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The Age
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
‘Made money from violence against women': Women's groups demand AFL ditch Snoop Dogg at grand final
Groups fighting to end violence against women are demanding the AFL scrap Snoop Dogg as the main act at next month's grand final pre-game show. The rapper's history of using misogynistic and sexually demeaning lyrics, and the fact he has discussed his past working as a pimp, make him a 'dangerous' choice of performer on a weekend when violence against women spikes by up to 40 per cent, they say. Respect Victoria chair Kate Fitz-Gibbon, who was instrumental in the creation of Australia's National Plan to End Violence Against Women, described the AFL's choice of Snoop Dogg as a 'grave mistake' given his 'public history of boasting about violence against women'. 'It is unfathomable that the AFL would deem this artist as [an] appropriate choice for its flagship event,' Fitz-Gibbon said. 'Sport has enormous power to influence culture. By elevating an artist with a track record of degrading women, the AFL risks sending the message that misogyny is entertainment.' Women's safety groups (including the state-funded violence prevention agency Respect Victoria, Safe and Equal – formerly Domestic Violence Victoria – and Women's Health in the South East) have released a joint statement saying hosting an artist who 'has openly talked about and made money from violence against women' represents a failure by the AFL. AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon said on Thursday that Snoop Dogg would bring a new audience to AFL football and would sing family-friendly versions of his songs in his pre-show performance at the MCG. Dillon described the rapper, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus jnr, as culturally relevant after performances at the Paris Olympics and the American Super Bowl. The AFL was contacted for comment on Friday's statement from the women's safety organisations.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Made money from violence against women': Women's groups demand AFL ditch Snoop Dogg at grand final
Groups fighting to end violence against women are demanding the AFL scrap Snoop Dogg as the main act at next month's grand final pre-game show. The rapper's history of using misogynistic and sexually demeaning lyrics, and the fact he has discussed his past working as a pimp, make him a 'dangerous' choice of performer on a weekend when violence against women spikes by up to 40 per cent, they say. Respect Victoria chair Kate Fitz-Gibbon, who was instrumental in the creation of Australia's National Plan to End Violence Against Women, described the AFL's choice of Snoop Dogg as a 'grave mistake' given his 'public history of boasting about violence against women'. 'It is unfathomable that the AFL would deem this artist as [an] appropriate choice for its flagship event,' Fitz-Gibbon said. 'Sport has enormous power to influence culture. By elevating an artist with a track record of degrading women, the AFL risks sending the message that misogyny is entertainment.' Women's safety groups (including the state-funded violence prevention agency Respect Victoria, Safe and Equal – formerly Domestic Violence Victoria – and Women's Health in the South East) have released a joint statement saying hosting an artist who 'has openly talked about and made money from violence against women' represents a failure by the AFL. AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon said on Thursday that Snoop Dogg would bring a new audience to AFL football and would sing family-friendly versions of his songs in his pre-show performance at the MCG. Dillon described the rapper, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus jnr, as culturally relevant after performances at the Paris Olympics and the American Super Bowl. The AFL was contacted for comment on Friday's statement from the women's safety organisations.
