Macklemore criticized for tour costume deemed anti
Is that Macklemore?
The rapper, whose real name is Ben Haggerty, appeared on stage Friday wearing a wig, beard and prosthetic nose, which caused some in the Jewish community to view as anti-Semitic, reports Us Weekly.
'@macklemore It makes complete sense to write songs about social injustice, then use Anti-Semitic hatred and cruel stereotypes on stage?' @ericsimcox tweeted after Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed at the 'Spectacle: The Music Video' exhibit at Seattle's EMP Museum. 'Wtf.'
'Yes, Seattle, this is Mackelmore,' Seattle Times reporter, Lynn Jacobson, captioned a photo of the rapper dressed in disguise, adding that he told the audience, 'Went to Costume Display today and I feel like a man for the first time.'
Obviously upset over the 'Thin Line' rapper's choice of attire, Jewish actor Seth Rogen tweeted directly to Macklemore.
'@macklemore, first you trick people into thinking you're a rapper, now you trick them into thinking you're Jewish?' he wrote before retweeting another post by rapper Jensen Karp.
'What makes Macklemore's anti-Semitic costume even crazier is that his biggest song is about saving money,' Karp wrote, seemingly referring to his song 'Thrift Shop,' which he was performing while adorned in the questionable costume.
The 30-year-old emcee took to Twitter Sunday to defend himself against the critics.
'A fake witches nose, wig, and beard = random costume,' he wrote. 'Not my idea of a stereotype of anybody.'
Yet the jabs continued as humor columnist, Rex Huppke, tweeted Monday, 'In Macklemore's defense, if someone asked him what a 'stereotype' is, he'd likely say: 'Sony.''
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