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Elephant Man won’t be performing on Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Caribana festival in Toronto. The Jamaican dancehall musician is known for lyrics that advocate for the torture and murder of gay men and lesbians.
His inclusion in the event, to be held at Circa nightclub, incited a wave of protests. Now, local TV station 24 reports, he was removed. "Circa stands for peace, love and equality," a Circa spokesperson wrote on the club’s Twitter account. "Elephant Man has been removed from the Celebrity Ball. Have a safe Caribana!"
Elephant Man is known for songs like "A Nuh Fi Wi Fault," in which he sings, "When yuh hear a Sodomite get raped/but a fi wi fault/it’s wrong/two women gonna hock up inna bed/that’s two Sodomites dat fi dead./When you hear a lesbian getting raped/ It’s not our fault ... Two women in bed/ That’s two Sodomites who should be dead."
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