i find it so weird that people on this website blame hamilton entirely for the romanticization of the founding fathers because that’s just been a common, running theme throughout US history. maybe no one had ever said “uwu my mentally ill baby” specifically about a founding father before, but the culture that caused that atmosphere was already there.
i think that there’s nuance in between the “it’s the most progressive thing ever to exist!!!!” and “it’s bad wholesale because it glorifies bad people!!!!” standpoints but like… glorifying the founding fathers has always been a big part of american culture. hamilton just attempted to kind of subvert that by using actors of color and whether or not it was successful is up for debate.