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Int'l Business Times
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Int'l Business Times
Man Fired for Singing a Cover of Kanye's 'Heil Hitler' Song Appeals to Elon Musk: 'From a Fellow Roman Saluter'
A man who got fired for singing Ye's offensive song "Heil Hitler," reached out to Elon Musk for help with legal fees. A man who lost his job after going viral for performing a ukulele cover of Kanye West's inflammatory song, "Heil Hitler," reached out to Elon Musk asking for support, "from a fellow Roman saluter to another." @TowerGangToad, who goes by Toad online, posted a video in an appeal to Musk last week, quoting a 2023 post from the billionaire promising to fund the legal bill of anyone "unfairly treated" by an employer due to an X post. — Toad (@TowerGangToad) May 19, 2025 "From a fellow Roman saluter to another I hope you're serious bro," Toad wrote. "I have been canceled for singing a song on your platform!" On May 10, Toad — a computer programmer and aspiring comedian — posted a video of himself singing every line of "Heil Hitler" while strumming on a ukulele. The cover, which has racked up more than 8.8 million views, ends with Toad performing a Nazi salute. "The woke mob got their eyes on it and started coming out of the woodwork," Toad said in his video message to Musk. "They have doxed me and gone to my employer," he continued. "My employer, being a bunch of p**** woke progressive leftists, immediately caved and fired me." "So I am losing my being canceled over singing a song," Toad wrote, proceeding to announce his crowd-funding campaign. He said he needs the money for legal expenses, to relocate, and "to send a message to the f***** woke progressive leftists." The chorus in the song consists of the phrase "N**** heil Hitler," repeated dozens of times. The song also features the line, "All my n****s Nazis," and plays an excerpt of Adolf Hitler delivering a speech in 1935. It's been banned from streaming platforms. Musk, who has been an outspoken advocate for free speech, especially on the social media platform he purchased in 2022, has been widely criticized after being accused of aligning with elements of Nazi ideology. The billionaire vocally supported Germany's far-right AfD party, propagated "white replacement" conspiracy theory and was accused of performing a Nazi salute twice at Trump's inauguration earlier this year, which has has denied. His supporters argued the gesture was a "Roman salute," while Musk insisted the gesture meant, "my heart goes out to you." Musk has publicly not responded to Toad's plea for legal assistance. A screenshot of the ukulele player's crowdfund shows the most recent donation as of May 22 — $20 from "White Power." Toad's GiveSendGo fund, "Canceled Over Chords," seeks to raise $25,000, claiming his only crime was "being unapologetically himself." So far, the fundraiser has collected over $10,000. Originally published on Latin Times © Latin Times. All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Yahoo
‘Pretty offensive' racist graffiti painted on Issaquah bike trail
A Sunday morning bike ride along the East Lake Sammamish Trail in Issaquah was marred by offensive, racist graffiti, which residents say is a recurring issue despite efforts to quickly paint over it. A Sunday morning bike ride was spoiled with what a cyclist describes as 'some pretty offensive' graffiti. He and others said they had seen racist graffiti there before. Sunday morning, KIRO 7 heard from people who spotted the racist graffiti along the East Lake Sammamish Trail in Issaquah. By mid-afternoon, it was gone, painted over. But, the impact had already been felt. Residents said this spot is a haven for taggers. Even as the sun set, it was easy to see where it had been painted over, including the racist graffiti spotted this Sunday morning. When Josh set out on his long Sunday bike ride, he came upon an unsettling sight. 'Unfortunately when I hit the junction between the Issaquah Fall City bike path and the Lake Sammamish bike trail I saw some pretty offensive, Nazi, 'Heil Hitler' graffiti right off the bike path.' He said it wasn't the first time. 'It's not,' said Josh. 'In fact, it's the second or third time I have seen stuff like this in the area. So, it seems there are one or more folks living in Issaquah who are pretty racist.' Those who frequent this popular trail said it is not unusual to see tagging here. 'On all these columns, there's just graffiti all the time,' said Mario Coll, Issaquah. Racist graffiti? 'Yeah,' he said. 'I saw like 'White Power' spray painted on like that one like a few weeks ago.' As it is, Issaquah's Public Works department provides a way online for residents to report any graffiti they see even over the weekend. 'They're painting over it pretty quick,' said Coll. 'But it keeps coming back.' Josh was asked if the graffiti was a surprise. 'It is,' he said. 'Issaquah is a nice community, generally. It's pretty diverse.' But Josh thinks the city isn't doing enough to stop it, especially the graffiti that is racist. 'I'd like the Police Department and Public Works to maybe, you know, I know it's not easy to catch people,' Josh said. 'But maybe take this a little more seriously, put some cameras out there. Ideally, find the culprit quickly.' He says he'd also like Issaquah's Mayor or the City Manager to speak out on the issue. KIRO 7 has emailed the city's leaders. As of the publishing of this story, we have not received a response.
