I’m not even a Bieber fan. I’m a pop culture fan, and moments like this sit too squarely in the center of cultural history to shrug off.
Bieber remains one of the last true pop phenomena who belonged to a specific internet era when discovery still felt communal and chaotic.
@Keir_Starmer I get why people are concerned, and antisemitism should always be taken seriously.
At the same time, it’s disappointing as a fan to see one of the biggest artists in music removed from a major festival. I just wish situations like this didn’t get to this point in the first place