Badu comes over for dinner, procedes to shit on table
Neo-Soul, Tyrone-hating singer Erykah Badu has arrived in Israel for a concert on Saturday night. This evening, at a press conference with journalists and fans, she declared her support for the Palestinian cause and defended Louis Farrakhan.
I come from across the water bringing light and hope,” said Badu in her deep, languid voice. She commissioned a poster design especially for her visit to Israel, featuring a large hamsa, a traditional Middle Eastern good luck charm, that appears to be growing out of her hair. At the bottom, the words for peace in Hebrew and Arabic appear side by side.However, Badu could not name any Israeli hip hop artists. She explained that she identified best with the Palestinians and their hip hop scene, saying that they are a part of her tribe of hip hop.
“They use (hip hop) as a form of liberation, as a form of pre-resistance, as a form of therapy,” Badu said.
Badu defended Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, who has drawn fire over the years with pronouncements including praise for Hitler in a 1984 speech, for which he was censured by the U.S. Senate, repeatedly denouncing Israel and the Jewish people and calling the pretense for the war in Iraq a Zionist conspiracy.
The Anti-Defamation League, a leading Jewish group, has labeled Farrakhan’s statements bigoted and anti-Semitic. On its Web site, the ADL lists dozens of Farrakhan statements it considers anti-Semitic.
“(Farrakhan is) not an anti-Semite. He loves all people,” insisted Badu. Her next album, Nu AmErykah will be released February 26, the date of Savior’s Day, a main Nation of Islam holiday.
It would have been interesting to hear how the journalists reacted. Supporting the Palestinian cause is nothing new, but to praise notorious anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan in the Jewish state? I kind of wish I bought a ticket just so I could return it.
Source: Haaretz
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you just ruined my enjoyment of her music.
her live album was something I really enjoyed
it really sucks that she said those things
It’s just sad.
Yeah. I agree. But I heard her concert was incredible.
have you ever herad her live album.
It’s great.
and I am sure she puts on a great concert.
too bad
I’m sorry, but you speak with your wallet. I wouldn’t contribute one rial or dirham to her pocket, let alone an american dollar. and I don’t care how beautiful her music is if she supports murderers. The friend of my enemy is my enemy as well.
It’s always tough to reconcile an appreciation of one’s artistic merit with their potentially unfavorable views. I think she’s talented, but the idea that she would support garbage like Farrakhan destroys any respect I have for any of her views. In order to listen to her music, I’ll just have to remind myself that she’s ignorant and move on I suppose…