Founding member of Pink Floyd and OWS supporter Roger Waters is under fire for a recent concert that featured the Star of David drawn on a pig shaped balloon.
WTH? RT @JeffreyGoldberg: Roger Waters goes there: pic.twitter.com/XIeY1qWhdM (h/t @MarcoSermoneta)
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) July 23, 2013
Vocalist for the band “Disturbed,” David Draiman, was not amused:
https://twitter.com/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/360412091775074307
Many other tweeters joined Draiman in his disgust:
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/360421290034728961
I'm very upset by what Roger Waters did. A Jewish star doesn't belong anywhere NEAR a pig.
— OMGWTFBIBLE (@OMGWTFBIBLE) July 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/msfa05/status/360503401672478720
What were you thinking #rogerwaters . Go play in Gaza. Great way to insight hatred.
— (((The5th Citizen))) (@mandyfriedberg) July 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/jonorose/status/360498052429135873
Props, videos and political statements at his concerts that are intended to offend or for effect are nothing new for Roger Waters, but he’s crossing the line with this stunt.
While Waters does seem to enjoy being controversial, he’ll never dare to be this controversial:
Here's a fun thing for you, #RogerWaters: Try that stunt with a Star & Crescent and see what happens. #HasBeenRockStar #AntiSemite #JewHater
— BackUpYouCreep (@RightGirlNYC) July 25, 2013
Update:
Draiman sends along a letter he wrote about Roger Waters.
https://twitter.com/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/360865627314995200
All-caps tweets are Draiman’s Twitter signature, so this is worth noting:
Yes everyone, I am not writing this piece in CAPS. I want no one to use that as an excuse to distract from the seriousness of this message.
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