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| − | '''Ariana Grande''' is a successful [[actress]] and [[singer]]. She self-describes as [[liberal]] and is a supporter of the [[homosexual agenda]] (she also has a homosexual brother). She has also shown that she has very little regard for her own fans as a result of recent incidents in Australia and at a cancer fundraising event in [[Los Angeles]] where she decided to no-show meet-and-greet photo sessions where fans could have their photo taken with her,<ref name="Ariana Grande">[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2760170/Ariana-Grande-said-hoped-fans-f-ing-die.html Ariana Grande 'overheard saying she hoped her fans would all ******* die'] at the Daily Mail</ref> as well as saying that she wished her fans "would die",<ref name="Ariana Grande"/> while in another incident caught on camera, she was caught saying that she actually hates her own country of [[United States of America|America]] and its citizens and expressed sympathy for [[Islam]],<ref>[http://theblacksphere.net/2017/05/ariana-grande-tried-to-hide-sick-thing-she-said-about-her-fing-fans-before-22-of-them-were-killed-at-her-concert/ Ariana Grande’s Prophetic and Pathetic Remarks] at the Black Sphere</ref> only to backtrack and make excuses for those comments when they came to light. Grande's ill-considered comments came shortly before British native and [[Islamic terrorism|Islamic terrorist]] Salman Ramadan Abedi launched a suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England following her concert there on May 22, 2017, which led to the deaths of 22 people at the event (including seven children).<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/26/manchester-arena-bombing-salman-abedi-latest-updates/ Manchester bombing latest: Investigation making 'immense' progress as police 'get hold of 'large part of terror network'] at the Telegraph</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/23/victims-manchester-terror-attack/ Who are the victims of the Manchester terror attack?] at the Telegraph</ref> | + | '''Ariana Grande-Butera''' (born June 26, 1993), known professionally as '''Ariana Grande''', is a widely successful American [[actress]] and [[pop music|pop]] [[singer]]. Like most mainstream music figures, she describes herself as a [[liberal]] [[feminist]] and is an active supporter of the [[homosexual agenda]] (she also has a homosexual brother) and [[abortion]]. She has a history of attending [[left-wing]] |
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| − | Grande is also an opponent of the [[Second Amendment]], having performed at the anti-Second Amendment [[March for Our Lives]] on March 24, 2018 in Washington, D.C.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_eoI-eXoLU Music Artist Ariana Grande performs "Be Alright" at March For Our Lives Rally] at YouTube</ref> Her appearance at the march comes in spite of what happened at her concert in Manchester, the events of which could have been better prevented with the armed security she evidently (and hypocritically) opposes for anyone except celebrities like herself. | + | On 22 May 2017, an [[Islamic]] [[terrorist]] attack at the [[Manchester]] Arena killed twenty-three people and wounded 139 others during an Ariana Grande concert, becoming the most deadly terror attack ever in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/22/europe/manchester-arena-incident/index.html</ref>Ironically, the attack took place shortly after Grande made statements expressing sympathy for Islam. |
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| | + | ==Anti-Americanism and Disregard for Fans== |
| | + | Grande has shown that she has very little regard for her own fans, having decided to no-show a cancer fundraising event in [[Los Angeles]] where she was set to do meet-and-greet photo sessions with fans,<ref name="Ariana Grande">[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2760170/Ariana-Grande-said-hoped-fans-f-ing-die.html Ariana Grande 'overheard saying she hoped her fans would all ******* die'] at the Daily Mail</ref> as well as saying that she wished her fans "would die”.<ref name="Ariana Grande"/> |
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| | + | In another incident caught on camera, she was caught saying that she actually hates her own country of [[United States of America|America]] and its citizens, instead expressing sympathy for [[Islam]],<ref>[http://theblacksphere.net/2017/05/ariana-grande-tried-to-hide-sick-thing-she-said-about-her-fing-fans-before-22-of-them-were-killed-at-her-concert/ Ariana Grande’s Prophetic and Pathetic Remarks] at the Black Sphere</ref> only to backtrack and make excuses for those comments when they came to light. Grande's ill-considered comments came shortly before British native and [[Islamic terrorism|Islamic terrorist]] Salman Ramadan Abedi launched a suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England following her concert there on May 22, 2017, which led to the deaths of 22 people at the event (including seven children).<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/26/manchester-arena-bombing-salman-abedi-latest-updates/ Manchester bombing latest: Investigation making 'immense' progress as police 'get hold of 'large part of terror network'] at the Telegraph</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/23/victims-manchester-terror-attack/ Who are the victims of the Manchester terror attack?] at the Telegraph</ref> |
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| | + | ==Political Activism== |
| | + | Grande has marched with [[Black Lives Matter]]<ref>https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/stars-protest-george-floyds-death-ariana-grande-halsey-more/</ref> and performed at the anti-Second Amendment [[March for Our Lives]] on March 24, 2018 in Washington, D.C.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_eoI-eXoLU Music Artist Ariana Grande performs "Be Alright" at March For Our Lives Rally] at YouTube</ref> |
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| | + | She has also appeared at Gay Pride events, such as Dance On the Pier in [[New York City]], and once donated the proceeds from one of her concerts to [[Planned Parenthood]] in response to [[pro-life]] legislation that had then recently been passed in several states.<ref>https://variety.com/2019/music/news/ariana-grande-donates-profits-from-atlanta-concert-to-planned-parenthood-1203240940/</ref> |
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| | + | ==Religion== |
| | + | Grande was raised [[Roman Catholic]] but left the church (along with her brother) during the papacy of [[Benedict XVI]], citing the church’s opposition to homosexuality as her reason for abandoning the faith. |
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| | + | She and her brother have since embraced [[Kabbalah]], a form of [[Jewish]] [[mysticism]]. Ironically (and perhaps unbeknownst to Grande), Judaism has the same [[leviticus|scriptural laws]] about homosexuality as does Catholicism.<ref>https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/ariana-grande-credits-kabbalah-for-her-success</ref>It should also be noted that defending Islam while advocating pro-homosexual causes is a famous example of [[liberal hypocrisy]]. |
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