Photo Credit: Raymond James Stadium by Jerry Glaser for the United States Department of Homeland Security (Public Domain)
Jewish leaders in Tampa Bay are pushing back against the Tampa Sports Authority’s decision to book and allow two concerts by Kanye West to go forward.
The Tampa Jewish Federation has condemned the Tampa Sports Authority’s (TSA) decision to book (and double down on) two shows by Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, at Raymond James Stadium. Ye self-identified as a Nazi for several years before issuing a public apology just a few months before his new album and latest tour.
Last week, Florida Senator Rick Scott released a statement calling on the TSA to “carefully review” its decision to host the rapper for what has quickly become the only confirmed stateside stop on his Bully tour.
“West’s remarks are vile and a slap in the face to our state’s Jewish community. It is troubling that a stadium supported by taxpayer dollars would openly subsidize an event led by an artist known for pushing this dangerous, hateful rhetoric, especially with Florida having one of the largest Jewish populations in our country,” wrote Scott…