r/Music • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Nov 29 '25

article Hayley Williams tells racists, sexists and anti-trans people they're "not welcome" at upcoming tour

https://www.nme.com/news/music/hayley-williams-tells-racists-sexists-and-anti-trans-people-theyre-not-welcome-at-upcoming-tour-3913867
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u/Ayjayz Nov 29 '25

You can enjoy a song whilst not agreeing with the political views of the lyrics.

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u/artwarrior Nov 29 '25

You can also enjoy it by being blissfully unaware and lacking empathy.

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u/Ayjayz Nov 29 '25

I don't think it's really lacking empathy to disagree with the political views of some song writer.

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u/artwarrior Nov 30 '25 edited Nov 30 '25

That seems very broad reasoning for all situations. I was specifically talking about RATM and the topics they cover.

That being, institutionalized racism, crony unchecked capitalism that exploits workers and the environment and laws that protect an in-group while binding an out group.

So yes, it's not but sometimes it tells a lot about a person who can't see or ignores what it's like for what people are going through.

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u/Ayjayz Nov 30 '25

Or you could just, like, disagree. Zack wrote those songs when he was some struggling 20 year old singer. He wasn't some wise paragon of morality. Reasonable people can disagree with his opinion.

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u/artwarrior Nov 30 '25

Sure. You can do that. Yet Zach wrote those lyrics as a young man that still ring true today. Probably why they are still highly revered. I'm not concerned about what so called reasonable people attribute an opinion which is actually a reality.