Band pulls out of Sunrise appearance over race row
A major international band is set to snub breakfast morning TV show Sunrise, as part of the continued backlash to the segment where host Samantha Armytage talked about taking Aboriginal children out of abusive family environments.
Grammy-award winners, Portugal. The Man, who are known for smash hit Feel It Still, where scheduled to perform on the Channel 7 show this morning.
But the band released a statement on Instagram, referring explicitly to the controversial segement that was aired back in March.
“We do not want to be part of that show at this time,” the band wrote.
“We come from rural Alaska and hold very close to our hearts the Indigenous people of our home.
“While we are by no means experts in your countries [sic] history we know there are problems that, like ours, are yet to be resolved and only being amplified by the recent statements on Sunrise.”
This decision comes in the wake of months of protests against the morning program that was accused of racism for airing a segment where a panel discussed white families adopting indigenous children from abusive homes.
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