“But he’s not being canceled, censored, and I have not called him racist,” she said. Spotify removed about 70 episodes of Joe Rogan’s podcast from its app over the weekend after musician India.Arie posted a video of Rogan using the N-word multiple times on his show. “I also found some of it disingenuous because everyone on the planet knows that that word is loaded and that, that’s why most people say ‘the N-word’ when referring to the word.”Īrie further pointed out that Rogan must “deal” with his choice to use the N-word and all the negative consequences that accompany that choice. “I think he did well with his apology,” said Arie in Tuesday’s Instagram video. Rogan took to Instagram Friday night to share a video in which he expressed his "deepest, sincerest" apologies for his flippant and hurtful use of the N-word. Because how far can somebody go before it’s like ‘OK, I’m tired now?’" What I said was, ‘I don’t like it, take me off.’ But mostly this is a conversation about me standing up for my dignity. I don’t believe in cancel culture," Arie said on GMA. "I am in no position to tell Spotify not to have Joe Rogan. RELATED: Andrew Yang apologizes for ‘wrong-headed’ tweet in defense of Rogan She simply does not wish to be connected to a platform that invests huge amounts of cash in a racially insensitive shock jock while its musicians and less controversial podcasters barely scrape by. What I’m doing is standing up for myself,” Arie said, noting that “trolls” have, on the other hand, viciously attacked her online for being vocal.ĭuring an appearance on "Good Morning America" Monday, “The Truth” songstress made it clear that she is not asking Spotify to choose between her or Rogan, nor is she calling him a racist. RELATED: Joe Rogan wins award for worst apologyĭespite pulling her music and verbalizing her disapproval of the white, male, comedian’s racially-charged language, she said it is not her intent to in any way attack the host of “The Joe Rogan Experience.” I and other creators are making choices about the space we want to curate, the life we want to curate by choosing spaces we want to be in or not.”Īnd when it comes to Spotify, it’s a not for her. Spotify is making a choice about the space they choose to curate. No one’s being censored here,” explained Arie referencing writer, professor, and social commentator, Roxane Gay, author of The New York Times best-selling essay collection “Bad Feminist.”Īrie continued, “This is about curation-curation, meaning choosing what you want in a space, choosing the space you want around you. “Censorship is being at the threat of loss of life or freedom for your words. While some have assumed that Arie, 46, believes Rogan, 54, is racist and wants him removed from the digital streaming service, she said this is not true.
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