*TRIGGER WARNING* Graphic descriptions of rape and violence against women
Collective Shout is urgently calling on the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Hon. Brendan O’Connor, to revoke the visa granted to Tyler the Creator.
Rapper ‘Tyler the Creator’ is due to arrive in Australia for a series of concerts beginning on Tuesday June 4. Tyler is reknown for songs advocating rape and extreme violence against women, including murder, genital mutilation, stuffing them into car boots, trapping them in his basement, raping their corpses and burying their bodies.
“F*ck Mary in her ass.. ha-ha.. yo, I tell her it’s my house, give her a tour, In my basement, and keep that bitch locked up in my storage, Rape her and record it, then edit it with more sh*t”
“You already know you’re dead, Ironic cause your lipstick is red, of course, I stuff you in the trunk”
“You call this sh*t rape but I think that rape’s fun, I just got one request, stop breathin”
“I wanna tie her body up and throw her in my basement, Keep her there, so nobody can wonder where her face went, (Tyler, what you doin’?) Shut the f*ck up, You gon’ f*ckin’ love me bitch, Sh*t, I don’t give a f*ck, your family lookin’ for you, wish ’em good luck, Bitch, you tried to play me like a dummy, Now you stuck up in my motherf*ckin’ basement all bloody, And I’m f*ckin’ your dead body, your coochie all cummy, Lookin’ in your dead eyes, what the f*ck you want from me?”
“You’ll be down in earth quicker if you diss me tonight, I just wanna drag your lifeless body to the forest, And fornicate with it but that’s because I’m in love with you…c*nt”
And I got one too:
Australian Immigration Fact Sheet 78 on Controversial Visa Applicants refers to “people whose presence in Australia may, because of their activities, reputation, known record or the cause they represent and propagate, vilify or incite discord in the Australian community or a segment of that community, or represent a danger to the Australian community or a segment of that community.”
Tyler the Creator promotes hate speech against women, perpetuating male entitlement to use women’s bodies, to regard women as “bitches”, “sluts” and “hoes” for their sexual use. Tyler the Creator’s glorification of rape and violence against women could be considered inciting his fans to commit violent crimes against them.
We are callling on the Minister to consider the best interests of Australia, including the safety of our female citizens.We ask him to act urgently to revoke Tyler the Creator’s Visa so that he cannot promote his misogynistic attitudes here.
Please URGENTLY email or tweet Minister Brendan O’Connor.
Minister Brendan O’Connor, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship website twitter facebook
Contact Venues hosting Tyler the Creator here
6 Responses
If women-hating misogynist Tyler is given a visa to enter Australia then this is the clearest message Australia’s government doesn’t care one iota about its female citizens because males promoting/advocating pandemic sadistic male sexual violence against women and girls isn’t ‘of interest to the male dominated Australian government.’
Tyler is a rapper but this doesn’t justify his right to promote vicious and sadistic male hatred and denumanisation of women and girls. How would Tyler react if he was subjected to vicious racial attacks promoting his being subjected to sadistic sexual violence because he isn’t a white male.
Would he react dismissively? No he would be furious that males were advocating racialised violence against him because he happens to be a non-white American.
Emailed O’Connor:
I sincerely urge you to reconsider the visa that has been granted to ‘Tyler the Creator’ to travel from the US to Australia to carry out music concerts here. While the notion of concerts as mere public entertainment might make such a request implausible, the fact is that ‘Tyler the Creator’ incites hatred of women through his lyrics and public statements. Through his lyrics and public statements he unequivocally advocates sexual violence against women. No ‘celebrity’ would be able to similarly express hatred and contempt for other groups in society without significant public debate about their eligibility for a visa to travel to Australia. The fact that ‘Tyler the Creator’ promotes hatred of women through music does not make his message any less toxic or dangerous. In fact, the message becomes more potent through its packaging for consumption by teenage boys in particular. I urge you to take a brave and principled stance in solidarity with women’s right by reconsidering the visa approval.
I don’t understand how someone promoting such women hating sentiments can be granted permission to enter this country. The messages contained in his music are not the messages our young men need to be hearing it can only lead to more violence against women in our society. By allowing this man permission to perform in Australia the Government is condoning the messages his music contain.
This should not be tolerated. I am so sick of those rappers, pseudo artists, pornographers, who freely pollute the environment for women and girls,making our world a hostile place to live. Enough! I hope action will be taken to stop this.
WELL GUESS WHAT YOU RETARDED UNEDUCATED FUCKS, TYLER IS IN YOUR COUNTRY ALREADY AS WE SPEAK, YOU GUYS LOSE. ITS OVER ALREADY AND THERES NOT A SINGLE THING YOU FAGGOT ASS BITCHES CAN DO. EDUCATE YOURSELVES BEFORE YOU GO SOUNDING LIKE DUMB BITCH ASS WOMEN THAT REINFORCE THE ANNOYING BITCHY STEREOTYPE AND SHUT THE FUCK UP
Thus proving our point…