Music artist India Arie who lately vowed to tug her music from Spotify following well-liked podcaster Joe Rogan’s salacious use of the n-word, is now doing an about-face.
Whereas talking with CNN’s Don Lemon, Arie walked again her criticisms of Rogan, who hosts The Joe Rogan Expertise podcast and who has acquired a wave of criticism for his historical past of liberal use of the n-word. Rogan additionally made troubling ‘Planet of the Ape’ feedback that included Black folks and reportedly unfold false coronavirus data.
Throughout the interview, Arie made it clear that she was set to tug her music from Spotify not solely due to Rogan however due to the paltry funds that artists obtain in terms of compensation. That coupled with Rogan’s racist feedback and his $100 million greenback Spotify deal supplied fertile floor for Arie to get fed up, the AJC reviews.
Rogan has since apologized profusely about his insensitive verbiage, one thing Arie mentioned she accepts.
“I did suppose he did a advantageous job along with his apology. He mentioned numerous issues I’d need somebody to say. He mentioned numerous the issues I’d wish to hear somebody say. The factor that caught out for me most was when he mentioned, ‘It’s not my phrase to make use of.’ And I feel modified conduct is what we’re actually on the lookout for,” she defined.
That is clearly a change of coronary heart for the “I Am Not My Hair” singer who vowed to strip her catalogue from the Spotify platform the place Rogan’s podcast is hosted.
As soon as Neil Younger pulled his music off Spotify’s music platform over Joe Rogan’s controversial feedback on the coronavirus pandemic and n-word use, the soul singer lined as much as pull her music down after his “problematic” language round race.
“Neil Younger opened a door that I MUST walkthrough,” Arie wrote in her put up. “I consider in freedom of speech. Nonetheless, I discover Joe Rogan problematic for causes OTHER than his Covid interviews,” Arie beforehand mentioned.
“For me it’s additionally his language round race,” Arie continued.
On social media, video collages have been shared highlighting Rogan’s previous occurrences of dropping the n-word with the onerous “er” on the finish, jokingly referring to Black folks as “Planet of the Apes,” and claiming probably the most “highly effective” mixture of genes is when you will have “the physique of the Black man and the thoughts of the white man.”
CW: A number of clips of Joe Rogan saying the N-word.
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India Arie is the first Black artist to make a daring public stance towards Joe Rogan. She’s receiving blended evaluations in her feedback part.
Do you suppose she ought to have stood her floor?
