Tell Elton John to Apologize and Donate Arizona Concert Money

Tell Elton John to Apologize and Donate Arizona Concert Money

The Issue

Most members of the musical community have refused to play and canceled shows in Arizona in protest of the harsh anti-immigrant bill SB 1070. But not Elton John.

In the past, John played South Africa at the height of apartheid, failing to support another artists' boycott, and earlier this month he played at the wedding of homophobe Rush Limbaugh.

Right now, it seems that Elton John will play anything, no matter what injustice his music goes to support, for money he doesn't even really need.

John refused to cancel his July 21 performance in Arizona. Not only that, he called fellow artists "fuckwits" for taking a principled stand, and offered a false comparison to problems for LGBTQ rights that failed to recognize that queer immigrants will suffer from SB 1070.

Ask Elton John for an apology and to donate the money he received for playing in Arizona to an organization that fights racial profiling or works on behalf of queer immigrants.

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Alex DiBrancoPetition StarterAlex is passionate about feminism, queer issues, sex positivism, atheism/secular humanism, full rights for everyone who crosses our borders (voluntarily or not), and critiquing America’s flawed educational system. She has worked for The Nation, Political Research Associates (a think-tank that monitors the right-wing), and the Center for American Progress. Alex is now based in New York City and writes poetry on the sly.
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The Issue

Most members of the musical community have refused to play and canceled shows in Arizona in protest of the harsh anti-immigrant bill SB 1070. But not Elton John.

In the past, John played South Africa at the height of apartheid, failing to support another artists' boycott, and earlier this month he played at the wedding of homophobe Rush Limbaugh.

Right now, it seems that Elton John will play anything, no matter what injustice his music goes to support, for money he doesn't even really need.

John refused to cancel his July 21 performance in Arizona. Not only that, he called fellow artists "fuckwits" for taking a principled stand, and offered a false comparison to problems for LGBTQ rights that failed to recognize that queer immigrants will suffer from SB 1070.

Ask Elton John for an apology and to donate the money he received for playing in Arizona to an organization that fights racial profiling or works on behalf of queer immigrants.

avatar of the starter
Alex DiBrancoPetition StarterAlex is passionate about feminism, queer issues, sex positivism, atheism/secular humanism, full rights for everyone who crosses our borders (voluntarily or not), and critiquing America’s flawed educational system. She has worked for The Nation, Political Research Associates (a think-tank that monitors the right-wing), and the Center for American Progress. Alex is now based in New York City and writes poetry on the sly.

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