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This past Saturday, 5 December 2009,  Pepsi sponsored a concert series in Uganda known as the Chamuka Keys Finale, where a Jamaican dancehall artist known as Beenie Man performed. At the concert, reports from the Ugandan news outlet, “The Monitor” document that Beenie Man performed a song where he called for gay men to have their throats slit.  Add this to songs previously released by Beenie Man where he calls for LGBT‘s (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender) to be executed, and for lesbians to be hung to death.

Mind you that a bill is currently being debated that would institute the death penalty for some members of the Ugandan LGBT population. Those that aren’t sentenced to death would be subject to prison terms and severe fines, solely because of their sexual orientation.

How Ironic is this Commercial……..?

Time for a bit more due diligence in your affiliations  Pepsi.  It’s understood that you probably had no idea that this concert was even going on, but you gotta get a handle on this.

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Quote From “The Monitor”

“The King of Dancehall stuck a sword of words into gay people through singing and talking.
“In my family, we don’t have any gay person but if you’re gay, my brother that’s not my fault,” he said as he performed his song Mi Nah Wallah, in which he says he would like to cut the throats of all gay men.”

He actually looks pretty gay. Nice leather pants.

The Original Article from the Ugandan newspaper “The Monitor”

Air America: Pepsi Sponsors Anti Gay Concert in Uganda

Quick Breakdown of Some of Beanie Man Lyrics and Jamacian Perspectives from Amnesty International

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