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India Arie Goes In On Joe Rogan, Boycotts Spotify

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    Glad you posted this, because I was about to post the "resolution" *rolls eyes*


    View: https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1489953221997178880?t=rx1P3H3DUp73jkqmZHwQ1g&s=19


    A couple things: for one, why is the punishment for racism towards black people much lighter than the punishment towards others? Dude gets a slap on the wrist practically compared to a Whoopi Goldberg who's more tenured by a longshot and talented as well.

    Also as a QT said: Spotify was definitely aware of these episodes even before they signed him, so why now? And of course they won't let Rogan go because of he goes, that audience goes. It's like you can't win.
     

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    I heard about him apologizing for something. I thought it had to do with the COVID non-sense. Damn. This man buried himself. I never felt one way or another for Joe but this basically put him in the anti-black narrative pile of overly privileged white dudes who take advantage of their platform to further knock blacks in America down. The only reason he isn't getting removed is that Spotify cares more about money than stopping racism. Both should be canceled, respectively.
     

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    I was joking usher laugh I used to pay for that premium years ago but it's not really worth it.

    I download my music as well.



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    Same here bruh I was like….

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    And then she dropped Podcasters of Color and I was like:

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    They're both entertainers at the end of the day, which means they're of the same class. This is all performative babble and she knows that Rogan won't be hurt from it...WWE type shit
     

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    They're both entertainers at the end of the day, which means they're of the same class. This is all performative babble and she knows that Rogan won't be hurt from it...WWE type shit
    If she removed her music from Spotify how is it performative?
     

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    Glad you posted this, because I was about to post the "resolution" *rolls eyes*


    View: https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1489953221997178880?t=rx1P3H3DUp73jkqmZHwQ1g&s=19


    A couple things: for one, why is the punishment for racism towards black people much lighter than the punishment towards others? Dude gets a slap on the wrist practically compared to a Whoopi Goldberg who's more tenured by a longshot and talented as well.

    Also as a QT said: Spotify was definitely aware of these episodes even before they signed him, so why now? And of course they won't let Rogan go because of he goes, that audience goes. It's like you can't win.

    It's by design, always has been! BOBO is where we need to be, period!
    Our athletes & entertainers should be on the same page! If we ALL shut them down, they'd have to bow to our demands & they'll see who really has the POWER!
    Stop the mental slavery & WAKE UP, we are the biggest spenders! Let's put that money on real estate, it's a asset & rebuild. Go to Brother Ben X on YouTube. He got a small group of our people together & they purchased over 100 acres! Can you guess what's next?
    #DoersNotTalkers ✊🏽B1✊🏽
     

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    sounds more like removing the evidence. Black artists stay getting jerked. THe minute spotify gave money tor acists like Tim Pool, Bill Simmons, and Joe Rogan, was the day all the musicians should've bounced from that platform.
    Same with our people in movies & TV shows. Who do you think gets paid more in whatever category? Angela Bassett discussed Black Panther. That movie had multiple Black "A" listers. Do you think they were paid their worth?
     

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    Some of the larger takeways from her clips are this:

    • Spotify makes its money largely from Black American music
    • It pays the artists pennies for their music
    • Spotify takes the millions it makes off the music to pay a racist white man 100M.
    • Black artists need to all walk off together, that’s the only way to get leverage
    It’s very powerful and she brought hella receipts.


    View: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZhNdCzL94g/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link



    View: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZah4f1OLIJ

    I'm sorry. I don't mean to be off topic, but did India Irie bleach her skin or am I delusional?
     

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    It might be the lighting that she's using. When she leans back, she appears more natural.
    😅 Thanks, Rollie! I love her songs, but if she doing Serena Williams, I've gotta pull a Teddy Pendergrass & 🎶LET IT GO🎶, real talk! 💯
     

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    she had me up until she said podcastes of color...


    I agree. I know she and others are looking for an alliance (when there is no real alliance), but black public figures need to more unapologetic with their blackness and just focus on black interests and grievances like the Asians, Latinos etc only focus on their groups and their grievances. Outside of that, I completely stand with her on this.

    The media and company have been focused on the COVID misinformation, but no one cares about anti-black racist propaganda and misinformation that continues to spread and heat up. If Hoe Hogan was using slurs about LGBTQ, Jewish, etc, would he get deplatformed, or just PewDiePie'd (allowed to stay with some occasional pushback due to his white privilege)?

    Meanwhile, Whoopi Goldberg, Nick Cannon, Da Baby, Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, and other black people have gone through worse and are still being made examples out of for a lot more minor things in comparison. Jay-Z and LeBron were dragged by the Joowish merely for suggesting we should model ourselves after them economically and as a collective.

