Students don’t want a rapper at a party. Juwenalia in Poznań cancel the concert under pressure from the Internet

At the beginning of April, the organizers of Juwenalia in Poznań announced on their Facebook that one of the artists who will play at the student party will be . There was an uproar in the comments. Fans of the event did not spare criticism of the university authorities who agreed to invite the rapper. “April 1 has already passed. Unfunny joke. Disgusting” – sounds like one of the most liked statements under the post.

Malik Montana was supposed to perform at Juwenalia in Poznań. He claimed that feminism is a mental illness

The commentators also referred to the laws that UAM in Poznań should follow. One of them concerns discrimination and the observance of human rights and the fight against violence and unequal treatment. According to the followers of the profile of Juwenalia Poznańskie, Malik Montana is a contradiction of these values. It is worth recalling that the rapper promotes violence in the texts, a in 2020, he compared feminism to mental illness on his Instagram.

Maja Staśko wrote on Instagram about harmful behavior and values ​​that the rapper constantly promotes. The left-wing activist also expressed surprise that the academic community of Poznań invited the musician to the performance. Staśko cited several quotes from the rapper’s texts and reminded about the recent scandal related to Malik. The rapper tracked down a participant in his concert who tried to spit on him and intimidated him. He sent “Malik’s army” on the boy and even shared his address using cyberbullying. A fan of the rapper admitted to the mistake, recorded a tiktok in which he explains that he was drunk at the concert, and when he realized that his recording was not the best, he deleted it from the network. That wasn’t enough for the rapper. After intimidating the boy, he demanded that he humiliate himself – he ordered him to record a video in which he apologizes and spits at his reflection in the mirror.

Juwenalia Poznań will take place without Malik Montana. Maja Staśko’s post helped

Maja Staśko’s appeal worked. Juwenalia Poznań informed on their Facebook that Malik Montana’s concert as part of the event will not take place. The organizers of the student concerts explain the decision by “a hateful relationship between the performer and the participants of his performances”. The post says that the rapper was supposed to diversify juwenalia, but not at the expense of values ​​such as mutual respect and culture, which “are much more important than popularity and media creation”.

Not all commenters are satisfied with the turn of events, but a significant part of the profile’s followers thank the organizers for their reflection. Juwenalia Poznań also informed that anyone who, due to changes in the line-up of the event, wants to return the ticket purchased for the concerts, will have such a possibility.