I think in this case he’s entirely right, though. Ed Sheeran is a musician, not a political pundit. His job is to be good at making noise that people like, not to be up to date on geopolitics.
I don’t understand this modern culture where celebrities are expected to have deep opinions on geopolitics. That’s what geopolitics people are for.
Similarly, even if he did have an opinion, it would be worth about as much as…some dumbass celebrity talking about shit they don’t much know about.
Kraft is the winner here: he managed to screw over a vocal supporter of Palestine while having someone else take the fall.
Genocide isn’t geopolitics. It’s a human rights disaster.
“Oh, can’t expect poor, lil Ed boy to come out and say ‘murder is bad’. He’s just a frail little songbird, incapable of seeing and decrying wrong from right.”
This isn’t a discussion about taxation, infrastructure, or international trade. It is someone saying “we should free these suffering people from oppression and genocide,” and another person says “make them stop talking.”
Okay. Well, is this dude a genocide researcher, then? Why are we not holding his feet to the fire about Myanmar, or Burma, or any of the other genocides that nobody knows or cares about?
I think “I don’t know” should be considered a valid answer from everyone who’s day job is not related to geopolitics. Because that is the truth for most people: they don’t know. Looking at Sheeran’s statement, I don’t get the vibe that he’s a Zionist, I get the vibe of someone who hasn’t spent much time thinking about the topic putting his foot in his mouth, even after his PR team told him to keep his mouth shut.
Ed Sheeran is a musician, not a political pundit. His job is to be good at making noise that people like, not to be up to date on geopolitics.
Poor Ed, he lives under a rock and is incapable of learning more when he receives criticism. His opening act has literally been making speeches and slideshows at his concerts for a few weeks but you think Ed somehow doesn’t understand the words? “I just know how to play guitar, not understand new information”.
Kraft is the winner here: he managed to screw over a vocal supporter of Palestine while having someone else take the fall.
I literally called Kraft out in the post. What do you mean? You’re acting like no one is learning his name this week.
I’m sure he’s capable of learning new information, but that doesn’t mean he needs to have an immediate and public opinion on it. Again, he is an entertainer. His opinion on stuff that isn’t guitar related doesn’t really mean shit anyway.
That being said, Macklemore has been outspoken for some time. Sheeran putting him on the setlist is a statement in itself.
I think in this case he’s entirely right, though. Ed Sheeran is a musician, not a political pundit. His job is to be good at making noise that people like, not to be up to date on geopolitics.
I don’t understand this modern culture where celebrities are expected to have deep opinions on geopolitics. That’s what geopolitics people are for.
Similarly, even if he did have an opinion, it would be worth about as much as…some dumbass celebrity talking about shit they don’t much know about.
Kraft is the winner here: he managed to screw over a vocal supporter of Palestine while having someone else take the fall.
Genocide isn’t geopolitics. It’s a human rights disaster.
“Oh, can’t expect poor, lil Ed boy to come out and say ‘murder is bad’. He’s just a frail little songbird, incapable of seeing and decrying wrong from right.”
This isn’t a discussion about taxation, infrastructure, or international trade. It is someone saying “we should free these suffering people from oppression and genocide,” and another person says “make them stop talking.”
Okay. Well, is this dude a genocide researcher, then? Why are we not holding his feet to the fire about Myanmar, or Burma, or any of the other genocides that nobody knows or cares about?
I think “I don’t know” should be considered a valid answer from everyone who’s day job is not related to geopolitics. Because that is the truth for most people: they don’t know. Looking at Sheeran’s statement, I don’t get the vibe that he’s a Zionist, I get the vibe of someone who hasn’t spent much time thinking about the topic putting his foot in his mouth, even after his PR team told him to keep his mouth shut.
Poor Ed, he lives under a rock and is incapable of learning more when he receives criticism. His opening act has literally been making speeches and slideshows at his concerts for a few weeks but you think Ed somehow doesn’t understand the words? “I just know how to play guitar, not understand new information”.
I literally called Kraft out in the post. What do you mean? You’re acting like no one is learning his name this week.
I’m sure he’s capable of learning new information, but that doesn’t mean he needs to have an immediate and public opinion on it. Again, he is an entertainer. His opinion on stuff that isn’t guitar related doesn’t really mean shit anyway.
That being said, Macklemore has been outspoken for some time. Sheeran putting him on the setlist is a statement in itself.
He had no problem being a political pundit when he declared support for Ukraine, or opposing Brexit.
Huh. Didn’t know that.
Primarily because I place no value on the geopolitical thoughts of people whose primary qualification is playing guitar.
What did he say about Myanmar?
You personally placing value in his opinion is not the point.
It kind of is.
Especially when half my argument is “why do people put value in the opinions of idiots that are out of their depth”
Hold on, they kicked out the band first, right? That’s active
I don’t think that was Ed Sheeran’s call. Kinda seems like that was Robert Kraft’s call, and Ed Sheeran’s financiers backing down.