    Glad you posted this, because I was about to post the "resolution" *rolls eyes*


    View: https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1489953221997178880?t=rx1P3H3DUp73jkqmZHwQ1g&s=19


    A couple things: for one, why is the punishment for racism towards black people much lighter than the punishment towards others? Dude gets a slap on the wrist practically compared to a Whoopi Goldberg who's more tenured by a longshot and talented as well.

    Also as a QT said: Spotify was definitely aware of these episodes even before they signed him, so why now? And of course they won't let Rogan go because of he goes, that audience goes. It's like you can't win.

    I heard about him apologizing for something. I thought it had to do with the COVID non-sense. Damn. This man buried himself. I never felt one way or another for Joe but this basically put him in the anti-black narrative pile of overly privileged white dudes who take advantage of their platform to further knock blacks in America down. The only reason he isn't getting removed is that Spotify cares more about money than stopping racism. Both should be canceled, respectively.


    These racist and anti-black audiences have the global market on lock and they unfortunately make up the majority of our populace and have the most wealth and disposable income to spend on concerts and entertainment, education, real estate, politicians, power, businesses, restaurants, etc. White supremacy everywhere. Their pockets and prevalence dictate to everyone that black people shall remain at the bottom by all means or else...which is another reason why reparations are absolutely necessary (for the emancipation from this system for our survival, and to both stop and write the American / global sins against FBA black people).

    Between them, bed bugs and roaches, I'm not sure which pest is better as they are a distinction without a difference. That's why condescending cacs can fuck all the way off with that sToP gEneRaliZating WHites nonsense as they are also part of the problem.

    I would not be surprised if Spotify is full of racist, anti-black employees. Reminds me of that episode of Atlanta in season 2 Robbin season where after paperboy got robbed by his plug, he and his friends went inside a knockoff Spotify-esque company's building to promote their work. They bumped into a chance the rapper clone and discuss the discomfort, aversion to black people, racism, and weirdness of the whites at the company. They all experienced racism, fake love and indifference, microaggressions, and subtle not so subtle unwelcomeness there. I wonder if Mr. Glover was giving us a clue with that episode....

    The Spotify CEO seems like the kind to not just support Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, etc behind closed doors, but completely believe in and share their ideologies. Same with spez of reddit and the other covert racists. No matter if it's Deezer, Spotify, Tidal, etc, you always see these lily white and buffer class companies promoting Fox news, oan, newsmax, and other anti-black media and principles.

    They all believe in and support these fucking untalented hack leeches like the Hoe Hogans and nem at the expense of talented people who are mainly black and grossly underpay.

    With the like of the Hoe Hogans, Whorin Petersons, Russell OffBrands, and sxephils, all they know how to do is be personable, racist, outspoken, self-important, overly opinionated cunts who casually babble their asses off about random shit as if they were Vince Vaughn or some more racist version of Seth Rogan inside a stoner comedy film. That's it. No different than a Alex Jones or a Donald Trump.

    Untalented, mediocre, exploitative white leeches are wrongfully worth millions if not billions in this society. All they have to do is be uphold white supremacy, rip off ideas and people, and be able to appeal to white and buffer (and even black) societies and they're all set.

    Also, I'm not sure if anyone caught or noticed this, but can we talk about how the Hollywood Unlocked IG post's text has the word "problematic" in quotes as if Hoe Hogan's "problematic language around race" is not a very real fucking thing? As if this is hearsay or an allegation at best?! The Hoe dropped the n-word countless things on many podcasts. They posted the proof and videos. So why continue to question black people's valid grievances? What a slick, condescending way to imply that the anti-black racism and n-word is not really problematic. They can really fuck off. They would never pull this kind of shit with non-black groups or LGBT.
     

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    I agree. I know she and others are looking for an alliance (when there is no real alliance), but black public figures need to more unapologetic with their blackness and just focus on black interests and grievances like the Asians, Latinos etc only focus on their groups and their grievances. Outside of that, I completely stand with her on this.

    The media and company have been focused on the COVID misinformation, but no one cares about anti-black racist propaganda and misinformation that continues to spread and heat up. If Hoe Hogan was using slurs about LGBTQ, Jewish, etc, would he get deplatformed, or just PewDiePie'd (allowed to stay with some occasional pushback due to his white privilege)?

    Meanwhile, Whoopi Goldberg, Nick Cannon, Da Baby, Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, and other black people have gone through worse and are still being made examples out of for a lot more minor things in comparison. Jay-Z and LeBron were dragged by the Joowish merely for suggesting we should model ourselves after them economically and as a collective.





    These racist and anti-black audiences have the global market on lock and they unfortunately make up the majority of our populace and have the most wealth and disposable income to spend on concerts and entertainment, education, real estate, politicians, power, businesses, restaurants, etc. White supremacy everywhere. Their pockets and prevalence dictate to everyone that black people shall remain at the bottom by all means or else...which is another reason why reparations are absolutely necessary (for the emancipation from this system for our survival, and to both stop and write the American / global sins against FBA black people).

