I'd post this in the irl news section but this requires a little more screentime so I'd be glad if you cooperated with me! (It's ok if you don't, though - won't force anyone)
Ed Motta is a Brazilian Jazz singer - that's all fine and dandy... but in his FB page, he unironically called Brazil (his own country) a "land of ignorant people" and that we "consume audible trash". He went to say:
“Não gaste seu dinheiro, e nem a paciência alheia atrapalhando um trabalho que é realizado com seriedade cirúrgica, esse não é um show para matar a saudade do Brasil. [...] “Esse é um show internacional”
(Do not waste your money and the others' patience getting in the way of our work which is done seriously, this is not a show to remember about Brazil, this is an international show)
And he forbid us from talking to him in Portuguese, forcing them to use English instead. He also went in to insult us while blindly praising Europe.
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"I'm not afraid of stupidity, that's that Brazil is"
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"I have to leave (from Brazil) because they are consuming audible trash"
For further proof, here is the link of the News article (in portuguese) where he continues on calling us "indians", "hobos" and "a bunch of disorganized hicks": http://g1.globo.com/musica/noticia/2015/04/nao-falo-em-portugues-no-show-diz-ed-motta-sobre-tour-na-europa.html
So all I ask is to boycott him. He is touring all over Europe so if you hear about him, advise people not to go to his shows. It's ok not to like his own country, but it is never ok to generalize and insult an entire country (me included) because of it.
This is the tour he is planning to do, so please tell everyone who is interested in seeing him perform.
ED MOTTA EUROPE AOR TOUR 2015
April
22 La Boite à Musique, Metz (France)
23 La Belle Electrique, Grenoble (France)
24 Jazzahead, Bremen (Germany)
25 Hannover Jazz-Club, Hannover (Germany)
26 A-Trane, Berlin (Germany)
May
03 Bray Jazz Festival, Dublin (Ireland)
04, Barbican Centre, London (UK)
22 Jambooree, Barcelona (Spain)
23 Jambouree, Barcelona (Spain)
28 Domicil, Dortmund (Germany)
29 Elbjazz Festivall, Hamburg (Germany)
30 Teatro Forma, Bari (Italy)
31 Teatro Communale, Busseto (Italy)
July
04 Jazzfest Wien, Vienna (Austria)
12 North Sea Jazz Festival Club (solo), Rotterdam (Holland)
18 Pori Jazz Festival, Pori (Finland)
If you have a tumblr account, please signal boost from this link: http://spritergors.tumblr.com/post/116305660018/boycott-ed-motta-i-will-copy-and-paste-this-from
I simply can't let an asshole have a successful carreer. I count on you guys.
Ed Motta is a Brazilian Jazz singer - that's all fine and dandy... but in his FB page, he unironically called Brazil (his own country) a "land of ignorant people" and that we "consume audible trash". He went to say:
“Não gaste seu dinheiro, e nem a paciência alheia atrapalhando um trabalho que é realizado com seriedade cirúrgica, esse não é um show para matar a saudade do Brasil. [...] “Esse é um show internacional”
(Do not waste your money and the others' patience getting in the way of our work which is done seriously, this is not a show to remember about Brazil, this is an international show)
And he forbid us from talking to him in Portuguese, forcing them to use English instead. He also went in to insult us while blindly praising Europe.
![[Image: 03a1d2efad89e05b1bc3c0f5645bcabb.png]](http://i.gyazo.com/03a1d2efad89e05b1bc3c0f5645bcabb.png)
"I'm not afraid of stupidity, that's that Brazil is"
![[Image: 90b59cbfda60a4462b1f8174d01711ca.png]](http://i.gyazo.com/90b59cbfda60a4462b1f8174d01711ca.png)
"I have to leave (from Brazil) because they are consuming audible trash"
For further proof, here is the link of the News article (in portuguese) where he continues on calling us "indians", "hobos" and "a bunch of disorganized hicks": http://g1.globo.com/musica/noticia/2015/04/nao-falo-em-portugues-no-show-diz-ed-motta-sobre-tour-na-europa.html
So all I ask is to boycott him. He is touring all over Europe so if you hear about him, advise people not to go to his shows. It's ok not to like his own country, but it is never ok to generalize and insult an entire country (me included) because of it.
This is the tour he is planning to do, so please tell everyone who is interested in seeing him perform.
ED MOTTA EUROPE AOR TOUR 2015
April
22 La Boite à Musique, Metz (France)
23 La Belle Electrique, Grenoble (France)
24 Jazzahead, Bremen (Germany)
25 Hannover Jazz-Club, Hannover (Germany)
26 A-Trane, Berlin (Germany)
May
03 Bray Jazz Festival, Dublin (Ireland)
04, Barbican Centre, London (UK)
22 Jambooree, Barcelona (Spain)
23 Jambouree, Barcelona (Spain)
28 Domicil, Dortmund (Germany)
29 Elbjazz Festivall, Hamburg (Germany)
30 Teatro Forma, Bari (Italy)
31 Teatro Communale, Busseto (Italy)
July
04 Jazzfest Wien, Vienna (Austria)
12 North Sea Jazz Festival Club (solo), Rotterdam (Holland)
18 Pori Jazz Festival, Pori (Finland)
If you have a tumblr account, please signal boost from this link: http://spritergors.tumblr.com/post/116305660018/boycott-ed-motta-i-will-copy-and-paste-this-from
I simply can't let an asshole have a successful carreer. I count on you guys.