut up and dance.
I have no respect for ignoramuses with such warped perception— perception which is not grounded in objective reality.
A humiliated, strident, shrinking minority on the PC Left is exhibiting more raw and unbridled hatred than all the rest of the American People combined. And the vast majority of Americans see right through their phony, transparent, desperate, lying hysteria.
That's why this Revolution is going to leave them in the dust. These are the malicious actions of repudiated ideologues with no ideas, no solutions, no patriotism, and no conscience. Their mindless, divisive identity-baiting reduces them to the impotent, empty fools that they truly are...
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