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Stop Murder Music was a campaign to oppose Jamaican artists who produced music that promoted violence against LGBT people through their lyrics. The campaign primarily focused on dancehall and reggae genre, with artists such as Buju Banton, Bounty Killer, and the Bobo Ashanti Rastafarians Sizzla and Capleton being targeted.
The campaign was jointly run by OutRage!, the Black Gay Men's Advisory Group, and J-Flag. The campaign caused an estimated £2.5 million loss to artists and promoters.
The Stop Murder Music campaign targeted artists whose lyrics allegedly glorified murder of homosexual men. J-Flag, a Jamaican gay rights group who supported the campaign, claimed that homophobic lyrics fuelled attacks and murders of gay men in Jamaica.
Tatchell was heavily involved in the campaign, as the head of OutRage!. He argued that the music could be considered incitement to murder, and should be legally treated as such. However, he faced accusations of racism from some artists and commentators for his part in the campaign.
The Green Party of England and Wales also campaigned on behalf of the stop murder music campaign, including petitioning the United Kingdom Home Secretary in 2004.
The UK International Development Minister Gareth Thomas argued in a speech that, "A number of artists [such as Sizzla and Buju Banton] are effectively contributing to the spread of HIV by producing reggae and rap songs actually encouraging discrimination against those who have AIDS and encouraging violence against minority groups such as men who have sex with men...Yes, we believe in free speech, but nobody in a democracy should be able to incite violence against minorities." He cited John King and the Mighty Gabby as examples of musicians who are positive role models against violence and discrimination.
Buju Banton was a prominent protest target for protests due to his song "Boom Bye Bye", a song where he sings about murdering gay men by shooting them in the head, pouring acid on them, and burning them alive.
OutRage! first picketed outside the MOBO Awards in 2002.
Stop Murder Music
Stop Murder Music was a campaign to oppose Jamaican artists who produced music that promoted violence against LGBT people through their lyrics. The campaign primarily focused on dancehall and reggae genre, with artists such as Buju Banton, Bounty Killer, and the Bobo Ashanti Rastafarians Sizzla and Capleton being targeted.
The campaign was jointly run by OutRage!, the Black Gay Men's Advisory Group, and J-Flag. The campaign caused an estimated £2.5 million loss to artists and promoters.
The Stop Murder Music campaign targeted artists whose lyrics allegedly glorified murder of homosexual men. J-Flag, a Jamaican gay rights group who supported the campaign, claimed that homophobic lyrics fuelled attacks and murders of gay men in Jamaica.
Tatchell was heavily involved in the campaign, as the head of OutRage!. He argued that the music could be considered incitement to murder, and should be legally treated as such. However, he faced accusations of racism from some artists and commentators for his part in the campaign.
The Green Party of England and Wales also campaigned on behalf of the stop murder music campaign, including petitioning the United Kingdom Home Secretary in 2004.
The UK International Development Minister Gareth Thomas argued in a speech that, "A number of artists [such as Sizzla and Buju Banton] are effectively contributing to the spread of HIV by producing reggae and rap songs actually encouraging discrimination against those who have AIDS and encouraging violence against minority groups such as men who have sex with men...Yes, we believe in free speech, but nobody in a democracy should be able to incite violence against minorities." He cited John King and the Mighty Gabby as examples of musicians who are positive role models against violence and discrimination.
Buju Banton was a prominent protest target for protests due to his song "Boom Bye Bye", a song where he sings about murdering gay men by shooting them in the head, pouring acid on them, and burning them alive.
OutRage! first picketed outside the MOBO Awards in 2002.