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I never had a particular fondness of Ed Sheeran but this entire drama made him 1000% more dislikeable. The claim that you’d specifically not use your platform to speak out on social injustices because you want “peace” and want to provide a safe space for your audience just means that you want to bury your head in the sand for money. What a load of crap
And he has spoken out in support of Ukraine as the invasion continues, so his claims are total nonsense. He’s making an exception in favour of Israel.
Edit: he also played a fundraiser concert for Ukraine.
I don’t know why he thought the whole “both sides” thing would absolve him in his press release.
I learned today that nazis think there are two sides to the holocaust
i’ve been struggling to wrap my brain around that concept, but i grew up where the idea of playing Cowboys and Indians (as a form of tag, when you’re a kid) was in the public consciousness somewhere. I can’t ever remember actually playing and calling it that. Maybe i saw it on the television or read about it? just you know a casual kids game commemorating the colonization and genocide of its land’s original people. it gets worse the more i think about it.
Damn I thought about that a couple months back and yeah, I remember playing it as a kid. I think it quickly got changed to cops and robbers, so maybe I was at the tail-end of that version; sure was a fucked-up thing to call a kids game.
We played cops and robbers instead, but I don’t necessarily think that’s any better.
No doubt the current MAGAT’s are introducing it to their kids as “ICE and Immigrants”
In support of Palestine*
Sheeran wrote. “I know who I am, both as a person and as an artist, and those who know my heart know my values too.”
They say actions speak louder than words, and Sheeran continuing to play on for those who would silence an anti-genocide movement says plenty more than he’s allowing himself to, especially when all of his supporting acts did refuse the money and bowed out.
This is awesome to see.
In complicated matters, the simplest explenation is almost always the correct one: he supports the genocide but he’s too cowardly to own up to it.
It’s amazing to me that we are in an era where neutrality is not only not an option, it’s worse than picking a side because then everyone on all sides sneers at you for being at best an idiot and at worst a coward.
Won’t sooooomeboiooody think of the NEUTRALS!!!
What’s not that amazing is that we’re in an era we’re being compliant, uninformed, ignorant and nonpolitical are treated as virtues. Because it’s been predicted and it’s planned, it’s not an accident.
“Won’t somebody think of the neutrals” eh? Is that what I said?
already too many words spent on this insignificant event…
Didn’t they all leave in support of Palestine?
macklemore was booted from the tour for making pro-palestine comments at one of the shows.
I’m aware, but as Macklemore’s own statement said, he is not a victim. I would hope the acts that quit did so in support of Palestine, not Macklemore.
But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim.
Well, they kinda drew a line in the sand. Now, if you stay on tour, youre pro isreal by default. This is how lines are drawn
Funny thing is, it was Kraft who drew the line and caused this whole thing. And everyone but sheeran stepped right over his line. it really highlights how much the US isnt buying the zionists BS narrative anymore.
Kraft is the bad guy here
Ed Sheeran is in a horrible position. He has sunk $20+ million of his own money Into prepaid stage set ups, trucks to transport equipment, hired staff, and more that he can’t get back unless the ticket sales cover it.
He doesn’t really have a sensible option of just canceling this thing.
The promoter is also the bad guy here. That’s who made the decisions.
I interpret Ed’s statement as saying that he is pro-Palestine, but he has So much invested in this tour that it would be financially devastating for Robert Kraft to cancel the venues.
The problem is Kraft.
Finneas, as in the apple TV intro music guy?
I don’t know about that, but he’s Billie Eilish’s brother and co-writer/producer.
Pretty sure he’s more well known as the guy that made the apple TV intro music.
He very much isn’t. He’s extremely well-known as the other half of (his sister) Billie Eilish’s recordings and plays with her live. He also has a pretty successful band in his own right. That’d be why he was selected for the Apple TV thing to begin with.
I mean, I guess if you’d never heard of Billie Eilish or heard her music before, I could see your first exposure to him being the Apple TV intro music.
Agree to disagree
so dude, billie eilish comes up in his wikipedia well before the apple tv intro music.
like, Jet is known for more than being in the ipod commercial. if you’re an apple fanboy and don’t have a lot of other interests, that’s all you’ll know them from though.
I’m just a fan of the 2 second apple TV sound that plays before each show. Sometimes I’ll start the episode over again just to hear it again.
