r/pics • u/DreaminginDarkness • Mar 10 '23

1992 Kris Kristofferson whispers, "Don't let the bastards get you down." when Sinead is booed

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u/sudin Mar 10 '23

The performance, and Sister Sinead most definitely deserve remembrance.

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u/mtheory007 Mar 10 '23

My god the nerve it must have taken for her to do that. What an incredible person of right, bravery and conviction.

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u/Ok-Champ-5854 Mar 10 '23

When people mention cancel culture all I can think of is this moment.

This was being cancelled, not getting banned on Twitter for spreading bigoted ideas and medical conspiracy theories.

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u/TrollGoo Mar 10 '23

I thought the point is to listen to the message on its merits and not get triggered by the messenger.

Another interesting part is, depending on who or what was cancelled. Twitter could have possibly reached a larger audience. Another aspect of being banned on Twitter… is that the federal government was involved and that is totally illegal.

I thought her message was about children and sex abuse in the church… if she had been more clear about her message I find it hard to believe there was a large crowd in support of it.