Jann Wenner Removed from Rock HOF

[Blaster]

I guess his controversial comments struck a nerve with the Hall of Fame executives.

Jann Wenner removed from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame board after interview

The Rolling Stone co-founder's remarks to The New York Times about why he didn't include interviews with Black or women artists in his book "The Masters" have been widely criticized.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Blaster]

I'm not surprised that he was removed from the HOF. His comments were insensitive to black artists.

 

[Crepitus]

Another racist hoist on his own petard.

 

[Crepitus]

I'm not surprised that he was removed from the HOF. His comments were insensitive to black artists.

And women as well.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

If the book is about masters the founder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame didn't identify black or female Masters because there weren't any.

This goes along with complaints that there are no black or female old masters of art. Recently there was a complaint that a movie about 17th century Denmark didn't have black actors.

 

[1srelluc]

1st world problems.

 

[Blaster]

Wenner has always been a poor judge of talent.

 

[L.K.Eder]

as usual. the thread title is wrong. that guy was never in the hof. he was removed from the board of the foundation. smh

 

[MarcATL]

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

 

[Harry Dresden]

he and his "panel" of "experts" destroyed the Hall.....

 

[Lord-Humungus]

1st world problems.

Well now that the more important pressing matter is out of the way maybe we can focus on world peace.

 

[MarathonMike]

I guess his controversial comments struck a nerve with the Hall of Fame executives.

Jann Wenner removed from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame board after interview

The Rolling Stone co-founder's remarks to The New York Times about why he didn't include interviews with Black or women artists in his book "The Masters" have been widely criticized.

www.nbcnews.com

Title is misleading, he was removed from the HOF board. Not a big deal, everyone has their own musical opinions.

 

[TheParser]

Incredible that he did not realize that in 2023, no one in the public eye can even imply criticism of a certain gender and of a certain ethnicity.

Young people just starting their careers should delete any such opinions on social media.

 

[toobfreak]

I'm not surprised that he was removed from the HOF. His comments were insensitive to black artists.

The guy wrote a book about what he wanted, the R&R HOF Masters like legends Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen and Bono. Then gets criticized for not making it the politically correct book THEY wanted even though there ARE no women or black artists that quite rise to that level of musical and commercial success though there are some good ones like Janis Joplin.

But the real crime here is that rather than stand by his decision, he APOLOGIZED for it, conceding their point was more valid than his own, despite it being HIS book about who he saw as the legends of R&R.

 

[jwoodie]

His comments were insensitive

"Insensitive" is the new lefty replacement for "offensive." The latter term is falling out of favor because it can't answer the question of "Why are you offended?"

 

[Blaster]

he and his "panel" of "experts" destroyed the Hall.....

The Rock HOF has too many unworthy rock artists inducted.

 

[0311]

Another racist hoist on his own petard.

Did he even know he was being taped? The man was wearing his dummy sigh proudly.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Do you think anyone would be removed from the Blues HOF for suggesting that only black performers be included? As it stands, only five whites (Musslewhite, Mayall, Clapton, Hammond and SRV) are inducted and at least one of those doesn’t deserve it.

 

[Harry Dresden]

The Rock HOF has too many unworthy rock artists inducted.

and many who contributed lots of music and may have actually had some kind of impact or influence who dont even get nominated from times past........

 

[Harry Dresden]

Do you think anyone would be removed from the Blues HOF for suggesting that only black performers be included? As it stands, only five whites (Musslewhite, Mayall, Clapton, Hammond and SRV) are inducted and at least one of those doesn’t deserve it.

you missed the very first white musician that was inducted...Johnny Winter.....