Billie Joe Armstrong tordnet fra scenen.
Green Day-frontmann Billie Joe Armstrong vil gi fra seg sitt amerikanske statsborgerskap etter at Høyesterett fredag trakk tilbake retten til fri abort i USA. Det forteller Rolling Stone.
Sangeren annonserte det fra scenen under en konsert på London Stadium, der bandet spilte med Fall Out Boy og Weezer.
«Fuck America, I’m fucking renouncing my citizenship. I’m fucking coming here», lød det fra scenen. Senere la han til:
«There’s just too much fucking stupid in the world to go back to that miserable fucking excuse for a country».
#GreenDay #RoeVWade #hellamegatour
— friendly neighborhood clikkie (@armstr0ngtyler) June 25, 2022
billie joe’s statement on roe vs wade at london hella mega tour last night pic.twitter.com/6cJx4oa6I1
Også under Green Days påfølgende konsert i Huddersfield, England, benyttet Billie Joe Armstrong anledningen til å kritisere Høyesteretts abortavgjørelse da han ropte «Fuck the Supreme Court of America» før storhiten «American Idiot» ble spilt.
Billie Joe Armstrong er langt fra den eneste amerikanske musikeren som har fordømt og tatt avstand fra tilbakerullingen av «Roe v. Wade». Også stjerner som Taylor Swift, Pearl Jam, Jack White, Charli XCX, Maggie Rogers, Zara Larsson, Finneas, Bette Midler, Yungblud, Alicia Keys, Halsey, Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Pheobe Bridgers, Rage Against The Machine, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde,, Cindy Lauper och Cher har vært ute og tatt avstand fra avgjørelsen. Den amerikanske rapperen Lizzo har til og med valgt å donere deler av inntektene fra sin kommende turné til abortforkjempere. Her følger en føljetong av artister som har uttrykt sin misnøye i sosiale medier:
I’m absolutely terrified that this is where we are - that after so many decades of people fighting for women’s rights to their own bodies, today’s decision has stripped us of that. https://t.co/mwK561oxxl
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) June 24, 2022
It is truly unfathomable and disheartening to have to try to explain to my 11 year old daughter why we live in a world where women’s rights are disintegrating in front of our eyes.
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) June 24, 2022
I am scared For my daughters
— Madonna (@Madonna) June 26, 2022
I’m scared for all women in America.
I am just plain scared.
I Guess God Put this on our shoulders right now because he knew that we were strong enough To bear the weight.
Strong enough to FIGHT!
Strong. enough to overcome
Let’s be clear: if you believe the government belongs in a woman’s uterus, a gay persons business or marriage, or that racism is okay- THEN PLEASE IN THE NAME OF YOUR LORD NEVER FUCKING LISTEN TO MY MUSIC AGAIN. AND ALSO FUCK RIGHT OFF. We good?
— P!nk (@Pink) June 25, 2022
As a father it pisses me off that women have fewer rights 2day than just a few days ago… we r fuckin goin bckwards. Here’s how 2 help in MIchigan. https://t.co/AzYGESOF8j
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) June 26, 2022
abortion is healthcare.
— Maggie Rogers (@maggierogers) June 24, 2022
bodily autonomy is a human right.
