Popular podcaster Joe Rogan and other cultural commentators criticized New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for a video spreading the arts and culture – featuring dancers wearing masks making interpretive jumps on a street, no less – as the city continues to collapse under the weight of several factors, mainly the coronavirus.
What are the details?
First, check the video:
The whole world is a stage, so we’re bringing live performances BACK to New York City! Our streets will be filled with… https://t.co/3Jz8xRsouO
– NYC Mayor’s Office (@NYC Mayor’s Office)1613363175,0
As the dancers do their work, de Blasio explains that “if we really want to bring the heart and soul of New York City back, we need our arts and culture back, and we need people to see and feel it, participate in “- and to let people know that the” essence of New York City has not been defeated by the coronavirus. “
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @NYCMayorsOffice
Join the Open Culture program, which designates 115 street locations in all five neighborhoods that will give artists a chance to showcase their talents, the clip said.
“Our cultural community is our conscience, our cultural community is our hope and identity as New Yorkers,” concluded de Blasio.
‘How the hell is this a real thing’
Sunday’s video is being fully rated, having received over 3,000 comments compared to just over 900 likes on Tuesday afternoon. And with regard to the reactions to the clip, it seems that the vast majority of commentators turned it off.
Rogan didn’t joke, tweeting simply, “How the hell is this a real thing.”
Other notable commentators shared similar reactions:
- “NYC is now Portlandia”, Dave Rubin observed. “If you haven’t already, you should get away as soon as possible.”
- “Healthy New Yorkers are already leaving for Florida,” Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro declared.
- Kyle Kashuv answered like this: “New Yorkers: ‘Please, my family is starving. I can’t pay the rent’; De Blasio: ‘Here is some funding for ballerinas doing balls.'”
- “@NYCMayor Bill de Blasio totally destroyed New York City business and forced people to leave the city en masse”, Young Americans for Liberty tweeted. “And his solution is a government-funded dance party. If you haven’t run away yet … run.”
- “I said New York City ended two decades ago,” conservative author and security expert David Reaboi answered. “Finally, the mayor’s office almost admits this.”
- “The NYPD is running out of funds, people are dying because of rising crime rates, @BilldeBlasio targets of harassment of Jewish communities, he destroyed small businesses and restaurants in the city – and all he does is promote interpretive dance. . “retired author and department of defense operative Tony Shaffer said. “De Blasio needs to be revoked.”