"Fans of Ariel Pink, aka Ariel Marcus Rosenberg, either willfully ignore his troubling politics and avid troll-y nature, or they celebrate them and complain that critics just aren't in on the "joke." But any person who would go on Tucker Carlson's show in the wake of being cancelled, post January 6th, to whine about how he couldn't book gigs all of a sudden, is pretty much asking for trouble, and is arguably a little touched to begin with."
"SFGate notes that Pink has always been "an erratic performer," and he actively courted controversy long before Trump was even running for office. Pitchfork published an op-ed about Pink's trollish nature way back in 2014, suggesting that Pink's racist, sexist, and homophobic comments weren't necessarily as ironic as some fans assumed, even though they had made for an effective self-promotional tool."
Ariel Pink will perform at The Chapel in San Francisco days after the fifth anniversary of January 6. He attended the Trump rally that day but denies storming the Capitol. Fans are divided between ignoring or celebrating his provocative politics and trollish persona. His post-cancellation appearance on Tucker Carlson fueled further backlash. An Instagram promotion for the show drew negative comments referencing his politics and January 6. His history includes being labeled an erratic performer, a 2014 critique of racist, sexist, and homophobic comments, and a 2017 incident at The Chapel that led to a lawsuit alleging sexual and emotional abuse.
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