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Eminem agrees to tone down homophobic lyrics for UK tour

Posted by The Accidental Lyricist on 28 Dec 2009 at 6:44 pm | Tagged as: events, protest

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Eminem will be back in the UK for a show in 2010, the first in over 5 years. However, organisers were worried that the shows would be boycotted by the powerful Outrage gay rights group, who protested at previous shows and have been very effective in obstructing shows by Jamaican artists with overtly homophobic lyrics. So an agreement has been reached with the body, in which Eminem agreed not to perform lyrics that promote hate or homophobia and Outrage will not picket the shows or his hotel.

This inevitably raises the issue of censorship and free speech. But not that many poeple seem to be jumping to defend the right to be offensive.

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6 Responses to “Eminem agrees to tone down homophobic lyrics for UK tour”

1. on 21 Jun 2010 at 1:42 am 1Mary Griffin

   eminem is one of the best rapper in town, i like his style of rapping..~-

2. on 20 Jul 2010 at 12:35 am 2Paige Flores

   Eminem is the best rapper, i have a collection of his live concerts and cds`’~

3. on 31 Aug 2010 at 8:16 am 3Charlotte Hughes

   Eminem is a good rap artist eventhough his personal life is a bit complicated`*`

4. on 07 Oct 2010 at 7:18 pm 4Alexandra Cooper

   Eminem is a great rapper and i hope that he release a new album soon~~.

5. on 22 Oct 2010 at 4:14 pm 5Money Business :

   i admire the life of Eminem and he is a real sucess story:;.

6. on 13 Dec 2010 at 4:58 am 6Detoxifying Diets

   Eminem makes the best rap songs that i have ever heard, i like Eminem as well as 50 Cent when it comes to rap songs *`:

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