Raffi Apologizes to the New Pornographers

Yesterday, children’s music icon Raffi tweeted that he “strongly objects” to the New Pornographers’ band name. He clarified his belief that “porn” is “not a word to normalize in public conversation.” In response, New Pornos frontman Carl Newman sent out a series of tweets, including jokes about his 5-year-old son’s reaction to the situation. Raffi has now apologized to the New Pornographers, his representatives have told Pitchfork. In a message to Newman, he said, “In a fleeting moment I reacted to a word, which I wrote about in my book Lightweb Darkweb. My Tweet was without context, on a gig night, Not cool. I apologize, Meant no disrespect to the band, its music, or its fans. RC.” Pitchfork has reached out to the New Pornographers’ representatives for comment.

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