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.
have to visit @culturekings tomoz to protest against @fucktyler he will be there at midday. I think they need educating on #misogyny
— Talitha(@littleredfox17) June 5, 2013
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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