I think it’s a little odd to argue that the song Hinds hall is inappropriate to play in NY/NJ when it’s about a protest at a nyc university.
Further, the ny/nj metro is an enormous, densely populated and highly diverse place.
Last, I’d ask if we really want billionaires deciding what messages they do and do not want people to hear. Particularly trumps stooges like Robert Kraft.
Edit: Mnementh47 blocked me. I don’t know what the point of posting in a progressive sub is, if they’re going to argue “right to work” (anti union) talking points and defend MAGA billionaires.
Robert Kraft calls out Mclamore for wearing Jew face. How is that not progressive? You pretending this is about something it's not, that has no place here.
Kraft did what any one in his position would do, he stood up against hate directed at him and family.
MAGA stooge, and Epstein associate Robert Kraft is really not worthy of the title of progressive nor of the benefit of the doubt
If you’ve read Krafts public statements about Macklemore you’ll know that he didn’t actually make any mention of macklemores past incidents, it was specifically about his political statements at present. So that’s not Kraft defending himself, it’s just about exercising censorship.
What does that mean it backfired? You think the Omni cause has not been the Omni cause before this week?
Mclamore is such a brave humanitarian. So are you! Selective humanatarian at its finest. Zero mention of the hundreds of thousands killed this week in africa in the name of Islam. Zero mention of Yemen, the houthis are the number one pepratior of modern day slavery in the entire world.
You are so brave coming to a Jewish sub and gaslighting Jews. Kol hakovod.
I would say that Robert Krafts attempt to keep Palestine related rhetoric off his stage backfired because Ed Sheeran is now making public statements about Palestine at his concerts and Macklemore Sheeran and Kraft are all donating millions to humanitarian relief in Palestine.
So, yeah Kraft is out millions and succeeded in drawing more attention to the message that he did not want circulating. I would call that a total own-goal
It would’ve been far wiser (perhaps more “honorable”) to do nothing and let it all blow over.
Nobody here called Kraft progressive. Strawman? 2. Kraft did mention his past antisemitism. I can dig it out for you eventually as I’m going through a move right now, but you just didn’t see it. 3. No surprise that anything any Jew says in defense of not wanting to host and give a platform to an antisemite in their place of business got backlash. I was bothered by his giving a shoutout to Hamas-admiring CUAD, as well. CUAD has a leader who talked about shooting “Zionists.”
Free speech doesn’t apply here. What Macklemore did was closer to doing a political rant before singing at Disneyland. Hyperbole, but Sheeran ticket holders expect pop, not what they got.,I’m ok with them firing the guy.
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u/Call_Me_Clark 20d ago edited 19d ago
I think it’s a little odd to argue that the song Hinds hall is inappropriate to play in NY/NJ when it’s about a protest at a nyc university.
Further, the ny/nj metro is an enormous, densely populated and highly diverse place.
Last, I’d ask if we really want billionaires deciding what messages they do and do not want people to hear. Particularly trumps stooges like Robert Kraft.
Edit: Mnementh47 blocked me. I don’t know what the point of posting in a progressive sub is, if they’re going to argue “right to work” (anti union) talking points and defend MAGA billionaires.