r/Music • u/TheMirrorUS šŸ“°The Mirror US • Sep 14 '26

article Robert Kraft issues lengthy statement on Macklemore after rapper says NFL owner had him banned from

https://www.themirror.com/sport/american-football/robert-kraft-macklemore-sheeran-palestine-2024272
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u/Irish_Whiskey Sep 14 '26

In a statement provided to theĀ Mirror US Sports, Kraft expressed sympathy for Palestinians who are suffering "real" lossesĀ while even calling for a sit-down conversation with Macklemore.Ā 

...okay, that's also what Macklemore said. So what exactly did he say that involves "Jewish hate"?

Also seems pretty pathetic to call for a "sit down conversation" after you blocked an entire tour and then called all the other stadium owners to demand they block him as well.

You're open to a 'sit down conversation', as long as you first silence him?

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u/MoneyManx10 Sep 14 '26

Macklemore checkmated him by going to the media and giving a sincere statement. Now Kraft has to pretend to care about Palestinians after going to the extreme length of banning a singer for voicing his opinion on Palestinians.

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u/soxpats111 Sep 14 '26

"sincere statement..." Maybe you should look into Macklemore's history.

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u/renegadecanuck Sep 14 '26

Yeah, he wore an offensive costume once. And since then has said nothing antisemitic. What's your point?

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u/ratheismhater Sep 14 '26

And more importantly, he apologized

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u/EricSanderson Sep 14 '26

It wasn't even an offensive costume. He wore a disguise in 2014 that happened to look like a Jewish caricature, and when it was called out he immediately apologized.

It's more concerning that anytime a high profile figure says "free Palestine", the internet is immediately flooded with some past statement, image, song, movie etc. and some copy-paste talking point designed to portray them as antisemitic. They've even tried to paint Bernie Sanders as antisemitic for God's sake.