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/soxpats111 Sep 14 '26

Dig a little deeper on Macklemore's history of anti semitism. Check out the "costume" he wore on stage.

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u/tehbantho Sep 14 '26

You mean the costume that was literally random props his team had available? That he apologized for when people expressed to him it was anti-semitic? And then he donated to the ADL (the organization formed to combat anti semitism)? And still, to this day, is a cause he champions on his website?

:"I acknowledge how the costume could, within a context of stereotyping, be ascribed to a Jewish caricature," he wrote.

"I am here to say that it was absolutely not my intention and unfortunately at the time I did not foresee the costume to be viewed in such regard."

The musician added: "I'm saddened that this story, or any of my choices, would lead to any form of negativity."

And this was in 2014......by the way.

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u/soxpats111 Sep 14 '26

Oh yeah, I'm sure it was totally innocent. Give me a break. Have you SEEN the costume? It's abhorrent. If this was against any other marginalized group, this would be completely unacceptable. Your bias is showing. If you think this scumbag with a history of abhorrent statements and actions is coming from a place of goodness in his heart, then you need to wake up.

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u/mseg09 Sep 14 '26

What's the "history" of statements and actions? You used the plural, go ahead and prove it