Stop Throwing Things at Performers

This recent rash of fans throwing things on stage at concerts needs to stop. For those that may not know, some big time artists, who are back on tour, have been having objects thrown at them while they are performing. Bebe Rexha got hit in the face. Someone threw something at Drake recently. I believe Adele came out and told people they better not even think about it. I think someone tried it at a Taylor Swift show.

This is wrong on so many levels. I hope the people that do this realize that these artists will never come back to their town ever again. I know I wouldn't if I were them. The thought of someone coming to a show of mine to throw something at me, to possibly hurt me, sounds miserable. I saw the pictures of Bebe Rexha after her show. She was bloodied and bruised. It looked awful. She took it like a champ, but she shouldn't have to deal with this nonsense. And when the fan was asked why, they said they thought it "would be funny". That is so mean and wrong. Why on Earth would throwing an object on stage be funny? Who is this funny to besides you and your dumbass friends? What good does this achieve? Why even buy tickets to the show if your only goal is to injure someone? What type of fame did you expect to achieve by harming someone?

People are back in the world now and they are wilding out for no reason. We were all sheltering in place for two years. But most of us have the common sense and decency to not throw things. We understand the rules of society. This country just continues to get more awful by people who think they have the right to attack famous people for no reason at all. What did Bebe Rexha do to this person to harm them? Why would you spend an ungodly amount of money to get into a Taylor Swift show just to throw something at her? What does that accomplish? I'm no fan of Drake's music, but I do not think he deserves to have stuff thrown on stage in an attempt to hurt him. I love that Adele nipped it in the bud right away and told everyone that, if they planned on doing this nonsense, that she was simply not going to perform anymore.

Doing this to these artists, to people who do not tour as much anymore because they have reached a certain level of fame, is not a good look. Also I feel like this is going to make them not want to tour anymore. I would have been totally bummed if someone did this to Kendrick Lamar last year and he just decided to end his tour then and there. One group of people could really end something that millions more are waiting to see. This is such an American thing to do as well. We are such an entitled bunch of assholes and we think our time is more important than anyone else's, so we think we can throw shit on stage and not be reprimanded.

This has to stop and it has to stop immediately. This cannot continue to go on any further. People are going to get seriously hurt by someone doing something they think is "funny". It is not funny. Not at all. Knock it off and act like a goddamn grown up when you are attending a live event. Use common sense. 

Ty

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