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Kecia Lewis Requests Apology From Patti LuPone For “Bullying” And “Racially Microaggressive” Comments Calling ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ “Too Loud”
Kecia Lewis requested an apology from Patti LuPone for saying the production Hell's Kitchen was 'too loud' — a remark she deemed 'microaggressive.'
Kecia Lewis requested an apology from Broadway icon Patti LuPone for saying the production Hell’s Kitchen was “too loud” — a remark the Tony-winning performer characterized as “bullying” and “racially microaggressive.” In a five-minute-long video open letter, Lewis — who won a Tony this year for her performance in the jukebox musical based on Alicia Keys’ work and upbringing — noted that the request comes solely from her, not the cast, crew or producers of the show. Lewis defined microaggressions — coined in 1970 by Harvard University psychiatrist Chester M. Pierce — as “subtle, unintentional comments or actions that convey stereotypes, biases or negative assumptions about someone based on their race.
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