I’ve heard the names Pink and Sheeran, but never heard any of their music Now I absolutely never will. I want nothing to do with supporters, collaborators, apologists, or deniers of genocide.
So Ed's response was a plagiarized trump quote. 'There are very fine people on both sides.' What a maroon. I've only ever bought one of Sheeran's albums. I think I listened to it once. I can dig it out an send it to my local thrift store, along with the rest of my vcr tapes.
If I've got this right, I think the controversy is over the couple of student organizations he mentioned, which really do have a history of making some pretty alarming pro-Hamas and pro-Oct 7th statements.
That being said, that's kind of indirect, and I doubt Macklemore is well informed enough to be aware of that. Kicking him off the tour seems like a bit much, and it's almost certainly because of Robert "Happy Ending" Kraft, who is hardly a paragon of moral virtue—nor is his shithead son, who is kinda racist according to sideline reporter and one-time Patriots employee Lisa Guerrero, who was fired for not removing the "black music" from the stadium playlist at Jr.'s command.
So, all that being said, this is kind of a shit show. For those well informed enough, I understand the discomfort, but you have to allow for celebrities being clueless about things. Because to be fair, I wasn't even aware of those particular student groups' histories until I read about them in response to all this.
this is why “staying neutral” gets complicated. You can choose not to make a statement, but you can’t choose how people interpret that silence, especially when you have positionied yourself in other political debates, like Ukraine.
Thank you. This is the first time I've read something that explained exactly \why everyone was mad at Ed Sheeran. I don't follow the popular music world and everything I've seen up to now just described him being abandoned but not why. Shunning is one of the harshest punishments that can be visited on a person. I'd love to see it directed at some people who are arguably more deserving starting with Netanyahu, Putin, Trump on down through their every cabinet member and political supporter but I'm afraid the shunners at some point would be outnumbered by the shunees.
Ed, cancel the rest of the shows and refund the money. Let your agency and insurance sort out the details. Then go home and think about if your response to a landlord of a contracted venue was really a good one.
You know shit's getting real when Hillary Clinton, she of unerring moral judgment and steely eyed enemy of self-promotion -and top fan of notorious war criminal Henry Kissinger, may he rot in Hell- enters the chat... No, really, I've come to take a higher standard for granted at Wonkette but this reads like something Chat GTP could have whipped up. Not to go point by point, since we'd be here all day, but one bit in particular really made me laugh, to wit: "other celebs and politicians backing Macklemore include Roger Waters of Pink Floyd (actually formerly of PF, with whom he hasn't been on speaking terms for several years now because he's such an insufferable prick, more recently seen fervently shilling for Putin's war in Ukraine); AOC (who, under the tutelage of "As a Jew" Israel basher uncle Bernie, has played along with peddlers of some of the oldest conspiracy theories in the book, updated to illuminate us all about who's the root of all evil and allegedly pulling the strings of world affairs (pro tip it's all the fault of AIPAC, shorthand for the Joos)); Ms. Rachel (rising star in "progressive" circles due to her talent for infantilizing what should be informed, critical discussion of serious and complex matters) [...] and actress Hannah Einbinder, who simply (if by "simply" we mean reveling in unbridled hostility bordering on hatred posing as enlightened virtue and righteous fury) said, “Ed Sheeran I say this as a ginger. I hope you get a REALLY bad sunburn, the kind on the back of your entire body where it hurts to lie down or walk or sit.”" When I was a kid, we learned to call this kind of cowardly ostracism bullying, but what do I know?
And all this to lionize a second-stringer past his all-too-short prime who hijacked someone else's stage to do some pussy-ass attention whoring because he knew he'd never have a comparable opportunity on his own merits and then basically dared the guy who gave him that opportunity to fall in line or face the music from all these self-anointed paragons of political correctness and moral virtue.
So, there’s this thing I say to my spouse about new friendships, “Be careful when learning too much about someone, because you will inevitably find out something you don’t like.”
And she tells me, “I know, but I’d rather find out sooner than later.” And I say, “I just hope you won’t be disappointed when you’ve invested so much.” She smiles at me gently and says, “I know, but I’m not a happy hermit like you, my love.”
And we are both right.
Just know our celebrity crushes, like our heroes, generally have feet of clay, which time reveals.
It was full-on cringe. I literally felt my skin crawling. All I thought at that point was, "What, so now they're just letting any old celeb have a cameo to get their mugs onscreen?"
Apparently baptism in the holy waters of Israel hatred washes away any and all past sins. When you see a brainless dweeb like Macklemore not only getting a pass for acts of unfiltered antisemitism but being hailed as a fearless champion of righteous moral and political virtue you know we're past the point of no return. Irony is dead and if you experience even the slightest twinge of cognitive dissonance it's because you're a fundamentally defective, complicit enabler of the worst crimes ever committed in human history. Go straight to purgatory, do not pass go.
I’ve heard the names Pink and Sheeran, but never heard any of their music Now I absolutely never will. I want nothing to do with supporters, collaborators, apologists, or deniers of genocide.
So Ed's response was a plagiarized trump quote. 'There are very fine people on both sides.' What a maroon. I've only ever bought one of Sheeran's albums. I think I listened to it once. I can dig it out an send it to my local thrift store, along with the rest of my vcr tapes.
