British Airways pulls Louis Theroux podcast sponsorship after Bob Vylan interview

NoForwadSlashS @piefed.social 2d ago

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

floofloof @lemmy.ca 2d ago
But these musicians objected to a genocide, which obviously makes them terrorists.
steeznson @lemmy.world 2d ago
It's a business: They want to avoid controversy and this musician is controversial.
Sucks, because he is probably right or at least not wrong in his views, but this is the society we've all built together.

Kyrgizion @lemmy.world 3d ago

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

Samskara @sh.itjust.works 3d ago
How is calling for the death of soldiers truth to power?
- Kyrgizion @lemmy.world 3d ago
  I meant Theroux' interview, not his subject. He's not responsible for the things his interviewees say.
- Echo Dot @feddit.uk 2d ago
  
  If I said death to Russians no one would bat an eyelid.
  Your bias showing, it's also boring and unoriginal.
- 🍉 Albert 🍉 @lemmy.world 2d ago
  don't you hate it in history class, when they talk about how good it was to kill Nazis.
  Will somebody think of the poor genociders
- bdonvr @thelemmy.club 2d ago
  Genociders*
- gmtom @lemmy.world 2d ago
  Another troll for the blocklist. Why are there so many of you guys lately?

Zombie @feddit.uk 3d ago

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

Echo Dot @feddit.uk 2d ago
Have you ever flown with them. They ousted themselves as shitty already. They look good in comparison to Ryanair but that's it.

cyrano @piefed.social 3d 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The airline has withdrawn its adverts from the journalist’s podcast after he interviewed Bobby Vylan – whose real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster.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”.

JamieDub86 @piefed.social 3d ago

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

Samskara @sh.itjust.works 3d ago
What other chants do you know that start with „death to“?
- knowone @slrpnk.net 3d ago
  Here's one

Echo Dot @feddit.uk 2d 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.

floofloof @lemmy.ca 2d ago

Clearly British Airways just wants to establish its brand as a pro-genocide corporation which endorses shooting, bombing and starving innocent people.
This is fine🔥🐶☕🔥 @lemmy.world 2d 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.

Samskara @sh.itjust.works 3d ago

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

NoneOfUrBusiness @fedia.io 3d ago
I did and he's based as fuck. Your point?
- Samskara @sh.itjust.works 3d ago
  Just giving the original source as context, so people can make up their own minds.
Denjin @feddit.uk 3d ago
Did you listen to his words?

British Airways pulls Louis Theroux podcast sponsorship after Bob Vylan interview

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