There were definitely some medicine showmen who were like, this as garbage, and i'm making money on a con. And there were also some who, legit, thought they were on to something. So i think it is sort of similar to to day. Oh, it was also really popular in part because medicine shows were mostly dominated by men. But also women who were professional actors were associated with sex work. It's its really wanted evern off stigma. Like the catholic church. It like, here's a fun thing. Let's ruin it for everybody. Do you want to go to play, or do you want to going to hell? Those s teso.

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