Lin-Manuel Miranda responds to criticism for slavery approach in "Hamilton"

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(CNN) - Disney + achieved success with the filmed version of "Hamilton," but that success has once again brought to the table the discussion about how the musical deals with the slavers it portrays.

Although it has a diverse cast that includes the creator and star of the musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda, of Puerto Rican descent, "Hamilton" has been criticized by those who believe that it does not accurately portray the horrors of slavery and overlooks the role played by the founding fathers of the United States.

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It's a discussion that started after “Hamilton” debuted on Broadway in 2015 and expanded with the film's release at a time when the focus is on the Black Lives Matters movement .

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The creator and star of the musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda, responded to criticism on Twitter on Monday after a series of remarks made by writer Tracy Clayton.

Clayton, who has the Netflix Strong Black Legends podcast , tweeted: "I'm late with the criticism of Hamilton and I'm clearly biased, but ... I really like that this conversation is happening."

i totally get the frustration about it being a play about slaveholders that is not about slavery. ive felt that in lots of things i watch, but i flex the same muscle i use when i listen to hip hop as a black woman. we enjoy problematic things all the time

- tracy clayton aka CHUBBA BEEF (@brokeymcpoverty) July 5, 2020

"The Hamilton play and the movie were given to us in two different worlds and our willingness to question things in this way seems like a clear sign of change," he wrote.

"I fully understand the frustration that it is a slavery play that is not about slavery," Clayton tweeted. “I have felt that in many things that I see, but it is the same when I listen to hip hop as a black woman. We enjoy troublesome things all the time, ”he explained.

After reading the reviews, I would have appreciated more context about Hamilton and slavery. But putting it in the same group as the Columbus statues and Robert E. Lee denies this conversation the nuance it deserves and we are able to give it that, "he added.

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He also opined that "humans are imperfect and disordered, both those who lived then and those who now read and write about them."

Miranda tweeted her appreciation for Clayton and wrote: "All criticism is valid."

Appreciate you so much, @brokeymcpoverty. All the criticisms are valid. The sheer tonnage of complexities & failings of these people I couldn't get. Or wrestled with but cut. I took 6 years and fit as much as I could in a 2.5 hour musical. Did my best. It's all fair game. https://t.co/mjhU8sXS1U

- Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) July 6, 2020

"The large tonnage of complexities and flaws of these people that I couldn't show," he tweeted. "Or the ones I fought with, but I cut. I took 6 years and included as much as I could in a 2.5 hour musical. I did my best. It is a fair game, "he added.

Clayton and Miranda have long appreciated each other. She has mentioned being a follower of the musical and Miranda, whom she has interviewed.

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