NME situates the gesture within the Macklemore backlash
2 Sep 19 · 4d ago · 1 article · 4 posts · 1 comment · 4 sources · development 2 of 2
NME's coverage explicitly frames Albarn's flag moment against the controversy over Macklemore's removal, also citing Ed Sheeran's later comments and UN genocide findings.
“not complicit”
Ed SheeranDamon Albarn Gorillaz frontmanMacklemore Rapper, former Ed Sheeran tour opener
Robert Kraft Gillette Stadium owner
Ed Sheeran Musician, tour headliner
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 1 claim were published in its stretch
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1 outlet Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn holds up Palestinian flag during show after Macklemore tour removal
first by Fox News, 3d ago
What people said 2 voices · verbatim
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🇵🇸 Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn raises Palestinian flag on stage “Don’t forget this. Ever. Stand your position. Don’t ever be neutral.”
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Having a show or tour canceled for your political views is basically the quintessential example of deplatforming, in every sense of the word. Don't do a no true Scotsman fallacy trying to define it more narrowly than that. You'll end up accepting nothing other than public execution and total effacement of any legacy as an example
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