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Tenacious D’s Newcastle show postponed after comment about Trump assassination attempt

The latest show on Tenacious D’s Australian tour has been postponed after senator Ralph Babet demanded the pair be deported following an apparent joke about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

American comedy rock duo Jack Black and Kyle Gass were due to perform in Newcastle on Tuesday evening, but the show – part of the band’s Spicy Meatball Tour – was cancelled without notice on Tuesday afternoon.

Concert promoter Frontier Touring said on social media that it regretted “to advise that Tenacious D’s concert tonight at Newcastle Entertainment Centre has been postponed”.

Video from the event showed (Kyle) Gass being presented with a birthday cake and told to “make a wish” as he blew out the candles. Gass then appeared to say “don’t miss Trump next time” – just hours after the shooting at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania that left the former president injured.

Thteven ,
@Thteven@lemmy.world avatar

Man, I gotta go out and buy their album to support these guys.

Grayox ,
@Grayox@lemmy.ml avatar

The Tenacious D movie is insanely funny, cant recommend it enough.

Zaktor ,

Jack Black is the one canceling the tour, he doesn’t deserve shit. Get it to Kyle somehow, he was dropped by his talent agency.

puppy ,

You mean to say that right wing politician can’t take a joke without getting offended? What a bunch of snowflakes. Man up, facts don’t care about your feelings!

tigeruppercut ,

So who actually postponed the show? One senator got his balls in a twist, but it doesn’t seem like anything official’s been done yet.

tobogganablaze ,

They (themselves) have now completely canceled the rest of the tour:

www.9news.com.au/…/74fb229f-dbef-45a4-8b72-107417…

WanderingVentra ,

Because of that comment? Come on guys, don’t give in like that.

BossDj ,

Looks like Jack Black was genuinely bothered by it.

I also wonder if there’s a part there aren’t saying. Maybe they have gotten death threats or fear for their lives

Delusional ,

Make a comment about a horrible man nearly missing his demise, cancel tour.

Horrible man rapes children, defrauded charities, wants to fuck his own daughter, cheated on all of his wives, tries to destroy democracy in America, yet he’s still Republican’s #1 choice for president.

Republicans are complicit in the destruction of America.

JustAnotherRando ,

That definitely feels like Jables had a “come on man, you can’t say that shit in public” moment with KG. I wouldn’t be surprised if they lay low for a while on the band and focus on other stuff until this blows over.

Evilcoleslaw ,

Yeah Jables can’t really be associated with that. He might lose his spot in Jumanji 5: More Money Please.

Viking_Hippie ,

Or Kung Fu Panda 5: ok, but this is the last one for real!

Seriously though, Jack Black is a treasure as a performer and seemingly as a person, normally.

He’s dead wrong on this one, though. Poor Kyle must feel so damn betrayed right now!

Rev3rze ,

I lost some respect for jables here, the way he’s seemingly throwing Kage under the bus… But at the same time I can recognise that JB has always tried to keep up a positive persona. Not apolitical but he’s never been the type to promote violence directed at specific people. Kyle did him kinda dirty by doing something to potentially harm that (assuming he was truthful when he said he was blindsided by it, and not just saying that after it blew up in the news).

Not saying Kyle is wrong and Jack is right here, though. I’ve always felt a little bad for Kyle that Jack put tenacious D and therefore Kyle on the sidelines when his Hollywood career took off. Kyle was rightfully quite jaded about that and I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s led him to doing this without considering the possible consequences for Jack.

The whole thing sucks for both of them, I guess.

Evilcoleslaw ,

I’ve lost some respect for shutting it down as hard as he did. I could see postponing some shows, dropping out of the Rock the Vote things they scheduled in October. Maybe more if they’re getting threats and have safety concerns now.

But going as far as to say that all future creative plans are on hold I think was too far especially. Though I can see if he truly was blindsided, that it could hurt.

Blackbeard ,
@Blackbeard@lemmy.world avatar

cAnCeL CuLtUrE11!!! fReEzE pEaCh!!!@

bolexforsoup ,

Unbelievable how every right winger shows up anytime a conservative white dude “just tells a joke and gets attacked by woke” but when the shoe is on the other foot they explode like the fucking Hindenburg

Don_Dickle ,

Now that is the truth. Also nice comparison with the Hindenburg

msfroh ,

It’s a wonderful comparison going back at least thirty years: www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/1994/07/15

imPastaSyndrome ,

Good shit. Holy fuck they haven’t changed they’ve only gotten worse and more powerful in 30 years ouch oof owie my doomerism hurts

Appleseuss ,

So glad Limbaugh is dead.

