hitodeman
Sakura Nashimara
hitodeman
Personally I agree with the boycott. It's sad for AZ residents, but it's a strong political move.
I personally hold no opinion on the boycott as of yet, seeing as I do not know enough as of right now about what is being boycotted, but I don't find it all too fair for the AZ residents that listen to the band's boycotting the state that have no say in the results of the polls due to age.
I think the band's boycotting the state could just as easily still perform shows in the state and then educate their audience as to why the law they are now boycotting is wrong.
Yes, but there's nothing like a bunch of music enthusiasts who want to see their favorite band to get politically involved. You say you don't know enough about the issue to have an opinion on the boycott; don't you think that's the point? By boycotting the AZ, they're basically telling people to become more politically aware and find out what's going on.
I do think that's they're point, but their point is made null and void to me personally by the fact I don't turn 18 until March, after this law is going to be voted on.
I think their point is a strong an fantastic one to make on their older fans, but in the case of MCR, their demographic is generally not old enough to vote for or against the law being boycotted.
That's why I think the method of directly speaking to AZ fans at concerts would work better for them than boycotting the entire state. They would be able to educate fans like me, who don't know the details, fine or obvious, of this law, and they could get them to see their opinion on that law from their point of view.
It would be more personal to the audience were they to do that, and also would most likely stick more in their minds than MCR disappearing from their state.
One of my 17 year old friends is really torn up over this boycott for example because there is no way on earth that she could even vote since she won't be 18 come the time the polls come to town, and in not being able to do so, she can't have any say whatsoever in getting one of her favorite bands to play a show in her state again apart from begging her parents to vote to overturn the law.
She's told me she'd personally prefer them using the method of directly speaking to the residents of the state that attended their shows in AZ, were they to choose to take themselves off the boycott list.
Reply
