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The author of this piece seems to conclude that “quitting = surrender” in recounting the stories of artists who cancelled their Kennedy Center performances in the wake of Trump’s takeover and those who didn’t. But they will learn, just as Chrisette Michelle did after she performed at one of Trump’s inaugural balls in 2017, that they aren’t the only ones who decide how their actions will be interpreted.
Trump’s interpretation of their Kennedy Center performances will carry some weight (or a lot) in the same way that his interpretation of votes for him will.
Performing rather than negatively impact Kennedy Center employees is an understandable motivation. You see it in opposition to the ongoing boycott of Target. But as in the Target case, *harm has already been done*. In a similar way that Target’s decision to retreat from DEI harmed its minority employees, LGBT employees, & disabled employees, Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center has already harmed the arts.
@genxjamerican@hachyderm.ioThe United States is set to co-host the FIFA World Cup in 2026 with Canada and Mexico. But given how the Trump administration has chosen to treat legal immigrants, permanent residents, its own citizens, and legal visitors, the safety of competing teams is a real concern.
In the same way that the U.S. led 65 other countries in boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union, our country could be on the receiving end of a similar boycott for the World Cup—and/or for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
It would make sense to cut out the US. Have Canada and Mexico host everything. There should be enough existing stadiums.