including "I'm dreaming of a new Jamaica, come to execute all the gays" and "Queers must be killed." 
Maybe if he changed 'gays' to 'Bush' they'd be happy...
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Posted on 08/25/2004 1:48:43 PM PDT by missyme
MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- Dancehall star Beenie Man, who has recorded anti-gay songs in the past, was yanked from a concert associated with the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend after gay groups planned a protest, the network said Wednesday.
MTV pulled the Jamaican singer from the roster Tuesday after South Florida gay activists announced plans to protest Saturday's concert in Miami over some of his past lyrics, including "I'm dreaming of a new Jamaica, come to execute all the gays" and "Queers must be killed."
"We don't want anything to overshadow what will be a great weekend of music events for South Floridians," MTV spokeswoman Marnie Black said Wednesday. She declined further comment.
The awards show is Sunday at the bayfront AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, the first time in the glam-filled event's 21-year history that it will take place outside New York and Los Angeles.
Beenie Man has had his concerts canceled in Europe over the last few weeks after angry gay groups protested. Although he has previously defended his lyrics, earlier this month, Beenie Man issued an apology for his previous songs, including "Bad Man Chi Chi Man (Bad Man, Queer Man)."
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Are they trying to get us back for the Dixie Chicks?
gay activists in south florida??? I don't believe it
More fascism from the left.
Barf Alert! MTV should be giving awards for the worst in the Music Industry, but then again everyone would be a
Winner!
Rock the Vote - (D)!
including "I'm dreaming of a new Jamaica, come to execute all the gays" and "Queers must be killed."
Maybe if he changed 'gays' to 'Bush' they'd be happy...
I never heard of Beenie Man but he's refreshing when you look at what MTV is offering...
Are Homosexuals now classified as "ENDANGERED SPECIES"
I guess freedom of speech is not what this is about after all, it is about sodomy being forced on society.
Just what those "right wingers" said it was about all along.
"I never heard of Beenie Man but he's refreshing when you look at what MTV is offering..."
He had some radio hits in the late 90s that were absolutely awful, and advocating violence against homosexuals is a bit over the line. Still, MTV's double standard is obvious.
If it's OK for Eminem it should be OK for Beenie. (Even Elton John backed Eminem.)
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