British Airways pulls Louis Theroux podcast sponsorship after Bob Vylan interview

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• NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  So you were ok with Nazis, pedophiles, murderers and Zionist settlers, but you have to draw the line at musicians.

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  • floofloof@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    But these musicians objected to a genocide, which obviously makes them terrorists.

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• Kyrgizion@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Speaking truth to power was always a revolutionary act. Seems like we’re going back to the old days.

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  • Samskara@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    How is calling for the death of soldiers truth to power?

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      If I said death to Russians no one would bat an eyelid.

      You’re bias showing, it’s also boring and unoriginal.

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    • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I meant Theroux’ interview, not his subject. He’s not responsible for the things his interviewees say.

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    • bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Genociders*

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    • gmtom@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Another troll for the blocklist. Why are there so many of you guys lately?

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• Zombie@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  British Airways outs themselves as pro-genocide and anti freedom of expression.

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  • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Have you ever flown with them. They ousted themselves as shitty already. They look good in comparison to Ryanair but that’s it.

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• echodot@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Do you think it’s had a major financial impact on him? He’s a internationally known journalist I doubt he needs the money.

  A bit of a weird move from British airways anyway, why would they care who he interviews, it’s not like he’s endorsing that person. Also the general public actually support Bob Dylan’s stance , so again, kind of a ill thought out gesture.

  British airways PR team aren’t giving it their all it would seem.

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  • floofloof@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Clearly British Airways just wants to establish its image as a pro-genocide corporation which endorses shooting, bombing and starving innocent people.

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  • TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Do you think it’s had a major financial impact on him? He’s a internationally known journalist I doubt he needs the money.

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• cyrano@piefed.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The airline has withdrawn its adverts from the journalist’s podcast after he interviewed Bobby Vylan – whose real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster.

  On it, Vylan said he was “not regretful” of leading chants of “death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]” during a performance at the Glastonbury festival this summer. He said he would “do it again tomorrow”.

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• JamieDub86@piefed.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Did it get a bit close to the bone for them?

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  • Samskara@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What other chants do you know that start with „death to“?

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    • knowone@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Here’s one

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• Samskara@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Watch Bob Vylan gleefully smile, when he defends his slogan.

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  • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I did and he's based as fuck. Your point?

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    • Samskara@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Just giving the original source as context, so people can make up their own minds.

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  • Denjin@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Did you listen to his words?

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