Relieved to hear your common sense voice, having only just read about the goings on I was feeling a low drag of fury at the ignorant posturing. Hope a mega star steps up with Sheeran...Pink perhaps! Or anyone who justs wants to sing, not sermonise.
How wonderful if a brave singer offered to join Ed’s tour. Not likely now though, too controversial. But I cannot believe that the promoters didn’t know what they were taking on, including Ed himself. That Seattle rapper doesn’t have a fraction of Ed’s songwriting skills and I can only remember the 2nd hand clothes rap - just as Andrew mentions. The online pile-on is grotesque and sometimes it is hard to support unfettered free speech. Sorry Andrew.
My personal view is that the social media companies should take some actions and temporarily ban all those throwing abuse at both Macklemore and Sheeran to allow people to take their calm medications and attend that yoga class they are postponing. I think something has to be done about all this online bullying because this has nothing to do with free speech.
I’m biased here, Ed Sheeran is a local lad. He’s also a very good person, gives a lot of time to charity, good causes etc and has given millions to help people and humanitarian crises in many parts of the world, including Palestine and the west bank.
He has never pushed his personal views about politics on his supporters.
I think what people are doing to him with this pile-on is disgusting and cowardly and utterly unwarranted.
Relieved to hear your common sense voice, having only just read about the goings on I was feeling a low drag of fury at the ignorant posturing. Hope a mega star steps up with Sheeran...Pink perhaps! Or anyone who justs wants to sing, not sermonise.
How wonderful if a brave singer offered to join Ed’s tour. Not likely now though, too controversial. But I cannot believe that the promoters didn’t know what they were taking on, including Ed himself. That Seattle rapper doesn’t have a fraction of Ed’s songwriting skills and I can only remember the 2nd hand clothes rap - just as Andrew mentions. The online pile-on is grotesque and sometimes it is hard to support unfettered free speech. Sorry Andrew.
My personal view is that the social media companies should take some actions and temporarily ban all those throwing abuse at both Macklemore and Sheeran to allow people to take their calm medications and attend that yoga class they are postponing. I think something has to be done about all this online bullying because this has nothing to do with free speech.
I agree, but it is a difficult line to hold, requiring judgement, practically impossible at the scale of these platforms.
Perhaps you could open for Sheeran with a stand-up act, Andrew? Not a serious suggestion, though one I would pay to see!
I’m biased here, Ed Sheeran is a local lad. He’s also a very good person, gives a lot of time to charity, good causes etc and has given millions to help people and humanitarian crises in many parts of the world, including Palestine and the west bank.
He has never pushed his personal views about politics on his supporters.
I think what people are doing to him with this pile-on is disgusting and cowardly and utterly unwarranted.
They should be ashamed of themselves.