Sammy's Stuff

Happy American Thanksgiving!

tw: mentions of rape

I have not seen the musical yet, but

The Tammy Faye marketing talks on about how Tammy Faye was about love and how she was the first evangelist to feature an HIV-positive gay minister on tv and so she's a gay icon.

Jay Bakker has said he wants audiences to see this show and realize his parents were humans trying their best and used as scapegoats for the conservatives. The conservative is the next big character they've advertised. He's the villain, and rightfully so, but Jim isn't so clean either.

They did cast the woman who accuses Jim of rape, hopefully not just for her involvement in the church. I don't see how they can get around Jim going to jail for all the money fraud they built their empire on. He's there for 5 out of a 45-year sentence. Jay was a big deal in getting his dad out of prison.

That's where I had read up to until an interview dropped of the cast talking about their characters and Chrisitan really dislikes Jim, especially current Jim.

Jim came out of prison as a right-wing conspiracy theorist. He's been on these things since before I'm aware of them becoming mainstream, and he's only gotten worse as time went on.

I get why they wanted to tell Tammy Faye, but maybe Jim could have been left at home. I really hope he's not told as sympathetic as Jay seems to want him to be.

This clip of Christian talking about Jim was recorded on October 2nd. I've twice posted the clip of Chrisitan during Falsettos getting angry about the election, and now I'm wondering if he's going to snap during this show.

i love her so much