The singer also admitted that despite her years in the spotlight, she was nervous to just speak to Noah without the benefit of using her voice to sing, but that she felt compelled to do so so that she could underline how unfair the power balance is between streamers like Spotify and the artists whose music listeners flock to listen to. “Joe Rogan needs to do more than go, ‘Oh yeah, I’m sorry.’ If you want to really lead your listeners down a new path, then lead them, to the point where they don’t feel that is the right language to come in my DMs and call me an ‘N-word’ in defense of him,” she said. In the end, Arie - who has gotten a flood of racist and misogynistic DMs and comments from Rogan’s fans - said she doesn’t think Rogan even fully understands what he’s done, and would not like him to be pushed into a less transparent podcasting service. “He was being consciously racist and it makes me wonder what he talks like behind closed doors.” And I think the fact that he did it repeatedly and was conscious and knew, I think that is being racist.” Describing herself as a forgiving soul, Arie said that when she went back to look at Rogan’s apology, she was unswayed. That’s why he would say it,” she said of Rogan. I think that’s why he was saying it, because it got a rise out of people. “So, for me, when I think about Joe Rogan, I think … that he is being consciously racist.” Plus, she added, saying the N-word and then apologizing or saying you didn’t understand the context in which you were using the slur doesn’t fly for her in this case. Then there’s conscious racism, where you know what you’re doing when you do it, and if you keep doing it, is that when we call you a racist? “So if you know you’re doing it and you keep doing it, I would say that is a racist,” she said. So if you’re born into it, if you’re not actively working to not be racist, then you have some of it in you.” Explaining that in her life she’s learned to “make room and forgiveness” for people who are unconsciously racist because “our whole society is built on racist concepts. “I think there are two things that we consider when we talk about racism: one is conscious racism and the other is unconscious racism,” she said when Noah asked if she still doesn’t consider Rogan a racist. Sadly, she didn’t expect anyone to respond given her years of experience with the powers-that-be not listening to her.Īs for the Rogan beef, Arie has said in previous interviews she appreciates that the MMA-loving podcast host apologized and said he’s learned he cannot drop the N-word in an attempt to be edgy and that she wouldn’t necessarily label him a racist. “I did it because my dignity … I felt like I was being disrespected,” Arie said of her decision to ask that her music be removed, adding that the only way she saw to affirm her dignity and integrity was to make that hard decision. Noah suggested that the part of the conversation that got lost was Arie advocating for having more power on the platform that she and other artists have helped create with their music, rather than a media-manufactured beef with the former Fear Factor host. The conversation with Noah also came a week after Arie pointedly highlighted edited footage of YouTube clips showing Rogan using the N-word roughly two dozen times, as well as clips in which Rogan appeared to share an anecdote in which he compared being around Black people at a movie theater to Planet of the Apes.Īrie told Noah that the media has twisted her actions into a pitched battle between herself and the comedian, known lately for hosting guests on his podcast, who join him in promoting dangerous or erroneous information about COVID-19. Jimmy Buffett's Wife Jane Slagsvol Thanks Fans, Doctors & Loved Ones for Support: 'Jimmy Knew He…
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |