{"id":103738,"date":"2024-03-12T23:27:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T23:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1671191"},"modified":"2024-03-12T23:27:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T23:27:30","slug":"the-sxsw-controversy-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/the-sxsw-controversy-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"The SXSW controversy, explained"},"content":{"rendered":"
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South by Southwest (SXSW<\/a><\/strong>), an annual festival in Austin, TX that features parallel music, film, entertainment and culture events, is facing boycotts and embroiled in controversy over the fact that the U.S. Army<\/a><\/strong> is a sponsor during the ongoing Israel<\/a><\/strong> and Palestine<\/a><\/strong> conflict. A large number of musical acts have pulled out of the music festival over what they view as the festival platforming not only the U.S. Army, but also its associated defense contractors and weapons manufacturers, such as the RTX Corporation (formerly Raytheon).<\/p>\n

South-by has the US Army listed as a “super sponsor” on its website<\/a>. According to the festival, sponsors “play an integral role in igniting discovery, making new connections with registrants, and contributing directly to the SXSW community across all sectors.” They “provide specific initiatives” and help to connect “their brand on a more personal level.” <\/p>\n

SXSW runs from March 8 through 16, and festival management has been mostly quiet about the issue, perhaps hoping that the whole thing will blow over. As of right now, that doesn’t seem to be the case. In fact, South-by by even fired back at a group that called it out for supporting the U.S. Army, and by extension, the war in Palestine. <\/p>\n

Back on Feb. 21, a group called the Austin for Palestine Coalition (APC) made an Instagram post asking people to email SXSW and ask that weapons manufacturers RTX Corporation, its subsidiary Collins Aerospace and BAE Systems get uninvited to the festival.<\/p>\n

These weapons manufacturers “have direct ties to the arming of Israel, supporting their violent oppression of the Palestinian people. Raytheon manufactures missiles, bombs, and other weapon systems for the Israeli military to use against Palestinians.” How did the festival respond? Here’s where things get a little interesting.<\/p>\n

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