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Italian rapper Fedez accused of inciting racial hatred for lyrics targeting Jannik Sinner
Italian rapper Fedez has been accused of inciting racial hatred for publishing musical lyrics saying that top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner speaks with “Adolf Hitler’s accent.”
Fedez attacks Sinner over 'Hitler accent', complaint filed
A rightwing councillor in the northern Alto Adige (South Tyrol) region has filed a formal complaint against rapper Fedez after the singer-songwriter said local hero and tennis starJannik Sinner spoke with Adolf Hitler's accent. (ANSA)
Bolzano, the City Councillor of Fratelli d'Italia Giuseppe Martucci presents an exhibition: "We cannot allow a language that evokes racism and hatred to be normalized"
The city councilman of Bolzano Giuseppe Martucci (Brothers of Italy) denounces the rapper: "Words that recall racism and cannot be tolerated" .
The song says (STOL reported): "L-italiano ha un nuovo idolo, si chiama Jannik Sinner. Puro sangue italiano con l-accento di Adolf Hitler. " – in German: "The Italians have a new idol, it is called Jannik Sinner. Pure Italian blood with the accent of Adolf Hitler. "Not only Martucci sees a serious derailment in it. The phrase "puro sangue italian" inevitably reminds of the "purity of the race" propagated by the fascists and the race laws of 1938…
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