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okwithmydecay@leminal.space to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months ago

British Airways pulls Louis Theroux podcast sponsorship after Bob Vylan interview

www.theguardian.com

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British Airways pulls Louis Theroux podcast sponsorship after Bob Vylan interview

www.theguardian.com

okwithmydecay@leminal.space to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months ago
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Airline says singer’s defiant interview breached its policy on politically sensitive or controversial subjects
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    How is calling for the death of soldiers truth to power?

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      I meant Theroux’ interview, not his subject. He’s not responsible for the things his interviewees say.

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        Theroux is responsible for whom he chooses to platform and what parts of an interview to publish. He knew this would be controversial, generate lots of clicks, and might lose him sponsors that don’t want to associated with radical rhetoric.

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          The guy has literally interviewed the KKK, but this is radical rhetoric too far?

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            Did the KKK guy defend chants to „Gas the Jews“ or similar in his interview?

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              Did Bobby Villain chant “death to the Jews”? Stop making false equivilence.

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              Did Vylan call for the deaths of jewish people or did he call death to the IDF which is entirely different?

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              No but…he’s a KKK guy so…did he need to?

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          He has interviewed neo-nazis in the past so it is odd that a rapper is the one who sets these “advertisers” off.

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      don’t you hate it in history class, when they talk about how good it was to kill Nazis.

      Will somebody think of the poor genociders

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      Genociders*

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      Another troll for the blocklist. Why are there so many of you guys lately?

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        being hasbara is a full time job

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