Tours involve a lot of people, ensuring the safety of all of those people is one of the responsibilities of the performers and other decision makers. That is hard to do against a rabid fan base of Trump supporters that Kyle Gass/Tenacious D pissed off.

If Kyle Gass’ comments only affected him or Jack Black then I am sure they would have just ignored the backlash or made a simple apology. His comment didn’t just affect the two of them but everyone who worked on the tour, including the venue employees, promoters and anyone else in their proximity. Putting the livelihood and safety of the people you are responsible for is an entirely different situation than just acquiescing or giving into the MAGA crowd. It is about being responsible with the platform you have and protecting those who may be hurt by how you use that platform.

It sucks it went down the way it did as they clearly aren’t Trump supports but taking responsibility to protect others they care about was an empathetic and responsible thing to do for the thousands of people they put at risk during their international tour as any future concert could have become a target.

Jack Black is not a dumb guy and every thing I have seen or heard of him beforehand gave me the impression that he is a caring and warmhearted person. I can easily see a person like that would make a choice to take the reputational and financial hit to protect his fans safety and wellbeing.

It wasn’t about whether Kyle Gass was right or the fans didn’t agree with it. Kyle Gass and Jack Black didn’t want to gamble the safety of their fans by stepping into a huge ongoing and developing international political quagmire.

[–] UniversalBasicJustice@quokk.au 4 points 1 week ago

Commenters acting like the MAGA crowd aren't above committing mass shootings as a treat

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You're not ensuring the safety of anyone by refusing to oppose Donald Trump. You're endangering them all. Safety comes with solidarity and numbers. Danger comes from unopposed autocrats.

[–] nixon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Safety doesn’t only come from solidarity and numbers, danger comes in many forms and through many means.

Kyle Gass’ comment threatened the safety and security of everyone involved with their international tour, employee, fan and etc at a time of heightened political tension.

Cancelling the tour was to the benefit of others and should not be seen as Jack Black agreeing with Donald Trump or disagreeing with what Kyle Gass said, it was the responsible thing to do.

The two things can be true.

Are you honestly saying that Tenacious D cancelling their tour endangered everyone?

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Yes, I do say that, particularly Kyle Gass. Jack Black should have not made a big deal out of the joke at all, but furthermore Jack Black should have stood alongside Kyle and everyone else who opposes Trump. The more people who openly vocally oppose Trump, the safer they all are. Jack Black cancelling the tour did not magically make Kyle unsay the words, far from it.

[–] TheparishofChigwell@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I'm an old tenacious d fan, everything from the movie and after is rehashed crap

Kyle Gas is my hero. Fuck Jack for not being vocal, at the very least