Pop star Justin Bieber was slammed for using audio clips of speeches from the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on his new album, Justice, as …
Pop star Justin Bieber was slammed for using audio clips of speeches from the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on his new album, Justice, as social media users accused the singer of being “tone deaf.” King’s family, however, gave Bieber a message of support in the midst of the social media-fueled backlash. One Twitter user accused the singer of “profiting off of the civil rights movement as a white man,” adding, “his album is called ‘justice’ and has an MLK interlude but speaks nowhere of social justice, and is focused on love & relationships.” Another Twiter user echoed those sentiments, noting that a love song follows the MLK clip. Justin Bieber has an “MLK Interlude” on his album. Then, an 80’s inspired pop song about dying for love comes on next. pic.twitter.com/11uBfJVGb3 RacismSummitBookingAgent (@KirkWrites79) March 19, 2021 In a follow-up tweet, the social media user saidhe “still can’t get over” Justin Bieber naming his album “Justice” before transitioning into a song that isn’t about civil rights, and expressed his dismay over “no one at the label” thinking to tell Bieber that it wasn’t a good idea. I still can’t get over Justin Bieber naming his album “Justice” and using that MLK audio clip before transitioning into a Fame Monster leftover. Also, no one at the label thought to tell him… this ain’t it. I don’t know why I’m so annoyed. But, I’m annoyed. It’s dumb pandering. pic.twitter.com/mMiDlPSt7F — RacismSummitBookingAgent (@KirkWrites79) March 19, 2021 Another Twitter user suggested that Bieber using MLK clips in his album is evidence that he doesn’t have “real black people around him,” because they would have advised him not to do that.
