The US Election is finally over and the “people” have spoken. Unfortunately, the people who spoke loudest, are the haters, the bullies, and the ignorant. It may be just a temporary shock, but I am currently questioning whether or not I can continue to hand microphones to people who hate, bully, and ignore. I always ran my karaoke shows saying, “The show isn’t about me, it’s about you all, folks, come on up, sing a song, have fun, impress (or don’t impress) your friends.”
But, occasionally, people would come up and want to sing utterly tasteless artists, like, “Kid Rock” for example, especially during times when his anti-gay anti-trans videos were all over the news. People would come up and hold up a can of Bud Light and say “Dump em out boys!” in reference to Kid Rock’s anti-trans, anti-gay agenda. during that time. I don’t know if I can continue to hand mics to people in red hats for another 4 years. It’s one thing to have a minority of bigots in the room, but an emboldened majority… that’s a totally different thing.