EatATaco ,

I think “the shoe is on the other foot” is cutting both ways here. Read this thread, it’s filled with people defending banning people for hate speech, but the defending him here for literally asking for someone to be murdered.

fxt_ryknow ,

Kinda like most liberals who generally scream about better gun control/laws… But are REALLY disappointed Trump didn’t take that bullet to head directly.

bolexforsoup ,

Oof forced af my dude

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

That’s a deportation-worthy statement?

unexposedhazard ,

Land of the free, freedom of speech, lmao

RaoulDook ,

Yes Newcastle, Australia - the land of the free as it was always known

Norgur ,
@Norgur@fedia.io avatar

In a country that has neither got anything to do with Trump nor with the shooting... Someone needs to pamper a certain voter demographic, I'd say

girlfreddy OP ,
@girlfreddy@lemmy.ca avatar

Pamper?

Pampers?

Norgur ,
@Norgur@fedia.io avatar

I got a toddler at home. I'm very familiar with their product range :P

jago ,

You question the word “pamper” because your only familiarity with it is in the context of the diaper brand?

Holy shit. Crack a book once in a while.

dezmd ,
@dezmd@lemmy.world avatar

It was obviously a joke to imply the voter demographic in question are acting like babies.

Don’t be an Aussie Senator.

girlfreddy OP ,
@girlfreddy@lemmy.ca avatar

Jayzuz buddy. It was a joke ffs. Take a pill.

catloaf ,

Usually people say “pander to”, I’m not sure pamper really makes sense here

Viking_Hippie ,

Pamper is a synonym for coddling. Makes perfect sense in this context

Cheradenine ,

As far as immigration goes (even temporary) Oz still has the equivalent of moral turpitude regulations. They can be quite strict. They can also just say they don’t like the cut of your jib.

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison denied Djokovic was being singled out and said no-one was above the country’s rules. But he added that Djokovic’s stance on vaccination had drawn attention.

www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-59889522

Note that this is only an example of a famous person running afoul of Australian immigration. Anti vaxxers are of course assholes and morons.

Varyk , (edited )

Kyle is a cool guy.

How bizarre that an Australian politician is getting his panties in a twist over American politics.

I’m aware of the cultural absorption by other countries of American culture, but it really seems subordinate and pandering of politicians from other countries to emotionally invest themselves in American issues.

Almost as bad as the pandering, subservient American politicians themselves.

Album ,
@Album@lemmy.ca avatar

The Aussies have an extreme right wing thing going on and that group just absolutely fucking loves trump cuz he’s the fast-fasch king.

Varyk ,

I remember them copying the truck convoys and other dumb American stunts.

WhatAmLemmy ,

The fascists are infecting the whole world with their brain rot via the internet. Nowhere is immune.

Varyk ,

The fascists were already there, they’re just not hiding anymore.

Plopp ,

True, but they’re recruiting new members faster than before.

Varyk ,

Are they? I haven’t read many articles about their recruitment numbers.

I feel like they’ve been steadily crawling out from under rocks, but I don’t know if the base itself is growing.

bassomitron ,

They absolutely are growing. They’re heavily targeting youth to indoctrinate, as well:

euronews.com/…/why-is-the-far-right-gaining-popul…

pbs.org/…/examining-the-warning-signs-of-online-e…

Varyk ,

Online extremism makes sense, and targeting the vulnerable makes sense, I’m more curious about the specific growth by numbers versus the numbers before, as far as we have them.

I’ll look into it.

So many socially progressive policies grow more popular according to general population polls, I can’t help but feel like the loud and proud conservatives are making it seem like there are more than their actually are.

Even in Europe, before Trump was a twinkle in he conservative eye, there were plenty of alt-right movements, they just weren’t socially acceptable.

I was in a tiny town in Austria one week and the bar patrons were complaining about some local fascist event/gathering that they were all embarrassed about, or so I was told.

ReallyActuallyFrankenstein , (edited )

It’s influencers targeting “outsiders.” There have always been outsiders, whether in the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, etc. Sometimes that’s even healthy. But because that only became a source of strongly-defined “identity” and “pride,” often people in the past would grow out of it or use it productively (as a source of empathy for other outsiders) and leave only a small dedicated core group who were vulnerable to being exploited.

