LA Times Gives Free Press to Artists Against Ariz. Law
The Los Angeles Times gave free press to artists who are against the
Johnson inaccurately characterized the public as “deeply deeply divided over the
But to Johnson those figures pale in comparison to the “growing clout of U.S. Latinos both as voters and cultural consumers.” Because of that clout, he wrote, “a number of prominent artists, both Latino and non-Latino, are urging fans to protest
Johnson dutifully reported without challenge the inane and erroneous statements of various artists. Singer Willie Nelson, who sang in the song “Si Puede Si” (translated to “Yes We Can”) said, “These folks are coming to us the way immigrants have always come to us. We really need to welcome these people.”
Rage Against the Machine's Zack De la Rocha was quoted as worrying his fans would be, “pulled over and harassed … because they are brown or black, or for the way they speak, or for the music they listen to.”
Performance artist and photographer Harry Gamboa Jr. created a logo design reading: “
“So far it appears that few, if any, prominent musicians or artists have stepped forward publicly to support the
He also documented how, musicians, “are recording songs in support of the millions of immigrants” and it doesn't matter what “their legal status” is. Johnson also reported that a “growing number of other musical performers” have pledged not to perform in
Curiously, no Arizonans were asked to react to that threat.
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