Posted on 06/12/2017 4:01:53 PM PDT by COBOL2Java
Sponsors of a Manhattan-based theater company’s portrayal of Julius Caesar are pulling funding for the production after the company chose to present Caesar as a Trump look-alike who gets stabbed to death during the play.
Both Delta Air Lines and Bank of America announced they would be pulling their sponsorship of the production at Central Park’s Delacorte Theater on Sunday, Fox News reports.
“No matter what your political stance may be, the graphic staging of Julius Caesar at this summer’s Free Shakespeare in the Park does not reflect Delta Air Lines’ values,” the airline company said in a statement. “Their artistic and creative direction crossed the line on the standards of good taste.”
Bank of America also voiced its disapproval and claimed it never would have sponsored it in the first place if it knew what the theater company planned to do.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
Never underestimate how low Democrats will go.
Is there any company still funding it?
I proposed the following question to the NYT: if the actor were a a black man with dark, short, curly hair, would you still support the play? I am anxiously waiting for a reply. (Not)
For one, the NY Slimes is still on board.
Good. At least some people have some limits.
Cancelled my bank America mastercard over this.
Idiots
Many foundations are listed on the sponsors donor page in the program. These tax deductible foundations are such a scam. They donate money to each other, then attend conferences at five star resorts where they talk about how much they care.
Quite a few including Time Warner: http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/gage-cohen/trump-assassination-play-still-funded-time-warner-taxpayers
I saw yesterday that American Express was one of their sponsors. I guess that was fake news and I’m glad. I would have cancelled our cards otherwise.
I wrote Delta airlines and thanked them. Purchased tickets for 3... And I am not a web bot.
Wow and in liberal NY no less. So it isn’t setting well with many that the liberal agenda drivers are promoting the death of President Trump.
I think the lead character’s name should be change to Arthur Sulzberger
Delta, Bank of America drop sponsorship of Shakespeare in The Park That Shows Trump Assassination
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3560158/posts
Delta, Bank of America drop NYC theater sponsorships over Trump-like ‘Julius Caesar’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3560106/posts
Delta Ends Sponsorship of New York’s Public Theater Over Trump-like ‘Julius Caesar’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3560060/posts
Delta Airlines Dumps NYC’s Public Theater Over ‘Graphic’ Trumpified ‘Julius Caesar’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3560055/posts
They’d need a chicken wire screen in front of them if I happened to be there. Tomatoes, eggs, cabbage, who knows.....
American Express was shown as a major donor on a program put out by the group which was linked on another thread.
here’s the link. Go to page 34. https://issuu.com/publictheaterny/docs/public_speaking_1516_v9_final/1?ff=true&e=12880904/40743273
American Express is shown as giving in the $100,000 to $499,999 category. Same tier as Delta and BofA.
Knew I was missing some. Here’s another:
Two Sponsors Drop Out Over Trump-Like ‘Julius Caesar’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3560112/posts
You cancelled your card because they stood up for Trump and cut off funding?
Yes, American Express, Time Warmer and the NYT. There might be others, but these 3 I know of. Those who have AE cards, should call and complain and boycott them.
Delta Airlines as well, I think.
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