Backlash for Seattle rapper and Grammy winner Macklemore after video captured him saying, 'F**k America' on stage during a pro-Palestine festival in Seattle.
Macklemore is facing backlash after a video captured him saying, "F**k America" on stageThe Seattle Kraken and Seattle Sounders FC issued a joint statement saying they are aware of his "increasingly divisive comments " and that they do not reflect their values.We believe that sports bring people together and unite us. We are aware of Macklemore ’s increasingly divisive comments , and they do not reflect the values of our respective ownership groups, leagues, or organizations.
Another 'X' user posted: "Artists often use their platform to challenge and provoke thought. I'll have to check out his track 'American' to understand more of his perspective." Brooklen Weekley said some outlets are reporting that Macklemore led the crowd in anti-American chants, she said that's not true and that chants were "Free Palestine."
At one point on Saturday night, he told the crowd he didn't know anything about the Middle East conflict until the October 7th, 2023, attack. He said he started learning about the history and had to get involved. On Weekley's video from the festival, Macklemore called it "a genocide" and said, "it has been since 1948."
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