I'm not sure your equivalence works there: AP wasn't 'throwing up her hands' in frustration as part of a relevant discussion, but using the comparison to criticise another artist's unrelated behaviour.
I think a better analogy would be something like Person A saying 'Leaving the milk out of the fridge is as bad as voting for the BNP'. And frankly, if a hypothetical Person A did say something like that around me, even as a joke, I would be annoyed and pissed off with them* and would probably tell them to go and jump in something cold and sticky.
* I'm a Tier 2 visa-holder for whom election-driven changes to immigration legislation are an ongoing concern. Randomly reminding me that the BNP exists, hates me and wants me gone causes me no small amount of stress and anxiety, and certainly doesn't incline me towards buying your records -- even if you're just using it as a rhetorical device. See how that works?
Shorter version: Even if one doesn't take it at face value, equating 'product placement' with 'funding the KKK' demeans and trivialises the experiences of people for whom racist hate organisations are a serious concern. And it's part of an ongoing pattern of Amanda Palmer not appearing to give the tiniest of tosses about the experiences, thoughts or feelings of anyone who doesn't happen to be Amanda Palmer.
I'm not going to engage with this sub-thread any further, but anyone else is welcome to jump in if they'd like to.
[edited slightly for grammar and to clarify a point, 16/01/13 16.20pm]
no subject
I think a better analogy would be something like Person A saying 'Leaving the milk out of the fridge is as bad as voting for the BNP'. And frankly, if a hypothetical Person A did say something like that around me, even as a joke, I would be annoyed and pissed off with them* and would probably tell them to go and jump in something cold and sticky.
* I'm a Tier 2 visa-holder for whom election-driven changes to immigration legislation are an ongoing concern. Randomly reminding me that the BNP exists, hates me and wants me gone causes me no small amount of stress and anxiety, and certainly doesn't incline me towards buying your records -- even if you're just using it as a rhetorical device. See how that works?
Shorter version: Even if one doesn't take it at face value, equating 'product placement' with 'funding the KKK' demeans and trivialises the experiences of people for whom racist hate organisations are a serious concern. And it's part of an ongoing pattern of Amanda Palmer not appearing to give the tiniest of tosses about the experiences, thoughts or feelings of anyone who doesn't happen to be Amanda Palmer.
I'm not going to engage with this sub-thread any further, but anyone else is welcome to jump in if they'd like to.
[edited slightly for grammar and to clarify a point, 16/01/13 16.20pm]