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Wireless festival cancelled after Kanye West banned from entering UK
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So are the Wireless festival people completely clueless and ignorant or do they share a world view with kanye?
Probably C) they don't give a shit because profit.
Okay sure but a good businessman or businessmanwoman would have realized that it is not good business to invite a nazi to perform at your festival
Except he still somehow draws crowds of people who agrees with his views. It's a damning commentary on our society.
Also those who claim to "separate the art from the artist."
they tried to justify it with crosby, i was watching a yt video where a bunch of guest said to the main owners , said he coulve drawn his inspiration from SA-ing/ SH people
Yeah but as we can see, it wasn't a good money making decision. And it wasn't that difficult to predict that would be the case. If a moron like me saw this coming, surely the festival people should have also.
But from what I've witnessed in the past... decade or two, the people in charge of things are utter morons.
From the article ...
So they were aware, didn't care or supported his madness. I hope they feel some consequences.
Like Nazis don't have money to spend?
Perhaps they do. Still a stupid decision to get him to perform. As evidenced by what ended up happening, the whole thing went tits up. Completely predictably.
50,000 dickheads still bought his album in the US alone.
Nazis are leading in the polls in the UK, perhaps they figured West's antisemitic comments would make for a good selling point.
He recently apologized and said more or less he's back on the meds. I could see them opening back up to him if they felt it was genuine and the government stepping in to say it doesn't matter if he apologized.
He apologised and started taking meds and then relapsed how many times already?
Too many, I'd side with the government morally on Ye. Not sure whether they should be the final say on who fits that description though since they think Kneecap fits it too.
Ehh... better to wait 5 years to make sure. Or 50.
KIM told him to take med like years ago he just dint listen.
Just because he apologized and is on the path to rehab doesn't mean I have to accept him. Like sure I wish him the best to be better, but I don't necessarily need to accept him.
As a bipolar man,fuck him, sure the things we do and say are not entirely our fault but they are 100% our responsibility. If he wants to apologize and be forgiven he needs to put in the work, spend his money and time helping people, speak out about awareness and rebuild the respect.
His actions told bipolar people "hey don't take your meds and you will get rich"
And told people "bipolar people are abusive nazis"
Saying "I'm sorry, give me money " should not be ok.
I reiterate fuck him.
Historically the only effective medication for Nazism has been lead administered at high velocity or a rope applied topically to the neck. Mental illness does not make one a nazi. Being a nazi does. His medication status is irrelevant.
Not to mention everyone that paid for tickets.
Maybe they just really bought his full page Wall Street journal apology letter?
https://dam.tmz.com/document/58/o/2026/01/26/588da5bbba7246dab3a39b3befbabb72.pdf
Why not both?
Sure, that'd be the third option. The first option doesn't necessarily mean they support the guys... "ideas"
they cant be that ignorant to not know who he supports now, they know full well, its like the HP fans. hes been doing this for years already. my bro loves him and hes completely ignorant to his anti-semitic behaviour, and he knows that he is that way, he just blows it off as fake news or misinformation.
Why weren't they banned?