Monday, June 10, 2013

Tyler the Creator Reported to the Police After Verbal Attack








Already used to controversy, some very crude at best, Tyler the Creator, is under fire yet again but this time because of his music. Talitha Stone, blogger and member of Australian grassroots movement Collective Shout, reported him to the police after he decided to verbally insult her on stage.

According to Stone’s tweet below, she was going to protest at the clothing store hosting his album signing for his violent lyrics against women.





Shortly after sending her tweet did she receive an onslaught of threats and more after Tyler retweeted it to all his followers. To build more evidence on her end, she attended the show where she was on the receiving end of his tirade. Footage of the rapper’s insults (which were frankly disgusting and immature) could be heard very clearly during the clip. He continued to egg it on to the point where the audience was yelling and cheering along with him.  




            



With the love/hate relationship hip-hop has with misogyny, it’s so disheartening that expressing yourself and taking action turns into blatant disrespect and being scared for your life. I commend Talitha Stone for standing up but will her actions be in vain or silenced by the government?

Let us know your thoughts about the situation in the comments below.


- by Georgette Pierre




Contributor Georgette Pierre is an on-air personality, writer, and Executive Producer of her own radio show "Off the Record with Georgette Pierre". 

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