The difference is that now these influencers indoctrinate a vulnerable audience at the right time, and coach that audience into making alt-right talking points a part of their identity. Social media then allows those new recruits to see each other and create a community that self-reinforces.

There is no equivalent push on the left, because the left assumes that sense will eventually prevail. It was true decades ago, but now there is no reason to believe that - those indoctrinated never have to confront their doctrine, they live surrounded by it.

So yep, it’s going to keep growing. The only solution I can think of is to regulate news media to penalize lying and propaganda. That itself is nearly impossible to do right, since it will be abused by every right-wing leader if there is any opportunity.

cyborganism ,

True but now they’re all rallying behind Trump like he’s their divine leader.

girlfreddy OP ,
@girlfreddy@lemmy.ca avatar

The second cumming as it were.

cyborganism ,

He’s a false prophet at best.

Motherfucker is a charlatan. People believe he is filthy rich and he can make them rich too if they work for him. But that asshole only thinks about himself, as he has proven repeatedly with all his past projects.

Varyk , (edited )

It does seem like he’s tearing the traditional conservative movement apart though where they hide under rocks and bite ankles. Now they’re all just kind of naked in the wind.

It is creepy, the cult like fascination they have with such a dumb, gross rapist, but I’d rather have all the zealots comfortably exposed and openly committing fraud and getting fired for slurs then secretly planning these movements like they’ve been doing for decades.

comrade19 ,

Babet is a weird little dude. He preaches during an empty chamber and puts it on his social media as though he makes a difference about conspiracy theory enquiries.

Varyk ,

Wow, that is odd.

victorz ,

Gotta lick that boot eh

ProvableGecko ,

Australian government is like that

ColeSloth ,

Because “the people” figuring out there’s way more of them than there is of the ruling class is the only real fear the ruling class have.

paultimate14 ,

The Murdoch empire transcends borders

0x0 ,

In case it’s not clear to any Lemmings, Rupert Murdoch is an Australian and owns Fox News. His influence is the common thread between US and Australian conservative politics.

GreatAlbatross ,
@GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk avatar

Australian politics is American conservatism with thongs and tongs.

Viking_Hippie ,

🎵 Let me see those saaaaaandals! Sa-sa-sa-sa-sa-andals!

xenoclast ,

They’re all on the same team. There are no borders with global fascism.

Zaktor ,

And they all know it, but somehow politicians pretend like they’re all independent and any support or praise is just incidental.

Guy_Fieris_Hair ,

It’s crazy because if they made the same joke in America few people might be pissed, that’s about it. They wouldn’t be banned, and their demographic is not the type to be mad about that comment. It would barely actually affect them here.

DamienGramatacus ,

It’s just geopolitical Game of Thrones shit

AllNewTypeFace ,
@AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space avatar

Babet is a known far-right crank who rode in with the antivaxer movement. He represents not even mainstream culture-war conservatism (the Liberal Party, currently in opposition, does that), but what Australians refer to as “cookers”: the fringe of conspiracy theorists and aggrieved boomers whose brains have been devoured by the Murdoch media. The kinds of people who smuggle horse dewormer to treat their wind-turbine syndrome.

rainynight65 ,

He also claimed that he went into politics as a ‘sacrifice’ for his country - the pay wasn’t enough for ‘all the suffering’ he’d have to ‘endure’ in parliament and all the work he’d be forced to do. He said he’d be much happier running his real estate business

einkorn ,
@einkorn@feddit.org avatar

Maybe he did miss Trump and wants to really meet him at the next opportunity? 🤔

tobogganablaze ,

Based!

autotldr Bot ,

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The latest show on Tenacious D’s Australian tour has been postponed after senator Ralph Babet demanded the pair be deported following an apparent joke about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

Babet, a United Australia party senator, demanded the federal government deport the band after Gass appeared to joke about Donald Trump’s attempted assassination at a Sydney concert on Sunday.

Video from the event showed Gass being presented with a birthday cake and told to “make a wish” as he blew out the candles.

“I call on the prime minister Anthony Albanese to join me in denouncing Tenacious D, Jack Black and band member Kyle Gass, and I call on the immigration minister Andrew Giles to revoke their visas and deport them immediately,” Babet said on Tuesday.

While conservative and pro-Trump accounts online were heavily critical of Gass’s comment, Tenacious D did receive some support from others.

Black has publicly criticised Trump previously, and recently appeared at a celebrity fundraiser for Joe Biden.

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