Pink Floyd Bassist Roger Waters Changes Concert Video After ADL Raises Concerns

[oberliner]

(JTA) -- Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters reportedly changed one of the videos he uses in his new "The Wall" tour after claims it was anti-Semitic.

The ADL had slammed Waters last week for using what it said was anti-Semitic imagery during performances of "Goodbye Blue Sky," which targets Israel's West Bank security fence.

An animated scene projects images of planes dropping bombs in the shape of Jewish Stars of David, dollar signs, a crucifix, a hammer and sickle, a crescent and star, a Mercedes sign and a Shell Oil sign.

The ADL had expressed concern that the juxtaposition of the Star of David and the dollar sign "could easily be misunderstood as a comment about Jews and money."

But in the Oct. 6 version of the show played at Madison Square Garden, a Mercedes symbol followed the Jewish stars instead of dollar signs, Rolling Stone magazine reported.

http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/international/pink_floyd_bassist_roger_waters_changes_concert_video_after_adl_raises_concerns

[PhilosopherKing]

1. I saw the show in Boston

The ADL is full of sh*t.

[oberliner]

2. And yet they still made the change

Better safe than sorry I guess.

[gmoney]

3. Funny how they didn't object to bombs shaped as Stars of David

Just the proximity to dollars... that makes sense.

[oberliner]

4. They had crosses and crescents

I guess it was equal opportunity offense and therefore no offense?

[gmoney]

5. equally offensive = no offense?

It just seems that if they're going to the trouble to object to the association between the Star and the dollar sign, they might mention that they object to the entire depiction of Stars as bombs.

[oberliner]

6. Well I guess it was a general statement about religion

They had symbols of major religions plus various other representations of things like capitalism and the like falling out of planes like bombs.

The whole thing, honestly, was kind of ridiculous.

[gmoney]

7. As are most things related to religion, IMO

[Tripmann]

8. A mistake. To even acknowledge this bullshit gives it undeserved credibility.

Waters has had a target on his back since speaking out against israeli atrocities. Next hit job on him, we'll have to hear for the propaganda machine how he was forced to change anti-semitic imagery in his live show.

[oberliner]

9. I don't think too many people are paying attention

Even Foxman said the matter would be closed if the order was changed.