If it's too much of a coward to speak up for genocide, why can't he speak up for free speech
If I've got this right, I think the controversy is over the couple of student organizations he mentioned, which really do have a history of making some pretty alarming pro-Hamas and pro-Oct 7th statements.
That being said, that's kind of indirect, and I doubt Macklemore is well informed enough to be aware of that. Kicking him off the tour seems like a bit much, and it's almost certainly because of Robert "Happy Ending" Kraft, who is hardly a paragon of moral virtue—nor is his shithead son, who is kinda racist according to sideline reporter and one-time Patriots employee Lisa Guerrero, who was fired for not removing the "black music" from the stadium playlist at Jr.'s command.
So, all that being said, this is kind of a shit show. For those well informed enough, I understand the discomfort, but you have to allow for celebrities being clueless about things. Because to be fair, I wasn't even aware of those particular student groups' histories until I read about them in response to all this.
By trying to please everyone, he’s ended up pleasing no one.
this is why “staying neutral” gets complicated. You can choose not to make a statement, but you can’t choose how people interpret that silence, especially when you have positionied yourself in other political debates, like Ukraine.
Thank you. This is the first time I've read something that explained exactly \why everyone was mad at Ed Sheeran. I don't follow the popular music world and everything I've seen up to now just described him being abandoned but not why. Shunning is one of the harshest punishments that can be visited on a person. I'd love to see it directed at some people who are arguably more deserving starting with Netanyahu, Putin, Trump on down through their every cabinet member and political supporter but I'm afraid the shunners at some point would be outnumbered by the shunees.
There is no neutrality in murder. There are not 2 sides.
Ed, cancel the rest of the shows and refund the money. Let your agency and insurance sort out the details. Then go home and think about if your response to a landlord of a contracted venue was really a good one.
You know shit's getting real when Hillary Clinton, she of unerring moral judgment and steely eyed enemy of self-promotion -and top fan of notorious war criminal Henry Kissinger, may he rot in Hell- enters the chat... No, really, I've come to take a higher standard for granted at Wonkette but this reads like something Chat GTP could have whipped up. Not to go point by point, since we'd be here all day, but one bit in particular really made me laugh, to wit: "other celebs and politicians backing Macklemore include Roger Waters of Pink Floyd (actually formerly of PF, with whom he hasn't been on speaking terms for several years now because he's such an insufferable prick, more recently seen fervently shilling for Putin's war in Ukraine); AOC (who, under the tutelage of "As a Jew" Israel basher uncle Bernie, has played along with peddlers of some of the oldest conspiracy theories in the book, updated to illuminate us all about who's the root of all evil and allegedly pulling the strings of world affairs (pro tip it's all the fault of AIPAC, shorthand for the Joos)); Ms. Rachel (rising star in "progressive" circles due to her talent for infantilizing what should be informed, critical discussion of serious and complex matters) [...] and actress Hannah Einbinder, who simply (if by "simply" we mean reveling in unbridled hostility bordering on hatred posing as enlightened virtue and righteous fury) said, “Ed Sheeran I say this as a ginger. I hope you get a REALLY bad sunburn, the kind on the back of your entire body where it hurts to lie down or walk or sit.”" When I was a kid, we learned to call this kind of cowardly ostracism bullying, but what do I know?
And all this to lionize a second-stringer past his all-too-short prime who hijacked someone else's stage to do some pussy-ass attention whoring because he knew he'd never have a comparable opportunity on his own merits and then basically dared the guy who gave him that opportunity to fall in line or face the music from all these self-anointed paragons of political correctness and moral virtue.
So, there’s this thing I say to my spouse about new friendships, “Be careful when learning too much about someone, because you will inevitably find out something you don’t like.”
And she tells me, “I know, but I’d rather find out sooner than later.” And I say, “I just hope you won’t be disappointed when you’ve invested so much.” She smiles at me gently and says, “I know, but I’m not a happy hermit like you, my love.”
And we are both right.
Just know our celebrity crushes, like our heroes, generally have feet of clay, which time reveals.
The worst thing that ever happened on Game of Thrones:
Ed Sheeran's cameo as a singing Lannister soldier.
Not the Red Wedding.
It was full-on cringe. I literally felt my skin crawling. All I thought at that point was, "What, so now they're just letting any old celeb have a cameo to get their mugs onscreen?"
BS, Bob is his friend, so are the Israeli bot farms.
Rumor is he’s in talks with kid rock, vanilla ice and Lee greenwood for replacements.
I'm guessing the social dynamics of the whole tour made the decision for all the backing musicians to withdraw.
Don’t cite Roger Waters. He’s nuts.
Apparently baptism in the holy waters of Israel hatred washes away any and all past sins. When you see a brainless dweeb like Macklemore not only getting a pass for acts of unfiltered antisemitism but being hailed as a fearless champion of righteous moral and political virtue you know we're past the point of no return. Irony is dead and if you experience even the slightest twinge of cognitive dissonance it's because you're a fundamentally defective, complicit enabler of the worst crimes ever committed in human history. Go straight to purgatory, do not pass go.