His two instances of antisemitism are saying free palestine and wearing a big nose costume over a decade ago. If you actually conceded to the nose thing, his statement plus maybe this standup routine could give us a little perspective. And like, if you genuinely think he was being antisemitic then, is he still antisemitic now? Or when did he stop being antisemitic?

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[–] 47 points 1 week ago (5 children)

wearing a big nose costume over a decade ago

I don't know why you didn't quote the article you linked to.

When Israel apologists claim that Benjamin Hammond Haggerty AKA Macklemore has a “history of antisemitism,” they are referring to one incident and one incident only. In 2014 Haggerty drew controversy for wearing a large fake nose in a performance which was subsequently decried as antisemitic, which would have been a fair claim if the artist had intended to depict a Jewish person.

The problem is that there is absolutely zero evidence this was the case. In a lengthy statement apologizing profusely to anyone he’d offended, Haggerty said he’d grabbed a bunch of costume supplies in order to disguise himself for a show where he could walk among the crowd and surprise them with a short performance.

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A witch nose. It was a witch nose from a costume store. For Halloween. There is no evidence whatsoever that Haggerty was lying about any of this

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  • [–] 32 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Once again, it is more telling about what their insecurities are than any kind of bigotry on the part of the artist. Having a big nose is not a stereotype exclusively shared by Jews, Arabs, Syrians, and Turks get that one quite often as well.

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