Mortified! The Friendship Quest - Episode 167: The Most Toxic Yaoi Couple in New Jersey (House MD)

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I would say that most of the critiques thrown at LMM are just due to the fact that he was overexposed in such a short amount of time. It's almost unheard of for a Broadway composer to go from being relatively known in the scene to being in a Lister overnight. Hollywood has a schizophrenic relationship with Broadway so him making musical that made over a billion dollars sort of made him a hot ticket and caused a resurgence of all these movie musicals they keep on making nowadays. I think the Hamilton criticism was always going to be there call my butt I think people overlook just how much a change Broadway for POC actors like myself. Everybody from that musical went on to become a star and it still sells out to this day. I even argue that a lot of the lessons that tried to teach are more relevant now than they were back then

[@mortifiedpod]

I think you're right! There's a lot of valid criticism of Hamilton, but a lot of the hate for LMM I think is due to the fact that he got so popular so fast. Thank you for listening and seriously engaging with our show! -Aaron

[@desdar100]

@@mortifiedpod IMO, I think it becoming a phenomenon has made people forget why Hamilton was such a big deal at the time of its release. You never really saw something like that and it gave Miranda a unique presence in the scene that you still see today because where else can you find Busta rhymes crossing over with Billy Porter. I think there is a conversation that needs to be had about how society treats minorities that actually do make it into a reputable area of Fame. Also it was a pleasure, your podcast is very enjoyable