If you've made it to the end of this thread, my only request is that you share it with others. So many people suffered because of this denialism, and it frankly burns me up that this dark legacy has been made to disappear without a fuss. www.motherjones.com/politics/200...
A platinum-selling alt-rock group may be endangering their fans by promoting a dangerous myth.
This is awful I had no idea.
The awful death toll led Nelson Mandela to set up his own foundation, 46664, to combat HIV/AIDS, which he was ashamed he hadn't tackled when President. It was spearheaded by Roger Taylor of Queen, who later counted Taylor Hawkins as a close friend. So hopefully lessons were learned. But yeech.
Crazy thing is I was a fan of theirs through the 00's, have never heard so much as a peep about this. It's kind of like finding out that David Bowie and Anthony Keidis had sex with underage girls in their 30's, yet no one ever talks about it.
Glad I was never a fan of them to begin with
Wow, wtaf? I had no idea. Not a fan of them regardless but jfc. Thanks for sharing this info.
Not only have I never heard about this... ...I dated-married-divorced a Foo fan during those years and had NO idea, or knew better than to tell me. Jesus.
I remember reading this Medium article when it first came out 😳 It’s wild that no one asks him or other band members about this.
godsdamn. this needs the prestige true crime doc immediately