#it's hilarious that i listened to hamilton a billion times and saw it live and watched bootlegs for 5 years and yet

[youremyonlyhope]

Watching Hamilton

Eliza: I raise funds in DC for the Washington Monument. I speak out against slavery.

My mom: Wait, so she was against slavery?

Me: Yes.

Mom: ...AFTER letting slaves build the Monument?

Me: ...Okay yes.

#hamilton #hamilton the musical #eliza hamilton #eliza schuyler #i thought i made this post last year but i just went looking for it and apparently i didn't #so i'm making it now #it's hilarious that i listened to hamilton a billion times and saw it live and watched bootlegs for 5 years and yet #my mom pointed out that contradiction on her first watch after falling asleep halfway through #i literally was that '...ok fine!' meme when i realized what she pointed out lol #this is one of those 'we just condensed real people and 30+ years into one 2 hour musical so just don't think too hard' moments