Singer Pink, whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore, said Sunday that she does not fly Israeli flags at her concerts — and added that the only time she does fly a flag for a political reason, it’s the LGBT rainbow flag.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Pink said she was getting “many threats” because people are confusing Poi flags with Israeli flags. Poi flags, she said, are used at her shows because the Māori people and the flag itself are “beautiful.”
“This post will be controversial for some,” the performer wrote. “At this point, breathing is controversial. I am getting many threats because people mistakenly believe I am flying Israeli flags in my show. I am not.”
“I have been using Poi flags since the beginning of this tour,” she continued. “These were used many, many years ago by the Māori people in New Zealand and because they and the Māori people are beautiful to me, we use them.”
“I do not fly flags in my show in support of anything or anyone except the rainbow flag,” Pink said. “That will remain my position.”
“I am a human. I believe in peace. Equality. Love. I am deeply saddened by the state of the world. I pray for all of us,” the 44-year-old closed the post.
This post will be controversial for some. At this point, breathing is controversial. I am getting many threats because people mistakenly believe I am flying Israeli flags in my show. I am not. I have been using Poi flags since the beginning of this tour. These were used many,…
— P!nk (@Pink) October 16, 2023
Pink has thus far stayed neutral on the current Israel-Hamas situation, though some celebrities have chosen to condemn terror group Hamas and stand with Israel. The terror group has killed more than 1,300 people after invading Israel last Saturday, slaughtering Israeli families and hundreds of young people attending a music festival. Moreover, Hamas has reportedly taken hundreds of Israeli hostages, including children.
In a music video for “Irrelevant,” released last year, Pink seemingly connected conservative Supreme Court justices to Nazis. The video includes footage of the conservative justices being sworn in before cutting to images of Adolf Hitler, Nazi Germany, and the Ku Klux Klan. The video also shows images of pro-abortion marches and racial demonstrations, and includes references to George Floyd and school shootings.
“Sticks and stones and all that s***/Does Jesus love the ignorant?/I like to think he’d gladly take us all,” the song lyrics go, before referencing abortion: “Girls just wanna have rights/So, why do we have to fight.”
And as Pink sings the lyrics, “I’ll be a heretic / you f***ing hypocrite,” images of Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump, and other political figures appear.
Amanda Harding contributed to this report.
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