I’m really thankful this event was cancelled, but honestly quite infuriated that their permit was approved in the first place. It shouldn’t take public outrage in order to not have fascists preaching their hateful rhetoric in public parks.
A few years ago some drag queen friends of mine received death threats before a performance in this very same park. Queer and other marginalized peoples don’t deserve to be faced with violence in a city-approved public performance.
Presumably they didn’t list “preaching hateful rhetoric” as the purpose of the event when applying for the permit, they listed “outdoor concert”.
You’d think they’d, I don’t know, google the artist before granting the permit? Even outside of fascists, there are plenty of performances I’d feel are probably inappropriate for a public park, even some I’d personally enjoy.
It’s wild to me that they’d grant a permit without doing any research into the people performing/organizing.
This asshat was scheduled at a national historic site in NS. Also cancelled due to the public backlash. He’s now performing at a property registered to a religious group near Halifax. I wish I could get there to protest cause fuck them.
Again I’m with you. How did this even get approved in the first place?
I know the beeble supports all this bs but really hate speech in a religious institution should really be a no no.
If what he is doing isn’t illegal should he be barred?
Its not like has going away, if anything this is a martyrdom and makes him more popular, and here we are all reading about some crappy band.
Hate speech is illegal here. We don’t have free speech like the Americans, we don’t have to tolerate the intolerant.
If gender is a spectrum and fluid then could he not believe it is psychological and can be altered?
He believes it can be manipulated, which is what you are referring to as hate speech I assume?
Paradox of tolerance at play here.
This is exactly what I was thinking. If the move to ban him is exclusively political it’s a losing move.
Yup he’ll just receive donations for his “vibe”
