US EditionAustralian Senator Calls For Snoop Dogg to Be Removed From AFL Final
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young urges AFL to cancel Snoop Dogg's $2 million Grand Final gig due to his history of homophobic slurs and recent anti-LGBTQ comments.
- On Monday, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young urged the Australian Football League to remove Snoop Dogg from the AFL Grand Final lineup, criticising the $2 million payment over supporting Australian talent.
- Snoop's podcast remarks last week questioned same-sex parents in Lightyear, intensifying debate amid Adelaide Crows forward Izak Rankine's four-game suspension for a homophobic slur.
- AFL CEO Andrew Dillon defended the booking, saying the pre-match entertainment will be family friendly and the league 'cannot vouch for every lyric, in every song, ever written or performed by any artist who has or will appear on our stage, Australian or international,' while noting Snoop Dogg's 1998 song 'Doggz Gonna Get Ya' uses a slur and his lyrics have been criticized as homophobic and misogynistic.
- Retired stars predicted the AFL will axe Snoop Dogg, potentially replacing him with an Australian act, while commentators warned the crowd at the MCG may boo despite the AFL upholding its $5 million commitment.
- Critics argue Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young highlights hypocrisy in booking Snoop Dogg and urges backing Australian artists over international stars in AFL Grand Final entertainment tradition.
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