inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Music@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoThree supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran’s tour after Macklemore is dropped over Palestine commentswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square148linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareOrganicMustard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoIt was an antisemitic caricature. He is in the good side of the conflict, but we don’t need any of this stuff.
minus-squarebaines@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agosure it might hurt some feelings how many kids did that costume bomb?
minus-squarepishadoot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoThe shit going on there doesn’t excuse racism/antisemitism
minus-squarebaines@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoyep but if you’re up an arms over a costume while kids by the thousands are dying you need to reevaluate your priorities
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days ago yep but if you’re up an arms over a costume while kids by the thousands are dying you need to get a Moral Backbone transplant FIFY
minus-squareOrganicMustard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoDoing this shit is collaborating with the Zionists. They love shielding behind that antizionism is antisemitism.
minus-squarerobear@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoIs there more context that obviously identifies it as a Jewish caricature? I’m pretty sure this guy tried to sell me a moped in Macedonia. –edit– Here’s Macklemore’s response to the accusation: He explained that he randomly chose the elements of the outfit so that he could disguise himself and move freely around during the secret show. “I acknowledge how the costume could, within a context of stereotyping, be ascribed to a Jewish caricature,” he wrote. “I am here to say that it was absolutely not my intention and unfortunately at the time I did not foresee the costume to be viewed in such regard.”
It was an antisemitic caricature. He is in the good side of the conflict, but we don’t need any of this stuff.
sure it might hurt some feelings
how many kids did that costume bomb?
The shit going on there doesn’t excuse racism/antisemitism
yep but if you’re up an arms over a costume while kids by the thousands are dying you need to reevaluate your priorities
FIFY
Doing this shit is collaborating with the Zionists. They love shielding behind that antizionism is antisemitism.
Is there more context that obviously identifies it as a Jewish caricature?
I’m pretty sure this guy tried to sell me a moped in Macedonia.
–edit–
Here’s Macklemore’s response to the accusation:
Lmaoo this is you rn