A promoter says that venues on future U.S. tour dates will not allow a show to go on with Macklemore on the bill.

Rapper Macklemore is a vocal supporter of Palestine and Gaza residents. During a recent concert at MetLife Stadium, he yelled “Free Palestine!” onstage, projected images of devastation in the area, and performed protest song “Hind’s Hall.”

Now, it seems that American venues are not willing to play ball with the Seattle artist, and he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour.

“After discussions with stakeholders, Macklemore will not be performing on the remaining support dates,” according to Messina Touring Group, the promoter of Loop Tour. This news follows backlash from organizations like StopAntisemitism and others, such as pop star Pink.

    • someone@lemmy.today
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      5 hours ago

      Thanks for enlightening me with the photo.

      So I still believe you can support human rights and not be an antisemite and be critical of human rights abuses of Gazans, but this is the sort of joke an antisemite might make. The again, he apologized.

      I really believe people should be able to accidentally make mistakes and fuck up and not get cancelled. But this does put a slightly different spin on things where I can understand why people would question things. Because it’s more than just a mild costume, it’s reminiscent of historical Nazi depictions of Jewish people.

      He may have just genuinely fucked up and not realized how disrespectful that was… or maybe he is an antisemite. But it’s sort of like the Musk Hitler salute and “how could you not know what that means or how people would react?” I think Makelmore is probably a decent person based on his history and probably just massively fucked up, but I could be wrong on that, and I really wish I didn’t have to wonder.

      I still think Gazans are being treated horribly and human rights violations are occurring and people shouldn’t be penalized for wanting human rights standards.

    • kreskin@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      It was a costume he wore as part of a skit to move through a crowd before climbing on stage for a performance. It was part of an act and had nothing to do with judaism. Afterward he apologized when seth-the-dipshit-rogan whined/complained about it, and the ADL accepted Mackelmore’s apology and said it was fine. If its good enough for the awful ADL, it ought to be good enough for you, but hey go off I guess.

      This reminds me of the uproar after that wonderwoman movie when modern soldiers from a fictional country were shooting at desert dwelling children and some zionists complained it was clearly meant to be israelis, because no one else is known for shooting up innocent little kids running from troops in a desert. This is the same lack of self awareness your comment and seth rogans whining is all about.