In a song released after the 2008 financial crisis, Naidoo referred to the German-Jewish Rothschild banking family as „Baron Deadschild“ and used the word „schmuck“, a derogatory term in Yiddish.

„I find his nomination problematic,“ said Anetta Kahane of the Amadeu Antonio Foundation, a rights group. „I know him personally. He is a nice guy. But this is not enough.“