{"id":107336,"date":"2024-09-27T00:42:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T17:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107336"},"modified":"2024-09-27T00:42:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T17:42:39","slug":"seattle-sports-teams-reevaluating-relationships-with-macklemore-over-his-increasingly-divisive-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107336","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Sports Teams Reevaluating Relationships With Macklemore Over His \u201cIncreasingly Divisive Comments\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Over the weekend, Macklemore released the fundraising single \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereogum.com\/2281408\/macklemore-shares-sequel-to-pro-palestine-song-says-fuck-america-onstage-in-seattle\/music\/\">Hinds Hall 2<\/a>,\u201d his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereogum.com\/2262506\/macklemore-shares-pro-palestine-protest-song-hinds-hall\/music\/\">second<\/a> protest song about Israel\u2019s campaign of genocide in Gaza. He performed the track at a concert billed as \u201cPalestine Will Live Forever Fest\u201d in his Seattle hometown. During that performance, Macklemore was filmed telling the crowd, \u201cFuck America.\u201d Since then, Macklemore has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereogum.com\/2281770\/macklemore-dropped-from-vegas-festival-after-comments-at-pro-palestine-concert\/news\/\">dropped from the lineup<\/a> of Las Vegas\u2019 Neon City Festival, and now some of Seattle\u2019s professional sports franchises say that they\u2019re reevaluating their relationships with the rapper.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Macklemore is a longtime fan of Seattle sports. Even before he found national fame with his hit \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereogum.com\/2251884\/the-number-ones-macklemore-ryan-lewis-thrift-shop-feat-wanz\/columns\/the-number-ones\/\">Thrift Shop<\/a>,\u201d Macklemore became a local sensation partly because of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hvNQWQSwmow&amp;ab_channel=Macklemore\">My Oh My<\/a>,\u201d his 2011 ode to the late Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus. He\u2019s performed at multiple sporting events over the years, but now those teams seem to be distancing themselves from him. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.komonews.com\/news\/local\/macklemore-declares-f-america-controversial-pro-palestine-concert-straight-up-seattle-palestine-will-live-forever-festival-israel-hamas-gaza-war-hinds-hall-kraken-sounders-sports-teams-concert\">KOMO News reports<\/a> that a spokesperson for the Mariners made this statement in response to Macklemore\u2019s \u201cfuck America\u201d moment: \u201cWe are aware of the incident and agree with the other teams in town: Sports and music should connect, not divide us. We continue to monitor and research the latest developments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Seattle Storm and Seattle Sounders FC issued this joint statement: \u201cWe believe that sports bring people together and unite us. We are aware of Macklemore\u2019s increasingly divisive comments, and they do not reflect the values of our respective ownership groups, leagues, or organizations. We are currently evaluating our collective options on this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Macklemore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereogum.com\/2281913\/macklemore-shares-statement-explaining-his-fuck-america-comment\/news\/\">shared a lengthy statement<\/a> about his \u201cfuck America\u201d comment. He wrote, \u201cMy thoughts and feelings are not always expressed perfectly or politely. Sometimes I slip up and get caught in the moment. Saturday night was one of those times.\u201d He then went on to reaffirm his support of the Palestinian people and his anger over America\u2019s complicity in the genocide. As an independent artist with major mainstream hits, Macklemore is in a unique position to criticize Israel without being shut down by major-label overlords, but he knows he\u2019ll still face career consequences.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '514545615712257');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereogum.com\/2282006\/seattle-sports-teams-reevaluating-relationships-with-macklemore-over-his-increasingly-divisive-comments\/news\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, Macklemore released the fundraising single \u201cHinds Hall 2,\u201d his second protest song about Israel\u2019s campaign of genocide in Gaza. 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