I found this article in the Toronto Star, and found that it had a local connection. The article is in regards to a human rights coalition that is urging Ottawa to ban two Jamaican dancehall artists from coming to Canada to perform music it says incites violence against gays and lesbians.
The musicians, O'Neil Bryan, a.k.a. Elephant Man, and Miguel Collins, known as Sizzla, are set to embark on a Canadian tour in a few weeks. They were scheduled to play the CAW local 199 hall in St. Catharines, Ontario. In light of the homophobic and violent nature of the lyrics, the union has pulled the use of their venue.
Offensive lyrics include lines such as "Battyman fi dead! Tek dem by surprise," "Log on and step pon chi chi man" and "Shot battybwoy, my big gun boom." (Battyman and battybwoy are derogatory terms for gay men in Jamaican patois.)
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