Criticisms began to roll in, and when the watch party was over, Miranda temporarily made his Twitter account private. Widespread calls to #CancelHamilton began on July 3-the first day the musical was available to stream-when Miranda live-tweeted a Hamilton movie watch party.
Other critical viewers have pointed to audio clips of Miranda saying the n-word, once when reading from a Hamilton audiobook footnote, and once when reading an excerpt from the writer Junot Díaz. (He would eventually leave instructions in his will for the slaves owned by his estate to be freed after the death of his wife, Martha Washington.) And according to the Washington Post, others note that while the show's hero, Alexander Hamilton, was an abolitionist who didn't own slaves, the fact that he worked closely with slave-owning founding fathers makes him a cog in a racist system. Some detractors point to the fact that Hamilton glorifies George Washington, who owned 123 of the 317 slaves at Mount Vernon during the time when the show is set.
Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play Coinciding with ongoing Black Lives Matter protests following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the Hamilton movie had given new fuel to long-held concerns: namely, that the show glorifies America's slave-owning founding fathers-including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson-and doesn't give a voice to any people who were enslaved. Beginning early summer, viewers began using the hashtag #CancelHamilton. It was nominated both for Best Picture in the Musical/Comedy category and Best Actor (Miranda) for the same category.īut despite the critical love, many viewers of the musical voiced criticism during its Disney+ premiere. With that streaming premiere, the musical then qualified for more accolades with the Golden Globes. Last summer, after half a decade and a whole lot of hype, the musical was made available for anyone to stream at home all you need is a Disney+ subscription and 2 hours and 40 minutes to spare.
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