Nov 26, 2007Quickie Link: Reggae Star’s Lyrics Say that Lesbians Should Be Hanged
By vanrozenheim
(UK) - Gay rights campaigners have highlighted the lyrics of some of reggae’s biggest stars in their campaign for a new offence of inciting Gay hatred. Ben Summerskill, the chief executive of Stonewall, gave MPs an example from a record called Hang ‘em High by the popular Jamaican artist, Beenie Man. The song included the lyrics “Hang chi chi gal wid a long piece of rope”. Mr Summerskill explained: “The key lyric in that means, ‘Hang Lesbians with a long piece of rope’.” Mr Summerskill said that Beenie Man had also released a single called Batty Man Fi Dead, which means, essentially, that Gay men should die.
