Xavier Dolan says the dispute is not about antisemitism
Filmmaker, commenting beneath Macklemore’s statement
“This is probably the simplest yet most complete and eloquent distillation of exactly what ‘this’ is about — and of what it isn’t about, and never will be: antisemitism.”
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About this source
Just Jared collects comments left beneath Macklemore’s September 14 Instagram statement and quotes them individually across a multi-page round-up. The comments themselves were not read from the post, whose thread runs to tens of thousands of entries; each quotation here rests on this outlet’s transcription.
Before the quotation
The comment was left beneath Macklemore’s September 14 Instagram statement about his removal from the tour.
After the quotation
Whether the remarks were antisemitic is contested within this case; Dolan’s view is his own. The quotation rests on a single outlet’s transcription of the comment.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” speech and removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Relative to Macklemore’s MetLife speech and his removal, Dolan endorses Macklemore’s account and expressly rejects the antisemitism characterisation that other speakers in this case advance. That is an evaluation of the dispute, not only praise of the person.
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