Winston Marshall, who happened to be a former member of the hit band ‘Mumford & Sons’ has given his take on the Joe Rogan scandal with Spotify.
Former ‘Mumford & Sons’ Musician Winston Marshall Gives His Feelings On Joe Rogan’s Spotify Scandal-‘Clear Stand Against The Cultural Norm Of Free Speech’
Joe Rogan has been under increasing pressure of late, with accusations that he has been spreading misinformation around Covid-19.
This has had the result of several high-profile musicians such as Neil Young and Toni Mitchell demanding that their music be removed from the platform if Joe Rogan’s podcast still remains there.
But in doing such a thing, Winston believes that censorship is ultimately becoming a thing of the norm. In his essay entitled ‘When Artists Become the Censors,’ Winston said: “It is a clear stand against the cultural norm of free speech.
“And those standing passionately against speech– are all apparently liberals.” Winston does have a very compelling point.
After all, those who were championing freedom of speech are ultimately being engaged in active censorship by shutting down others who have views against the status quo.
And given that creators need to be able to express what they feel in order to stay true to themselves, there is a clear contradiction here if people are denied the opportunity to air their views. But the rise of cancel culture has ultimately created an environment where people are afraid to speak out.
Winston added: “How are they supposed to be artists if they’re scared that making a mistake or taking a risk that another artist doesn’t like will get them kicked off the very platform that allows them to share their art in the first place?”
This is one of the reasons why Winston decided to leave his own brand. He had received huge criticism during his time in the band, when he expressed a tweet about a right-wing author by the name of Andy Ngo.
But rather than backtracking over such a thing, he decided to stay true to himself by leaving. He continued: “I could have stayed in the band. But it would’ve meant self-censorship. Or lying. So I left.”
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