    Between them, bed bugs and roaches, I'm not sure which pest is better as they are a distinction without a difference. That's why condescending cacs can fuck all the way off with that sToP gEneRaliZating WHites nonsense as they are also part of the problem.

    I would not be surprised if Spotify is full of racist, anti-black employees. Reminds me of that episode of Atlanta in season 2 Robbin season where after paperboy got robbed by his plug, he and his friends went inside a knockoff Spotify-esque company's building to promote their work. They bumped into a chance the rapper clone and discuss the discomfort, aversion to black people, racism, and weirdness of the whites at the company. They all experienced racism, fake love and indifference, microaggressions, and subtle not so subtle unwelcomeness there. I wonder if Mr. Glover was giving us a clue with that episode....

    The Spotify CEO seems like the kind to not just support Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, etc behind closed doors, but completely believe in and share their ideologies. Same with spez of reddit and the other covert racists. No matter if it's Deezer, Spotify, Tidal, etc, you always see these lily white and buffer class companies promoting Fox news, oan, newsmax, and other anti-black media and principles.

    They all believe in and support these fucking untalented hack leeches like the Hoe Hogans and nem at the expense of talented people who are mainly black and grossly underpay.

    With the like of the Hoe Hogans, Whorin Petersons, Russell OffBrands, and sxephils, all they know how to do is be personable, racist, outspoken, self-important, overly opinionated cunts who casually babble their asses off about random shit as if they were Vince Vaughn or some more racist version of Seth Rogan inside a stoner comedy film. That's it. No different than a Alex Jones or a Donald Trump.

    Untalented, mediocre, exploitative white leeches are wrongfully worth millions if not billions in this society. All they have to do is be uphold white supremacy, rip off ideas and people, and be able to appeal to white and buffer (and even black) societies and they're all set.

    Also, I'm not sure if anyone caught or noticed this, but can we talk about how the Hollywood Unlocked IG post's text has the word "problematic" in quotes as if Hoe Hogan's "problematic language around race" is not a very real fucking thing? As if this is hearsay or an allegation at best?! The Hoe dropped the n-word countless things on many podcasts. They posted the proof and videos. So why continue to question black people's valid grievances? What a slick, condescending way to imply that the anti-black racism and n-word is not really problematic. They can really fuck off. They would never pull this kind of shit with non-black groups or LGBT.
    You said it best in another post, this system wants to deny what it is doing at all times. It needs to pretend as if this racism is all in our heads and everyone plays along with it. We are repeatedly told to kiss the ring while we are dragged through the mud for time immemorial. Negros fall for it time and time again because they need the white man to pay their bills. Whoopi will kiss the ring and be right back like Nick Cannon did.

    Meanwhile White people get to continue on disrespecting everyone for any reason, committing violence on all levels, and pretend as if none of it exists. They are so foul that they'll shoot your loved one and when you shoot back they'll say "now, now, violence is not the answer" and it's like well then why did the cop kill my loved one?
     

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    You said it best in another post, this system wants to deny what it is doing at all times. It needs to pretend as if this racism is all in our heads and everyone plays along with it. We are repeatedly told to kiss the ring while we are dragged through the mud for time immemorial. Negros fall for it time and time again because they need the white man to pay their bills. Whoopi will kiss the ring and be right back like Nick Cannon did.

    Meanwhile White people get to continue on disrespecting everyone for any reason, committing violence on all levels, and pretend as if none of it exists. They are so foul that they'll shoot your loved one and when you shoot back they'll say "now, now, violence is not the answer" and it's like well then why did the cop kill my loved one?

    And if you are being dragged or mistreated, it's "not because you're black", it's because "you are" allegedly being transphobic, homophobic, antisemitic, insensitive, loitering, acting suspicious, in the wrong, too loud or angry, misogynist, too loud, defiant, resistant, refuse to leave or identify yourself, at the wrong place at the wrong time, etc. Somehow those warrant public shaming and public lynching figuratively or literally. Meanwhile, the perpetrators and others that are doing real harm are being untouched.
     

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    How much do artists actually make having their music on this platform? That is what I want know. From what I hear, it isn't much. The label pockets a huge chunk of it and they get handed pennies. Sure, they can add up but why wouldn't artists, especially black artists, use this as a way to earn more for their work and talent?
     
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    How much do artists actually make having their music on this platform? That is what I want know. From what I hear, it isn't much. The label pockets a huge chunk of it and they get handed pennies. Sure, they can add up but why wouldn't artists, especially black artists, use this as a way to earn more for their work and talent?
    they make fractions of pennies on the dollars.....why this would be okay is beyond me
     

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    What's that gonna do to Spotify or Rogan, and how long will it stay off of there?
    If multiple people do it, it’ll hurt Spotify. Thank god you weren’t around for the Montgomery Bus Boycott, it would have been a massive failure. This would be you back then:

    “Why would we boycott the bus lines, what’s that going to do?”