August 27, 2008

Four Days Until Jamaican Gay Bashers Descend on New York

New Yorkers, what are you planning for a protest? There’s virtually no news, even in the LGBT media, on this disgusting display of anti-gay aggression. Are you going to let this happen without showing up, or at least speaking up?

Backstory:

Gay-Hating Reggae Singers Coming to NYC for Anti-Gay Pride

If the above link isn’t enough to make you sick to your stomach, here’s an August 19th press release from the gay-haters themselves:

Reggae and Dancehall Music Defend Itself Against the Homosexual Community

TCOOO, the reggae label for artists such as Massicker, Jango Fresh, Boom Viniyard and Stapler will be holding a straight pride parade in New York City on August 31, 2008. The label hopes that this parade and more to follow will rid Reggae of the negative “murder music” label that, according to the TCOOO label, has been given to the music by gay right activists such as Peter Tatchell.

New York, NY (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 — With the straight pride parade in New York City only two weeks away, Reggae continues to defend itself against the recent boycotts of the music. The main purpose of the parade is to get rid of some of the negative stereotypes that, according to the TCOOO label, has been attributed to not only the Reggae community, but to Jamaica and Jamaicans in general.

Some Reggae artists believe that reggae music has been unfairly targeted. Stapler from the TCOOO label and the artist behind “Hit them hard,” the song at the root of the straight pride parade, believes the gay community targets Reggae because 99 percent of the artists are African American.

Yeah, pull the racism card, Stapler. It couldn’t possibly be that it’s not your skin color, but your deep-rooted, activist aggression and violent hate speech that bothers us, could it?

“Eminem dissed them and they protested a little, then Eminem performed on stage with Elton John and all was forgiven,” said Stapler. “Beenie man went on the Ru-Paul show so why are gays still bent on destroying Reggae music?”

Hey, Stapler: Better you should ask why reggae artists are bent on destroying gay people. You stop inciting violence against us, and we’ll leave you alone. You actively work against anti-gay violence, and we might even consider buying your records again.

Massicker from the TCOOO label took it a step further, saying, “Look at the Reggae artists that they target. They go after Buju Banton and Sizzla, but they don’t bother a Sean Paul or a Damian Marley. When Damian Marley said, ‘Funny man get drop like a bad habit,’ what do they think a funnyman is? A funnyman is a homosexual, so are they afraid to challenge a Marley, or is he not Black enough for the homosexual community to try and destroy?”

Get off your cross, Massicker — your fellow gay-bashers need the nails.

As far as Sean Paul and Damian Marley: Who the hell are they? If they were as high-profile as Sizzla and Elephant Man (and espoused hatred against gay people), we’d say something about them, too.

TCOOO maintains that the label just wants to make music for Reggae fans worldwide and doesn’t have the time for any negativity. The label’s song “Hit them hard” by artist Stapler was banned by numerous radio stations after climbing to the top ten on numerous Reggae charts for what some claim was anti-gay content. Both the label and Stapler deny the claim, saying that the song is really a pro-family song.

Then the label and Stapler are clearly delusional — or just plain stupid, or just plain liars, or just plain milking this controversy for all its worth with clearly inflammatory statements because all publicity is good publicity. Yes, I believe that’s it exactly.

The Straight Pride Parade will take place in Brooklyn, New York along Church avenue on August 31, 2008 form 10AM to 6PM. Information about the parade can be found at TCOOO’s websites at www.tcooo.imeem.com.

“Hit Them Hard” lyrics by the artist Stapler:

“Jah Jah gonna hit them hard
All the men who visit men backyard
Leaving all the women to starve
One thunder ball and all of them pause

Hand in hand with my lady
Hug her and kiss her cause she carried my baby
But some boys moving shady
While am chilling on the ends making sweet love to Sadie
All I know am here to produce and all the ladies you are my friends
From the past, the present, the future my girl, love and respect to the end

Jah Jah gonna hit them hard
All the men who visit men backyard
Leaving all the women to starve
One thunder ball and all of them pause

Remember you are a King, what happened to your queen
The youths need a role model to instill self esteem
So live your life clean
and you will see what I mean

Jah Jah gonna hit them hard
All the men who visit men backyard
Leaving all the women to starve
One thunder ball and all of them pause

The world is spinning and everything in it
Mankind lose their way, some gone past their limit
Am here to advice and to be a critic
Be careful of the lifestyle you choose to exhibit
Children live what they learn
Aren’t you concerned
of your choices in society
We need to preserve the value of a male and a female in every family”