So Sponsors Are Afraid Of Controversy - That Makes Them Unreliable Arts Funders

Delta and Bank of America pulled out of sponsorship of the Public Theatre over the Julius Caesar production. "Twitter erupted in scorn: Had none of these people read the play in eighth grade? Did the killing come as a surprise? Did they not realize that it’s supposed to be tragic, not celebratory? Didn’t they remember that in a different production, in 2012, the Romans murdered an Obama-like Caesar, and nobody flipped out? And where does an immense bank or a widely unbeloved airline get off expressing moral qualms about a play?"

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