Jack Black Cancels Tenacious D Tour After Trump Assassination Joke

[TheProle]

The shooting was referenced when Black's two-man band Tenacious D performed at Sydney's ICC Theatre on July 14, marking the second show of their tour.

When Black brought a birthday cake out Gass, he asked his bandmate to make a wish, garnering the response: "Don't miss Trump next time."

In a statement shared on Instagram, Black said that he was "blindsided" by the statement as he also announced that he was pulling out of further planned shows.

"I was blindsided by what was said at the show on Sunday," Black wrote in his statement. "I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form.

"After much reflection, I no longer feel it is appropriate to continue the Tenacious D tour, and all future creative plans are on hold."

https://www.newsweek.com/jack-black-cancels-tenacious-d-tour-trump-assassination-joke-1925838

[underpants]

1. That was a stupid thing to say

[yardwork]

3. Note that Black didn't say it.

The headline implies that it was Black who made the joke.

[Pinback]

2. Right move

Incredibly dumb on Gass’s part. Unfortunate for the rest of the band and the tour audiences.

[teenagebambam]

38. Yeah...

My niece is a roadie on that tour, now she and the crew are out of a job

[bigtree]

4. your title is false

Jack Black didn't make the joke, his bandmate did, and he's condemned him for it, says he was blindsided when presenting him a birthday cake and asked for a wish.

What do you have against Jack Black?

[TheProle]

6. You're at it early. Good morning

1. Title is actual title of linked story
2. Jack Black is the subject and cancels is the verb, and that is correct
3. I have nothing against Jack Black and am actually a fan

Why do you feel the need to pose as a pedant with poor reading comprehension skills?

[bigtree]

15. I'm sure this title was a clickbait attempt to make people think JB had made the inappropriate remark.

...by the rag that invented it.

Black's recent flamboyant support of Pres. Biden attracted thousands of rw detractors on twitter and elsewhere.

I'm not really surprised this rag employed this deceptive title, as it probably wouldn't get much of a look if they correctly identified his BAND MATE as the offender in the header.

Lol, thinking this is fandom.

[TheProle]

17. Why do Kyle's "drums" always look like such a guitar?

[bigtree]

21. ooh, deflection

...smooth.

[TheProle]

23. No just pointing out your lack of awareness about the band you're discussing

to go with poor grammar analysis skills.

You are not a serious person.

[bigtree]

27. personal attacks on me, from you, all over this thread

...substituting, I'm guessing, for your lack of a credible response to my complaint about the header.

Seriously done, no doubt.

[TheProle]

32. I'm sorry you feel attacked

you are obviously posting in good faith.

I addressed your issue above:

1. Title is actual title of linked story
2. Jack Black is the subject and cancels is the verb, and that is correct
3. I have nothing against Jack Black and am actually a fan

I'm sorry if you find this unsatisfactory, but this concludes this particular discussion with you.

[bigtree]

37. we're actually good

...I think the bickering upset some folks.

Taking that under consideration. I am much older than I'm young, and I'm a bit grouchy.

[Kaleva]

33. You don't have to use the actual title of the article

This isn't LBN. When I read the title, I thought it was Black himself who made such a joke.

[Polybius]

36. But you always should

[Ms. Toad]

39. No. Titles aren't written by the author of the piece - and are often gross misrepresentations

Of the article content.

And, especially recently, most DUers respond to the title as if it were true, without reading the posted content, let alone the linked content.

There would be a lot more productive, fact-based conversations if people wrote captions that reflected the actual content.

[Polybius]

40. Disagree

It comes across as misleading to not use the actual title.

[Ms. Toad]

43. More misleading than a thread 100s of posts long discussing the content of a factually inaccurate or misleading title?

At least once a day (generally more frequently) I encounter massive threads reacting to the title of the thread (alone), as if it was fact, when it is - at best- a misleading figment of the title editor's imagination and, at worst, a blatant lie, added fir click bait.

