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Ed Sheeran Is Not A Victim
The same goes for Macklemore and P!NK
We take sides on national news stories especially ones pertaining to pop culture favorites like athletes, actors and musicians.
It should probably be studied how quick we are to throw our support behind them without context, acknowledgement of nuance or the truth when forming a narrative.
The Ed Sheeran debacle is no exception.
Sheeran is a popular singer from the UK who has apparently sold out stadiums around the world.
Full disclosure from me: I don’t know any of Mr. Sheeran’s music. Not a single song. This is nothing against him. I’m not a huge fan of modern music and have not been for years now so I might be aware of names but none of the songs.
With that being said, I do have a little more knowledge of Macklemore and P!NK which has more to do with them being popular when I still listened to mainstream music on the radio.
For those potentially unaware, Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour featured Macklemore and a few other artists opening for him.
On September 4th, while performing at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Macklemore told the crowd “Free Palestine” and shared what appeared to be images from the war…
