celeb news Performers backing out of SXSW festival due to US Army sponsorship

[Moloko Plus]

Why is the US Army even sponsoring SXSW 

 

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Multiple bands and musicians scheduled to perform at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival are pulling out because of the U.S. Army’s “super sponsorship” of the event, and America’s ongoing support of Israel’s war on Hamas. 

The Belfast, Ireland-based rap trio Kneecap — the most recent departure — called the relationship “depraved” in light of the war in Gaza. 

 

“We cannot in good conscience attend an arts festival that has the U.S. Army as a ‘super sponsor’ and is platforming RTX (formerly Raytheon), Collins Aerospace and BAE Systems, the very companies selling the weapons that have murdered 31,000 Palestinians, over 21,000 of them women and children,” the group said in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter. 

Kneecap joins other slated SXSW performers like Lambrini Girls, Scowl, Gel, Okay Shalom, Squirrel Flower and Sprints in pulling out of the event to protest.

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4524332-bands-pull-out-sxsw-us-army-israel-gaza-war/amp/

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Every Irish band has pulled out 

[Princess Aurora]

What a mess

[Gossip_Boy]

Good for them. Unofficial shows are where it’s at anyway.

[Katamari]

Is sxsw dying? Why is the army involved

 

[XAMJ]

sxsw also said they don't like greg abbott lol 

 

what is this mess, why join the us army then?

[Gov Hooka]

Irish people’s and their govt’s principled solidarity is so refreshing to see in the trash bin that is the rest of the developed world. Truly the coolest country in europe 

[SinnerCity]

Well done! Honestly, that's the way to make a stand. 

[Moloko Plus]

Kelela is still scheduled to perform at SWSW, I wonder if she’ll cancel.

[Horizon Flame]

 

[Bewitched]

I don’t understand isn’t the US army like always having booths and stuff at the major festivals and cons in the US 

 

What changed?

[Vixen Eyes]

why is the US army/military paying for sponsorships in ******* music when the money could be used for any of the wars/conflicts currently happening

[DeadInside]

Y'all **** on the military but they're the reason why we aren't getting bombed by Russia or in a Chinese internment camp.

[pisuke]

8 minutes ago, DeadInside said:

Y'all **** on the military but they're the reason why we aren't getting bombed by Russia or in a Chinese internment camp.

You guys are just throwing up the same cr-ap from you mouths over and over again an less and less people are buying into these fallacies anymore. The US military being the worst terrorist organisation that has ever existed. 

[harwee]

1 hour ago, Horizon Flame said:

 

 

 

Eww. This ugly piece of **** inserting himself into this.

 

I hope everyone cancels.

 

 

 

 

 

[DeadInside]

28 minutes ago, pisuke said:

You guys are just throwing up the same cr-ap from you mouths over and over again an less and less people are buying into these fallacies anymore. The US military being the worst terrorist organisation that has ever existed. 

The US military literally stopped the Nazis from taking over the world. Should be thankful for that instead of being in an incarceration camp for gays. 

Edited March 13 by DeadInside

[Bhabylon]

But the gays in the Neve Campbell thread said only people online care about the genocide???

[midnightdawn]

9 minutes ago, DeadInside said:

The US military literally stopped the Nazis from taking over the world. Should be thankful for that instead of being in an incarceration camp for gays. 

So did the Russians sis. Doesn't mean everything that the US or Russian military does after that should be supported blindly.

Edited March 13 by midnightdawn

[DeadInside]

9 minutes ago, midnightdawn said:

So did the Russians sis. Doesn't mean everything that the US or Russian military does after that should be supported blindly.

And everything the US military does should not be deemed an act of terrorism. People love to **** on our military but would never move to a country that isn't protected by us. 

[Prodigal Self]

42 minutes ago, DeadInside said:

The US military literally stopped the Nazis from taking over the world. Should be thankful for that instead of being in an incarceration camp for gays. 

 

22 minutes ago, DeadInside said:

And everything the US military does should not be deemed an act of terrorism. People love to **** on our military but would never move to a country that isn't protected by us. 

[IBeMe]

The Irish, Spaniards and Swedes have been the most supportive Europeans towards the Palestinians tbh....Germany and the UK are absolute disasters. 

 

[Mr. Blue_Shirt]

I didn't know the US military had shooters on speed dial on here

[Polgg48]

personally dont see the point withdrawing from festival, they only give you money and platform. nobody care at the end, all fake performative acts from twitter and zero substance.

[Thesedays]

3 hours ago, DeadInside said:

The US military literally stopped the Nazis from taking over the world. Should be thankful for that instead of being in an incarceration camp for gays. 

Oh boy, the US school system really is a failure, huh?

 

It was actually the US military alongside the Soviet army. In fact, the Soviet army played a bigger role in Hitler's defeat. Are you thankful for Stalin and the Communist Soviet Union too?