Reggae star’s Swedish concert cancelled again over anti-gay lyrics

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  1. Elizabeth Marie Olsen  28 Mar 2012, 10:09pm  Report
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    Maybe, one day, he’ll get it.

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    1. Spanner1960  29 Mar 2012, 10:46am  Report
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      Somehow, I think he already has, but there none so blind as those that refuse to see.

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  2. David Wainwright  28 Mar 2012, 10:47pm  Report
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    Sizzla is booked to appear in Amsterdam at De Melkweg on 30th March and ticketmaster are handling ticket sales . I am banned/blocked from commenting on Melkweg fb page and surprisingly am banned/blocked from posting on Pink Papers fb page to :)

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  3. A N Spit  28 Mar 2012, 10:47pm  Report
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    How bad are the lyrics. Do they incite hatred?

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    1. A N Spit  28 Mar 2012, 11:02pm  Report
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      Ok, found it; he was denied a UK visa 8 years ago on the grounds he writes and performs murder music advocating the killing of white people and gays.

      How would any European country be ok with this person performing there?

      The guy should be in prison.

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      1. David Wainwright  28 Mar 2012, 11:22pm  Report
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        he has since signed up to a humanitarian style pledge but performed boom bye bye to “SHOW SOLIDARITY ” with the imprisoned Buju Banton , he “EXPLAINED “

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    2. David Wainwright  28 Mar 2012, 11:23pm  Report
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      his song called for BURNING of LGBT people in the BIBLICAL sense , he hides behind his bible and locks and preaches LOVE

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      1. A N Spit  29 Mar 2012, 2:00am  Report
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        Maybe he should get stoned, in the biblical sense.

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    3. David Wainwright  29 Mar 2012, 12:11am  Report
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      lyrics such as ”bun out the chichi, bun out the sisi, batty dem ah fu*k etc”

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      1. A N Spit  29 Mar 2012, 2:01am  Report
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        How very macho. I wonder what these boys are trying to prove.

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        1. jamestoronto  29 Mar 2012, 3:05am  Report
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          Nothing at all. They cannot prove one macho thing at all. They are so dereft of masculinity they do no know how to display it except to be thugs.

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      2. Angela_K  29 Mar 2012, 12:35pm  Report
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        Intelligent lyrics then ;-)

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    4. Tyler The Creator  29 Mar 2012, 9:35am  Report
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      Step up inna frontli-iiine, fire fi di man dem weh go ride man behind

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  4. I dont think he will ever be welcome in any western europe country

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    1. [C]oncerts are still planned for Italy, France, Belgium, Norway, the Netherlands and Spain, as it says in the article.

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  5. Lumi Bast  29 Mar 2012, 1:24am  Report
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    Yay Sweden! I wish the US would ban homophobes.

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    1. A N Spit  29 Mar 2012, 2:03am  Report
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      No, keep them over there and stop exporting them.

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      1. Lumi Bast  29 Mar 2012, 3:06am  Report
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        That’s not fair to us LGB people over here. We should ship them all to Saudi Arabia (and rescue the LGBs over there too).

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    2. jamestoronto  29 Mar 2012, 4:15am  Report
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      Wishes are great but it will NEVER happen. Right now the US is infused with homophobia
      I presently have friends who will be married in Niagara Falls, NY star but will have their reception on the Canadian side of the border because of the hostility they received on the ‘American’ side.
      As far as some parts of the USA have come it still has a long way to go

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      1. jamestoronto  29 Mar 2012, 4:18am  Report
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        OOPS That is NY state – although they are full star state in any body’s books.

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  6. jamestoronto  29 Mar 2012, 2:58am  Report
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    This cancellation was just cool. Period. End of. Way to go Sweden!! Some con—es.

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  7. johnny33308  29 Mar 2012, 3:50am  Report
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    Such lyrics, such people have no place in this world….they are dinosaurs whose time has come and gone and they just need to become a distant memory…he should not be able to earn a living off of hatred and bigotry, and he and those like him need to be banned from traveling to any civilized country henceforth…..keep the trash in Jamaica for good and all….

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  8. D.McCabe  29 Mar 2012, 9:06am  Report
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    Good on Sweden for doing what is right. Let’s all hope that the other countries in which he is due to play all pull the visa from him and he returns hoem with his tail between his legs

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  9. Tyler The Creator  29 Mar 2012, 9:44am  Report
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    This is not the root of the problem!! Sizzla wasn’t exactly going to perform to an empty arena. The problem are the people with bad taste in music. I remember years back, a lesbian friend of mine brought me to this gay club in brixton and i couldn’t believe people ‘black and white’ dancing to Movado’s ‘Boy dem ah fag’

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  10. Khalid Muha***  29 Mar 2012, 10:03am  Report
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    All forms of homophobia should be eradicated from all types of music. That does not mean we should focus on a few artists like 50cent, Sizzla or Tyler the creator. what about the likes of Eminem? I’m sure half of you people on here listen to him.

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    1. I possess exactly zero of Eminem’s content. The term Rap Music is missing the prefixed C in my opinion.

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      1. Dave North  29 Mar 2012, 3:28pm  Report
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        I reckon it is nothing more than “talking gibberish over some noise”

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  11. Joao Paulo  29 Mar 2012, 7:01pm  Report
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    In Portugal things are going the same way: http://portugalgay.pt/news/290312A/

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  12. Spain(Barcelona,MAdrid,Valencia and Malaga)Cancelled the concert of April thanks to 50.000signs of citizens…Well Done Progressive Spain!!!!

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