Rockettes Told to Tolerate Intolerance in Secretly Recorded Meeting With Management

[kpete]

MSG executive chairman James Dolan told the Rockettes they were expected to tolerate intolerance during a meeting about the dance group’s performance at Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Marie Claire obtained audio of the meeting, which was secretly recorded by one of the Rockettes late last month, and reported the women “still seem to largely oppose the decision made on their behalf to enter this particular political fray.”


"I mean, it just sound like you're asking us to be tolerant of intolerance."

Dolan: "YEAH, in a way, I guess we are doing that... What other choices do we have? What else would you suggest?"


http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/the-wrap/article/Rockettes-Told-to-Tolerate-Intolerance-in-10832408.php

[underpants]

1. Side note: Hey MSM, real reporting being done by Marie Claire and Teen Vogue

[progressoid]

6. Right?

WTF is happening in America?

[underpants]

10. Pretty news personalities promoting drama and kitchen gadgets

I remember the Today Show having interviews with world leaders at breakfast.

[progressoid]

11. " interviews with world leaders"

Does anyone do that anymore?

[underpants]

14. Not anyone outside of this country

Don't listen to them neighbors. They'll fill your head with LIES!

[Blue_Tires]

8. How the hell did Marie Claire and Teen Vogue turn overnight into

the kind of news outlet The Intercept always promised to be, without a $250 million investment??

[underpants]

9. Inspired writers and editors

plus an okay from ownership.

It is amazing and sad at the same time.

[gratuitous]

2. What else would you suggest?

How about that intolerant people be tolerant? Why is it that concessions are demanded of only one side?

[Beartracks]

3. That's certainly a bully-validating approach.

"Ha ha! You liberals HAVE to put up with our hate because you're supposed to be all tolerant and shit!"

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[LaydeeBug]

4. And I promise you, this is what they think. nt

[cstanleytech]

15. "what they think" Giving them to much credit on actually doing that IMO.

In my experience the majority of them would rather be told what to think rather than expand the energy to try doing it for themselves.

[LaydeeBug]

16. That is so true. I've said it several times: they don't *want* to be educated

They want to the SCHOOLED.

[HughBeaumont]

5. Dolan: How can they be your friends if theyre not tolerant of a different opinion?"

"Difference of Opinion" = I don't like brown couches.
"Bigotry" = I don't like brown people.

"Difference of Opinion" = I don't favor the Gay 90s.
"Homophobia" = I don't favor gay people.

"Difference of Opinion" = This color paint isn't right for the room.
"Sexism" = This woman isn't right for the job.

Really. Not. That. Difficult.

[LaydeeBug]

17. this. nt

[Tanuki]

7. Dolan: "What other choice do we have? " You could decline the invitation

Unless you think your workers, who produce the entertainment that makes you rich, don't have the right to say "no" to a bigoted sexual predator who says "if you're a star, they'll let you do anything (including grabbing their genitals). Now Dolan is blasting the whistle-blower who leaked the tape as "cowardly and deceitful".

[TeamPooka]

12. Jim Dolan is an idiot and an asshole. Common knowledge in NYC. nt

[pampango]

13. The ultimate Catch-22 for liberals (that conservatives liberal be to throw at them).

"If you are not tolerant of intolerance then you are being intolerant yourself."

[Raine]

19. yup, I constantly see that thrown at our side. Calling us

hypocrites because we won't tolerate racism, sexism, homophobic crap!

[Lonusca]

18. "What other choices do we have?"

I would guess he is referring to a potential backlash/boycott if they refuse to perform.

I'm sure someone can correct me - but I believe a majority of the revenue comes from tourists attending shows. Trump supporters appear to be nothing if not spiteful.