Honestly, if you consider why you were likely attracted to them, it’ll probably beceome clear why they’ll never die. For me it’s DIY culture, something that while available online through personal websites,^[1] within zine culture also comes with the possibility of both arts & crafts as well as meet-space level community events.

because Macklemore isn’t being genocided, Palestinians are. And unless his words help move us toward stopping that, then they are masturbatory. Celebrities speaking in support of Palestine has done nothing more than spread awareness, and we are way beyond that. Anyone unaware at this point is apathetic and unreachable. What could very possibly make a difference would be fucking with Ed Sheeran’s money by shaming MFers for supporting him. I don’t care about a white rapper getting kudos for literally doing the bare minimum of being against genocide, and neither should you.

Zine culture is about as active as it’s ever been in the subcultures it has always been a part of (punk, diy, activism, etc).

Fuck Ed Sheeran and his promoters, got it. I feel it’s important that we acknowledge that the focus should be on Sheeran and his team for their cowardice in this situation, and not focus too heavily on Macklemore. What he did is the bare minimum we should expect from those in the spotlight. Being against a genocide should be so fucking basic it isn’t news, and being in support of a genocide should be so disgusting that it ruins a person’s entire reputation.