After calling for a Free Palestine, Macklemore was banned from opening for Ed Sheeran’s tour at the request of Gillette Stadium owner and pro-Israel billionaire Robert Kraft. Sheeran claimed he was “not complicit” in Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in a response following backlash. Despite this, he refused to share any of his personal beliefs on the matter — noting those who come to his show “do not expect a political forum.” Bullshit.
Continuously, I’ve been on dates with men who seem to have it all. But eventually, when things don’t work out and we go our separate ways, I’ll look back and notice the tiny inconsistencies I missed. This reflection always leads me to the same question: How could I have been so blind?
Last Thursday, SBU staff and students protested the increasing ICE raids across the country and demanded SBU establish protections for international and immigrant students, and designate the university as a sanctuary campus.
If you asked someone raised in the Catholic Church about their feelings toward the religion, you would probably hear a lot of resentment. The only response I can give that question is, “It’s complicated.”