Omar Adam's storm continues: The singer's new single, "Cockatoo," has not stopped making headlines since it came out last Thursday, and everyone seems to have something to say about his problematic lyrics and the alleged racism with which he is accused.
After already being attacked by Transport Minister Merav Michaeli over the weekend and following an angry story brought up by actress Yulia Plotkin who even called for its boycott, an almost lonely voice arrives and offers to lower the flames a bit and take things in proportion.
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"Omar Adam Kakdila?", Wrote network anchor Semyon Grafman in a status he posted today (Monday) to Instagram and his Facebook.
"How much hatred, knocks people out of the brain," he wrote, adding: "Looking for everything only the bad. I as a Russian think the song is funny and not racist. And I'm very sorry if anyone or anyone feels otherwise," he wrote.
"Omar Adam is the last person in the world who would want to hurt someone or someone.
"From what I've seen in the last two days on the networks," Graffman added in response to his post, "people just get brainwashed, looking for everything just the bad.
I as a Russian think the song is funny and not racist and I am very sorry if anyone or anyone feels otherwise, "he reiterated his Russian origins to try to substantiate the claim that he, who should be offended, takes everything in good spirits." Omar Adam is the last person in the world to want To hurt someone or someone, "he wrote again.
The post received hundreds of responses that were shared between those who fully supported his remarks and surfers who resented the fact that he was sticking his head in the obvious manifestations of racism in the song.
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