Weak-assed shit

  • metermatic26@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    “The suffering and pain caused on both sides is a human tragedy.”

    …is exactly how not to comment on a conflict involving ethnic cleansing and possibly genocide.

    But Ed already showed his true colors earlier, when he chose not to speak up about the US-Iran war, even though he’d just had a major hit with a Persian inspired song.

    Go fuck yourself, Ed Sheeran.

  • rozodru@piefed.world
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    weak ass damage control after losing the rest of his opening acts. “lost lives on both sides” oh fuck off you little twat. Show me where the israelis are being slaughtered on the daily Ed, go ahead, show me.

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    I was really trying to hold off on my opinion of him until he made a statement.

    Welp, guess my initial feelings when they didn’t make a joint statement or a statement the same day, still stands. Not wanting to get involved is all the statement I need. Fuck off Ed.

  • grue@lemmy.world
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    Says “I am not complicit” then immediately demonstrates complicity. Words have meanings, you gaslighting asshole!

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    “I am not complicit. I have my personal views on this devastating conflict. Just because I choose not to speak publicly, it doesn’t mean I don’t have them, and it doesn’t mean I don’t care. Nor does it mean I don’t support causes in my own, personal way.
    “There is a reason I do not use my professional platform for politics – my audience includes young people, often children, of all backgrounds. Those who come to my shows do not expect a political forum. I respect Macklemore’s strength of purpose to stand up and shout for what he believes. However, there is room for multiple approaches to the same end: peace. I choose to use my fame and platform to be a place of safety and sanctuary, to maintain diplomacy and keep conversations open, not closed. If we only focus on shouting the loudest, nothing will ever change. There are different approaches to being an advocate for change.

    “I choose to use my privilege to exercise my privilege rather than speak out on others behalf”

    Got it buddy…

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    I am shocked at how bad his statement is, I don’t think he has a PR team. Or maybe they are intentionally trying to sabotage his reputation. This “explanation” is just ridiculous and insulting on so many levels. I can’t believe he actually does “both sides” and “I am not complicit”, it’s about the most weak ass pathetic statement he could have put out.

  • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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    He was more than happy to speak up for Ukraine a few years back, so saying he doesn’t want to say anything or pick a side now over this is pretty damning. Really, after this statement, there’s no going back. Fuck him.

  • kreskin@lemmy.world
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    Squeal like a pig as the zionists bend you over the table and use you for their evil, Sheeran. You spineless centrist moron.

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    6 days ago

    The only bad thing about all this is having to stare into his soulless eyes in all the pictures of him over the last 48 hours.

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    “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

    Martin Luther King, Jr.