“Lollapalooza was founded on diversity, inclusiveness, respect and love.
Therefore, DaBaby will no longer perform at Grant Park tonight, ”the organizers of the American festival announced on Twitter on Sunday, just hours before the rapper's concert.
A deprogramming that comes a week after the homophobic and serophobic remarks made by the artist during a festival in Miami, since condemned by many personalities in the world of music.
A sanction that could be followed by others.
Words that "fuel stigma and discrimination"
On stage at the Rolling Loud Festival in Miami on July 25, the rapper asked spectators to turn on the flash of their phones if they had "not come today with HIV, AIDS or any of the above. those sexually transmitted diseases that kill you in two or three weeks ”. Moments later he would add, “Ladies, if your pussy smells like water, turn on your phone lights. Guys, if you're not sucking cock in the parking lot, turn on your lights. “Added to a semblance of apologies from the artist on Twitter, these serophobic, homophobic and sexist remarks were quickly condemned by personalities across the Atlantic, starting with Dua Lipa, who shared a feat with DaBaby.
"We must unite to fight against the stigma and ignorance around HIV / AIDS," she said on Instagram (relayed in particular by the Huffington Post), adding that she "no longer recognizes the person with whom she had worked ”.
On the same social network, Madonna also sent him a message, denouncing the ignorance of the rapper.
“People like you are the reason we still live in a world divided by fear.
All human beings should be treated with dignity and respect without distinction as to race, sex, sexual preference or religious beliefs, ”she wrote.
Another reaction was that of Elton John on Twitter, who condemned remarks "which fuel stigma and discrimination and are the opposite of what our world needs to fight the AIDS epidemic".
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