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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGee. The Kennedy Center is having trouble finding performers.
https://ifeg.info/2025/10/01/maga-world-explodes-as-yo-yo-ma-avoids-trump-run-kennedy-center/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNNKm1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFrTFlibHYzaDFzVFE4bWFVAR714HPmwEPvpMeK2yXOKtMKBIkYsdJkBvbHuHhH-WxnoAFigxqiL0dSA3DdkA_aem_u7Ps3VzPHYvvxMMIvJHAMgIn a move that has sent shockwaves through MAGA world, legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma, along with other prominent artists, has made it clear that he will avoid the Trump-controlled Kennedy Center in favor of other venues. This is a bold, yet significant step, as top-tier artists are increasingly choosing not to associate with an institution that has been overtaken by MAGA loyalists, leaving an unmistakable mark of protest against the current political regime.
*************They can always get Kid Rock or Billy Ray Cyrus or Rascal Flatts.
Skittles
(169,196 posts)Jack Valentino
(4,239 posts)Oh MY, what a quandry for 'kid rock' that would be...
but he doesn't deserve such an invitation, even if the Kennedy Center
has now gone 'full magat'....
He had one sorta hit song, which talked about smoking maryguana
and committing fornication.....
Skittles
(169,196 posts)fuck the both of them
enid602
(9,607 posts)Have they tried the Village People?
Skittles
(169,196 posts)which lineup is this?
Ocelot II
(128,793 posts)Ted Nugent might be available, though.
struggle4progress
(125,305 posts)with guest stars JD and Worm Brane
sop
(17,265 posts)GJGCA
(204 posts)Prairie Gates
(7,124 posts)MAGA are really like the most fanatical of the Cultural Revolution Maoists. They're insane.
Hekate
(100,131 posts)Midnight Writer
(25,117 posts)Has he given up on his dream?
tanyev
(48,565 posts)Hassler
(4,733 posts)GenThePerservering
(3,146 posts)surfered
(11,033 posts)Botany
(76,202 posts)There is always Ted Nugent and what about the comedy stylings of Greg Gutfeld
or that country singing woman who preformed @ Trumps inauguration? The one with the dyed blond hair.
milestogo
(22,445 posts)Seinan Sensei
(1,322 posts)Wounded Bear
(63,748 posts)soldierant
(9,252 posts)And, honestly, there are plenty more with integrity and guts in the world of classical music.