Well, at least he spoke for himself for once. No wonder his handlers are keeping him from the press.
Charming individual. Compassionate too.
From the above-linked blog:
Buju Banton is not a victim. No, that title goes to Brian Williamson, the Jamaican gay rights activist that was chopped into pieces with a machete for being gay. And it goes to Steve Harvey who was murdered in 2005 in Jamaica also for being gay. Victim is also the title used to describe 20-year-old Candice Williams and Phoebe Myrie, 22, who were found dumped in a pit with a burnt mattress and lesbian DVDs this year, allegedly for being lesbian.
A little perspective goes a long way.
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October 2, 2006 at 4:12 am
Heraldo
Wow, deep. I’m a little lost on why SoHum was so intent on having him here.
October 2, 2006 at 4:19 am
Anonymous
Controversial reggae star Buju Banton has two words for the gay rights groups that have sporadically protested his concerts across the U.S.: “Fuck them.”
Talk about confused! I thought he didn’t like gays!
October 2, 2006 at 4:29 am
Anonymous
He smokin too much ganga. Wonder what he think when he suckin’ on a fat spliff…
October 2, 2006 at 6:41 am
Anonymous
“I’m a little lost on why SoHum was so intent on having him here.”
Hey, we don’t want him up here in NoHum either.
October 2, 2006 at 1:19 pm
Anonymous
DOes this mean there are limits to tolerance and diversity? If so, who sets them?
October 2, 2006 at 1:39 pm
Hank Sims
This is Western civilization’s central dilemma at the moment — we are tolerant, but can we tolerate the non-tolerant?
I mean, not to get all Stunich on you or anything…
October 2, 2006 at 2:31 pm
Anonymous
Intolerant, Hank, not non-tolerant. If there’s one thing I can’t tolerate…
October 2, 2006 at 2:37 pm
Hank Sims
Gah! No more posting before coffee for me, I vow.
October 2, 2006 at 4:26 pm
Eric V. Kirk
I don’t have any answers about that. Frankly, I’m not necessarily in agreement with some of my good friends here that the concert ought to have been canceled. But certainly there’s a responsibility to inform oneself and talk about it.
Using the Justice Black standard of “I’ll know when I see it,” I certainly think a community center has the right to ask him not to sing about pouring acid on homosexuals. As to whether he should be banned for refusing to unambiguously repudiate the song, I lean against it. But certainly the rest of us have the right to whine about it. I truly value my whining rights.
October 2, 2006 at 8:57 pm
Anonymous
I enjoy most anyone who gets under Eric’s skin, but I have no doubt that Buju and I would not get along. That said, I find his refusal to say what others want to hear refreshing. Honesty is often unkind, but it beats lying any day.
October 2, 2006 at 10:20 pm
Eric V. Kirk
Then he should say what he really thinks. The problem is that he wants it both ways.