In many instances, the content of the post included by the OP directly contradicts the title given by the publication. But way too many people on DU react to the title of the OP, without reading the content, so the title should be factually accurate and but misleading, even if the source provider wrote it solely to generate clicks.

[Polybius]

44. I don't blame the op for that

I blame someone stirring up the pot.

[Ms. Toad]

45. I was responding to your assertion that people (generally)

Should be using the title of an article as the title of the OP, not to this discussion.

And mostly what I'm seeing isn't shit-stirring. It is confirmation bias based on the misleading or factually inaccurate title given to the article by the title editor's writing which is focused far more on getting clicks than on conveying information. Those misleading click-bait traps should not generally be used as part titles here because all they do is magnify the spread of misinformation.

[Polybius]

46. It's misleading but it's the site's fault

[sarisataka]

7. OP posted the title of the article

Maybe Newsweek has something against Jack Black

[TheProle]

8. Bigtree just doesn't like me, but that's fine

[bigtree]

10. I've never said I don't 'like' you

...I don't know you from Adam.

I only respond to what you post, which, it's quite true, I seldom rec, or 'like.'

The title looks to accuse Jack Black of the inappropriate remarks.

Still wondering why you don't change the title, so... not liking that.

[TheProle]

13. Okay. Have a great day.

[bigtree]

22. we'll meet again

Don't know where, don't know when
But I know we'll meet again
Some sunny day

[BannonsLiver]

18. No shame in that

[TheProle]

19. Agreed.

[bigtree]

9. this is GD, not breaking news

...no one is bound to titles.

Easily changed to reflect the truth.

Lol.

[sarisataka]

11. My personal habit

Is whenever I post an article I always use the given headline regardless of which forum I am posting in.

Maybe the OP does the same.

[TheProle]

14. I do. Thank you.

It's not a difficult concept to understand, but that will never stop little doggies with their little bonies.

[bigtree]

20. no prohibition on changing it to reflect the truth

...it's deliberately misleading to get clicks for the rag that produced it, and I think to draw outrage to Jack Black, who has just recently made a big show of his support for Joe Biden.

All of that catapaulted here, ostensibly, from the reply I read, in the name of fandom.

Truly fantastic defense of the title, though. Thanks for the opportunity to rebut them.

[kcr]

42. That's fine

But if I were inclined to stick with given headlines, I would refrain from posting articles that had misleading headlines. Or, at the very least, I would comment on the fact that the headline is misleading. Failing to do either of those things means people will comment on the misinformation, as they should.

[yardwork]

24. You know, I noticed that the headline implied Black told the joke.

I posted about that, upthread. But I never thought it was the OP who was at fault or trying to be deceptive.

Maybe step back a little? We've all noticed that the MSM is not on the side of truth or justice. This is another example.

Most DUers are not the enemy.

[bigtree]

29. I ASKED, not accused

...maybe you could step back a little and realize that I"M not the enemy?

Why hasn't the op changed the title to reflect the truth?

[Fullduplexxx]

5. Hmmmm i see nothing wrong with it

[Wingus Dingus]

12. Jack Black is a responsible guy.

[Faux pas]

16. I can't explain why but,

I've always liked Jack Black. I think I can't explain it because I'm 70 stinkin' 5

[bif]

25. Once again, a DU post descends into a cat fight.

Shocker.

[BannonsLiver]

26. Caused by suboptimal reading comprehension ability.

[bigtree]

31. it's the personal attacks

...and some opportunistic slams by people ostensibly upset about people slamming each other.

[Nittersing]

28. Yeah, let's keep attacking each other.

Back to the lounge for me

[Nittersing]

34. No. This person is on the edge

and pretty sure we won't have a democracy in just a few short months and I come to DU to try not to completely succumb to complete and utter despair..

fuck it all

fand thanks for caring

[bif]

41. This is why I have about 60 people on my ignore list