![]() I’m not even going to try to defend them. #CHERRY BOMB TYLER THE CREATOR FULL#I won’t disagree that Tyler’s lyrics, especially from his first two albums, were often shockingly misogynistic and full of homophobic slurs. Did the Home Office allow them to come in because they understood that hip-hop lyrics aren’t meant to be taken at face value, or did they not care so long as the rappers kept it to black-on-black violence? Countless rappers who rap about killing people and committing crimes in their lyrics have been given visas. Their songs include nods to the Final Solution and the Third Reich. Noisey pointed out that neo-Nazi band Satanic Warmaster were given a visa to play in the UK this year. It is troubling that an artist is being refused entry into a country based on the lyrics to some of their songs, and perplexing that Tyler, the Creator is being picked out ahead of the multitude of artists who sing or rap about offensive things. He’s a musician, albeit one with an offensive and nihilistic persona. He’s not taking out bus ads denouncing Islam, picketing funerals holding up anti-gay signs, or blaming the Jews for 9/11 during sermons. It’s a little odd that Tyler ended up on the same list of religious and political figures famous for their anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, and anti-gay messages. Tyler joins Louis Farrakhan, Pamela Geller, the Westboro Baptist church, and others who the UK has decided didn’t deserve to entry into the country due to their inflammatory views. The Home Secretary has the power to exclude an individual if she considers that his or her presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good or if their exclusion is justified on public policy grounds.” This follows a few months after Tyler cancelled a tour in Australia after his lyrics and antics caused him visa issues, and a few years after New Zealand denied Tyler entry for similar reasons. Tyler, the Creator was recently refused a visa to the UK for 3-5 years because of the homophobic slurs and sexual violence in lyrics from “Bastard” and “Goblin.” According to a letter the Home Office sent The Quietus, “Coming to the UK is a privilege, and we expect those who come here to respect our shared values. ![]()
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