- by James Dannatt
- Friday, June 20, 2008
- Photo by: Shirlane Forrest
Lethal Bizzle has launched an attack on fans at Download Festival after it was revealed he became the victim of racial abuse.
As previously reported, Bizzle was pelted with yoghurt and bottles as he performed at Donnington Park.
But speaking on his blog on The Guardian’s website he said a banana skin was thrown onstage with the words ‘Bizzle you black cunt’.
Bizzle said: “If you want to send out a message about music, fair enough. But what the fuck is the point of bringing in my skin colour?”
The grime star confessed he was prepared for the onslaught he was going to receive because he had been reading what people were saying about him on the internet.
Bizzle said: “I found a message board thread with over 100 posts, all of them talking about when I was going to get bottled. By the time I left for the festival I was fully aware that my booking was a problem.”
He also revealed that if he was given the opportunity to repeat his performance then he would.
“Being who I am, I’d probably do it again. I'm pretty sure my DJ wouldn't though.
"We’re used to getting looks and things like that when we tour middle England, six black guys getting out of a van, you can see they're looking at you and getting defensive.”
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- Welcome back in 1933! Human Stupiditiy and the universe are infinitley, according to Einstein. I’m afraid he his damn right! respect for Bizzle for standing up against these racist fuckers!
- Its fucking disgusting, fair play to Bizzle for standing strong.
- I was there. He was bottled and mullered because he was a grime artist at a rock festival, not because he was black. Skindred were at the same festival and they got a fantastic response, with no racial comments made about them, and Killswitch Engage last year also got no abuse.
There would have been what, five racists out of the 60,000 people there, maximum? It’s unfair to label everyone that went to Download racists becuase they didn’’t want a HIP HOP act at a ROC
- i personally don’t like Bizzle’’s music but he seems like a very sound guy and there’’s no reason why these little fuckers should be throwing bottles/muller rice at anyone. We all go to these festivals and there are bound to be bands we don’’t like. fuck off and watch someone else. kudos to you bizzle. get these fuckers out of our festivals (racist comments aside of course) x
- I’ve been to Download for three years and this is a small number of ignorant people who did this. The reason Lethal Bizzle was bottled was not because of the colour of his skin but the style of music. Next time any of you lot who are criticising ACTUALLY GO to the festival, see what it’’s like then.
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