Students at Trinity College have created a petition demanding that Action Bronson not perform at the school.
Despite attempting to clear the air after he was removed from the artist roster at George Washington University’s “Spring Fling” concert, rapper Action Bronson could possibly be removed from another concert at a university.
XXLMag.com reports that students at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut have created a Change.org petition titled, “Remove Action Bronson from Trinity College’s Spring Weekend Concert.”
The petition, which has received a little over 1,000 supporters as of today (April 20), states that a headlining performance from Bronson is an “endorsement of violence, specifically against women and minorities.”
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“We believe that Action Bronson headlining Spring Weekend is an endorsement of violence, specifically against women and minorities,” the petition reads. “This is why Trinity should follow the lead of Toronto’s North by Northeast (NXNE) Festival and George Washington University’s Spring Fling by disinviting Action Bronson. We fully recognize that we will not receive a refund and that we are contractually bound to pay Action Bronson. However, we think it would be better for Trinity students, and the institution’s reputation, for the concert to be cancelled regardless.”
It is currently unclear what actions Trinity College plans to take, if any.
While attempting to clear the air on his lyrics in a letter penned earlier this month, Bronson spoke specifically on his “Consensual Rape” song.
“I wrote a song called ‘Consensual Rape’ that admittedly contains lyrics and a general sentiment of violence towards woman which I never meant to represent who I am but rather to depict a story,” Action Bronson wrote. “I approach my music as other types of artists approach their work, and I don’t always intend the stories that I tell, the characters that I play in them or the lyrics I lay down to be taken literally.”
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