I’m gonna say something controversial
I do not know what’s the problem with Thomas Jefferson Hatsune Miku Binder.
Like, I understand the criticisms of Hamilton, how it rewrites history, that it gives the founding fathers a better rep than they deserve and leaves out small things like. uh. slavery
And I understand the praise! That people of color get to reclaim the “American Dream”-narrative, and that the musical itself gives opportunities for people of color.
I don’t think, as a white Austrian, I get to comment on that. And I personally don’t care enough about Hamilton (the person and the musical) to have an opinion.
But I don’t get what the controversy is about Jefferson Miku Binder.
Like, if Thomas Jefferson was a piece of shit, I hope he rolls in his grave that that is a widely recognised piece of his legacy. I personally like making fun of slave owners.
“But he was a founding father djanrhaufbak” don’t care, I don’t respect them. I’ve personally seen worse shit than making a trans version of a character of a fanfic version of a founding father.
I don’t cringe when I see it, I laugh. Unless I’m missing something and am horribly wrong, in which case please educate me, I don’t hate Hatsune Miku Binder Thomas Jefferson.