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Sharon Osbourne calls for Kneecap's work visa to be revoked after pro-Palestine messaging at Coachella (theneedledrop.com)

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I know this is somewhat petty and far removed from the struggle in Palestine... But I always disliked this person and now it all makes sense.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I hardly think Sharon Osbourne represents metalheads. I've been to plenty of shows over the last couple of years where acts have made pro-Palestinian statements, and the only time I witnessed any pushback from the crowd was one guy at a hardcore show, who was promptly shouted down by the crowd when he called the singer of No Time a Nazi for saying he supported the Palestinians and calling Israel's actions a genocide.

The metal scene has plenty of real issues to answer for (hello, NSBM), but Sharon Osbourne being an out of touch bitch is not one of them, in my opinion.

Edit: Also, before someone searches No Time and assumes skinheads in an Oi band must be Nazis, have the lyrics for their song "Everything You Hate" in the spoiler.

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FEEBLE MIND, ARCHAIC THOUGHT FEAR AND HATE, ALL YOU’VE GOT A SHINING EXAMPLE OF THE MASTER RACE I’M PROUD TO BE EVERYTHING YOU HATE

PROUD TO BE EVERYTHING THAT YOU HATE

THE REICH IS DEAD SO TAKE A HINT GO GOOSE STEP OFF A FUCKING CLIFF

FUCKING DISGRACE

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Ozzy Osbourne is a top Zionist himself and he put his name out there multiple times to defend genocide.

Ozzy Osbourne among 200 public figures calling for investigation into BBC Israel bias

The letter, released by the Creative Community For Peace (CCFP), came in response to the airing of Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone and the resulting row when it emerged that the film’s narrator had family ties to Hamas.

Calling for a “full commission of inquiry” into the actions taken by the BBC surrounding the documentary, the letter said it is time for the broadcaster “to acknowledge that it has a systematic problem of bias against Israel”.

Many other big metal names have done similar things. Mostly from Germany.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

And? That some people within a certain group have supported them hardly means you can say that it's a problem with the group as a whole. I also saw a dozen metal bands who are explicitly pro-Palestinian, and have expressed that in their shows and online.

Metalheads as a whole haven't done something to be a disappointment, some prominent figures within the community have.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

@geneva_convenience @shikitohno He needs the publicity. People are forgetting all about him and without attention he'll shrivel up and die.