Why are Mumford and Sons trending?
FOLK band Mumford and Sons are getting slammed on social media as fans threaten to “cancel them” over a Twitter post.
The English band has been playing together since 2007 and have won numerous awards since the release of their first studio album, Sigh No More.
Why are Mumford and Sons trending?
Mumford and Sons are in hot water on after banjoist and guitarist Winston Marshall tweeted a photo of conservative journalist s new book about Antifa back in March 2021.
On March 6, Marshall shared a picture of Ngo's book, Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy, writing: “Congratulations @MrAndyNgo. Finally had the time to read your important book. You’re a brave man.”
Marshall's tweet was deleted the following day on March 7 after sparking backlash.
Ngo is known to be a vocal Antifa critic, rising to fame two years ago after being attacked at a Proud Boys rally.
He allegedly claimed that Antifa activists threw a milkshake filled with concrete at him.
Is Winston Marshall leaving Mumford & Sons?
On June 24, 2021, Winston Marshall announced that he is leaving the band.
Winston cites that the reasoning for him leaving is because of the backlash from his tweet back in March.
"Posting about books had been a theme of my social-media throughout the pandemic," he said in a blog post on Medium. "I believed this tweet to be as innocuous as the others. How wrong I turned out to be."
"I failed to foresee that my commenting on a book critical of the Far-Left could be interpreted as approval of the equally abhorrent Far-Right."
Winston went on to explain that over a dozen family members had been killed in the Holocaust.
"The only way forward for me is to leave the band. I hope in distancing myself from them I am able to speak my mind without them suffering the consequences," Winston said. "I leave with love in my heart and I wish those three boys nothing but the best. I have no doubt that their stars will shine long into the future."
What did fans say?
Fans immediately blasted Marshall back in March for sharing the cover of the book.
One Twitter user wrote: “This is so damn disappointing and really reinforces all the bad stereotypes about what it means when you hear ‘the sound of banjos.’ Supporting fascism ain't a good look.”
Another added: “Imagine if being in Mumford and Sons was only the second most embarrassing thing you've done.”
A third chimed in, saying: “A dumbfounding endorsement of fascism. Shame, I really liked that one song a while ago.”
What happened to Mumford and Sons in 2018?
This scandal is not the first for the band, as three years ago the band members were slammed for posing for a photo with YouTube personality Jordan Peterson.
Peterson is allegedly known for rallying against causes such as women’s rights, preferred gender pronouns, and people who regard themselves as “social justice warriors.”
He confessed to that he “doesn’t recognize another person’s right to determine what pronouns I use to address them.”
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Adding: “I think they’re connected to an underground apparatus of radical left political motivations."
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When Peterson shared the photo with Mumford and Sons to his Instagram, fans quickly commented their criticism, with one writing: “HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA...so f*** fitting...four sub-human s***bags…”
Another added: “Uninteresting people like other uninteresting people. Who knew?”