Lonie Nasatir is a director with the Anti-Defamation League’s Upper Midwest Region, which is delightfully ironic given what you’re about to read: in a piece written special to CNN, he’s associated champion mosh-masters Hatebreed with Wade Page, the racist murderer who recently shot up a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.
We can’t be the only ones who see the irony in this, right?
That Nasatir lumped Hatebreed in with bands with names like Angry Aryans, Jew Slaughter and White Terror is likely the result of lazy reporting and last minute Googling, but this a piece written special to CNN, not some some rant on an anonymous LiveJournal page.
Hatebreed may not write the happiest songs, which should be obvious given their name, but in all their lyrics about destroying faces, throwing down, opening up pits and crush moshing, there’s absolutely no references to racism, white supremacy or anything else along those lines. Their music is about bringing bandana wearing, spin-kicking pit bros of all races and cultures together. They’ve demanded an apology, and here’s hoping they get it. ‘
Please everyone tweet
@cnn &@chicagoadl demanding that they remove our name from their article. Help us find a contact for Lonnie Nasatir.— Hatebreed (@hatebreed) August 8, 2012
Everyone stay relentless on
@chicagoadl@cnn &@cnnopinion until they remove our name from their article & print a retraction/apology.— Hatebreed (@hatebreed) August 8, 2012
Again
@cnn loses all respect. First they ignore the#FREERANDYBLYTHE story now they slander us. We demand a retraction & an apology.#hacks— Hatebreed (@hatebreed) August 8, 2012
Our music brings people of all races together all over the world.
@cnn@cnnopinion &@chicagoadl need to get their facts straight.— Hatebreed (@hatebreed) August 8, 2012
