Delta withdraws support for theater over ‘Julius Caesar’

Delta has withdrawn its sponsorship of The Public Theater over the allusive references to Trump in this year’s production of Julius Caesar. pic.twitter.com/oN7wz7KM2D

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 11, 2017

You do realize that art is never as simple as @FoxNews, right? By assassinating Caesar, Brutus and his fellow conspirators open a can .. 1/3

— (((David Learn))) (@marauder34) June 12, 2017

of troubles for themselves and all Rome. Brutus especially dies badly for his role in the assassination. So by pulling its sponsorship, 2/3

— (((David Learn))) (@marauder34) June 12, 2017

is Delta expressing its support for Trump, its opposition to Trump, or just its opposition to Shakespeare, live theatre and the arts? 3/3

— (((David Learn))) (@marauder34) June 12, 2017

I think they are opposed to the depiction of the killing of a sitting US PRESIDENT no matter who that may be

— southern sense (@Tremac8) June 12, 2017

That’s what we call “opposition to art.” The play is about political violence. Using T’s likeness is how they connect to current zeitgeist.

— (((David Learn))) (@marauder34) June 12, 2017

That’s what we call a class E felony under United States Code Title 18, Section 871. #MAGA

— southern sense (@Tremac8) June 12, 2017

How you construe a play depicting the chaos that comes from political violence, as advocating for that violence, is beyond me. Take care.

— (((David Learn))) (@marauder34) June 12, 2017