r/Music • u/TheMirrorUS 📰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/DistinctMatch1433 Sep 14 '26

This has gotta be one of the best examples of the Barbara Streisand effect

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u/johnnybgooderer Sep 14 '26

I don’t think so. Once this bad press is over, all the pop stars know they have to stay quiet. That’s moves the needle on pop culture to the right.

Unless this storm is big enough to actually have a consequence for Kraft or halting our involvement in Israel , then the pro Israel crowd just won huge.

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u/SirNortonOfNoFux Sep 14 '26

Damn I hope ur wrong

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u/johnnybgooderer Sep 14 '26

Me too. The right wingers have really been asserting control of the media lately. Reddit banned a whole subreddits for allowing Charlie Kirk memes a week ago. CBS has a government appointed censor. Their reporting has shifted greatly. Now they are getting leverage over musicians who have a big influence on popular opinion.