Newsweek has changed its Twitter bio to read simply, “The freedom to disagree.” That makes it sound as if Newsweek is challenging the boundaries of the First Amendment or something, or speaking truth to power and standing up against the Biden administration’s TikTok propaganda videos. Of all the news that’s going on right now, Newsweek has chosen to publish a story about a totally random person — one person — who walked out of a local production of “Rent,” allegedly because it was “about gays.” This anonymous theatergoer apparently told that to a staffer on his way out, and now it’s news.
Theatergoer walked out of "Rent" because the "show was about gays" https://t.co/NUiMgQVNM0
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 14, 2022
Let’s see how much Newsweek had to pad this out to make a story:
Despite all its acclaim, a Leeds theatergoer was apparently unaware of the content of the play. On Saturday, during a matinee performance at The Carriagework Theatre put on by the Bite My Thumb theater company, an audience member left, according to Bite My Thumb.
The audience member left during the performance of “Today 4 U, Tomorrow 4 Me,” sung by the drag queen character Angel. The leaving theatergoer told a staff member they were leaving because “I didn’t realise this show was about gays.”
“All the cast, creatives and backstage crew of the production were utterly disgusted to hear about this display of small minded ignorance. As a theatre company, we purposely chose Rent to give a voice to the LGBTQ+ community and educate on the horrors of the AIDS epidemic,” Bite My Thumb said in a statement.
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Newsweek reached out to Bite My Thumb for additional information.
Even for a theater company, this is kind of dramatic.
This is a story…because? https://t.co/XFlH4XMUFe
— Chad Felix Greene 🇮🇱🇺🇦 (@chadfelixg) March 14, 2022
— Joey (@Joey_Macasieb) March 14, 2022
He shouldn't have said gay. Now he’s off to a Florida jail.
— Kaiser Bill (@WaivedSAP) March 14, 2022
Who cares?
— hyperably (@Hyperbaly) March 14, 2022
Can't stop thinking about if it's possible for me to care less.
— Invisible Constituent (@JustGreggo) March 14, 2022
— Tsukkomi (@ljenkins314) March 14, 2022
A local theater production in Leeds, England. There's a war on and the US economy is collapsing, but this is what you are writing about???
— Ginger Lady the Terrible (@GingerLady6) March 14, 2022
Why did you write an entire article about a random person?
— Atlanta Conservative (@AtlantaConserv1) March 15, 2022
Man walks out of show he doesn't like.
— Kaiser Bill (@WaivedSAP) March 14, 2022
Who gives a shit?
— Sam (@AddamsSam76) March 15, 2022
Holy shit, how is this national news?
— Mister Loyal ☂️ ✝️ ☂️ (@MisterLoyalEsq) March 14, 2022
International news, it seems.
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Newsweek journo refuses to correct his article claiming Justice Gorsuch said 'hundreds of thousands' die from the flu each year https://t.co/AS31wyyOwW
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 9, 2022
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