Angels In America is by far the WORST television series of 2003!

*yawn*
read this regurged topic before.

next.

yes, you are fully entitled to prove to the world how narrow minded and ugly your soul is. BRAVO!

now, go crawl back under your rock.

"but ya ARE Blanche! Ya ARE in that chair!!"

Why is your screenname "TonyKushner" then, if you apparently aren't a fan and you're aggitated at his beliefs?

I wish more people blasted narrow-minded Christians and conservatives who have no shame in blasting people only because they are homosexuals!

And it's now 2005. Get over it.

"Mr. Kushner, uses this miniseries, to blast Christians and conservatives alike, anyone who disagrees with his prisoner-takes-all, extremist approach to the birth of AIDS."

Wasn't Hannah Pitt, a devout Mormon, later shown in a very kind light? Recall the scene where Prior is telling her that her beliefs are repellant to him, and she replies "Don't make judgments about me if you don't want me to make judgments about you." In this moment Kushner is saying that we be tolerant of everyone, not JUST gays, liberals, or non-Christians. Hannah proves to be one of the most reasonable and kind-hearted characters in the film.

"This miniseries blames the American government for the spread of this
disease, and anyone who dares disagree with it's point of view is
viewed as a close minded bigot."

Where on earth do you get that Kushener blames the American government for AIDS' spread? He blames it for many other things but never does he imply that AIDS is somehow Reagan's fault. I think the point of this miniseries is not to point fingers at who caused AIDS or the problems that run through our society, but to try and bring some of these problems we are shielded from out into the open so that everyone can see them. The underlying message is that through faith, whatever its nature, you can find truth and light in the darkest of situations.

by - TonyKushner on Thu Aug 4 2005 18:40:31:
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Secondly, Mr. Kushner, uses this miniseries, to blast Christians
and conservatives alike, anyone who disagrees with his prisoner-takes-all, extremist approach to the birth of AIDS.
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This miniseries blames the American government for the spread of this
disease, and anyone who dares disagree with it's point of view is
viewed as a close minded bigot.
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No, it's not! I'm sorry, but the only close minded person is
playwright, Tony Kushner, whose support of communism in the 1990s got
him blacklisted from many college campuses.
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However, Mr. Kushner often claims Clinton as a champion of gay rights.

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(Hoping to lead the discussion actually back to AiA...)

Where, in the text of AiA, does the playwright blast Christians or blame the American government. What are the specific textual references that support your arguments? Can you quote any specific text/lines from the play that is blasting or blaming as you claim?

Whatever the playwright's political views, surely they are only relevant to our discussion if they are expressed through the text of AiA? The playwright may also collect stamps but unless there are stamps or stamp collectors in the play, it's probably not relevant. Again, where in the text of AiA does it say the author supports communism? Or that President Clinton is a champion of gay rights?

Right now, without the play at hand, the only specific political comment I can remember is the interchange between Louis and Joe:
Joe: "Where would you be if you didn't have Reagan to demonize?"
Louis: "Where would Reagan be if he didn't have us to demonize? Upper right square on the Hollywood Squares."
Now, *that's* a political comment. And since Ronald Reagan revitalized the culture wars to get himself elected, it's a pretty damned accurate comment. And it is in the play.

I'm sure you really enjoy sharing your opinions on politics and sexuality. However, the rest of us are more interested in your opinions on Angels in America. Oh, right, you didn't like the acting.

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