, described the boycott as a kind of censorship that “risks silencing important messages from a broad range of perspectives”.
“As organisers of the campaign, we have been clear in messaging and said that we recognise that it is a very hard ask on artists, so the way we’ve approached it is, “ït’s your decision, your choice’. We are not the babysitters of the internet we can’t control the reactions of fans or other commentators. I can say confidently that every artist we have reached out to has been with respect and the utmost of care.
But Mr Kirk conceded that the festival had suffered brand damage. He did not consider it permanent with the review aiming to restore confidence in the festival’s integrity. Asked if he thought it was wrong to accept the sponsorship, Mr Kirk said he didn’t want to preempt the findings.
LindaMorrissmh I’m sure there is plenty of other artist who would be willing to take there place, spoiled brats
slackbastard LindaMorrissmh Yeh I don’t think we should criticise Israel as many other countries do bad things also. I am very intelligent
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LindaMorrissmh The Western insanity has spread Down Under. Boycotts target democracies (Israel has a 20% Muslim population with full voting rights and representation in govt), but never do this to real tyrannical regimes that could do the boycotters real harm - the CCP's China, Putin's Russia
LindaMorrissmh Sorry, next year we’ll hit up the Australian Council for Peaceful Unification of China.
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