Posted by
The Dutchmeister on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 8:44:19 AM
Senegalese-American hip hop "artist" Akon is doing a great job earning his misogynistic thug stripes. In a concert in Port of Spain, Trinidad on April 12, the chart-topping performer tricked a 15-year-old female fan (who, as a minor, shouldn't have been at the concert in the first place) onstage, and basically sexually assaulted her in a violent, dry-humping simulated rape.
According to
WorldNet Daily.com, high-level Trinidadian officials are furious. Prime Minister Patrick Manning has called for a formal investigation of the performance at Trinidad's Club Zen, which has since been shut down. Security minister Fitzgerald Hinds wants the hip hop star prosecuted.
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Click here to view video of the event. WARNING: This video contains sexually explicit, graphic, and very disturbing footage.)
The young lady, Danah Alleyn, who is the daughter of prominent Trinidadian minister David Alleyne, subsequently came forward to expressing her regret for being at the concert in the first place, let alone going on stage with the performer.
The teen said she was permitted into the club despite being underage. She was part of what was characterized as an impromptu dance competition announced by the singer. The competition featured seven girls. Akon promised a trip to Africa to the winner. After the teen "won" the contest, Akon announced the Africa prize was actually him.
"I got carried away, I started to dance as well, but I never thought it was going to be like that," said Ms. Alleyne. "I was shocked. My head was hitting the floor."
The video shows Akon throwing Alleyne on the floor like a "rag doll" and simulating violent sex with her in various positions. The crowd cheers the entire ordeal.
Though Akon and his managers have refused comment on the incident, his defenders on the Internet have attacked the girl for her provocative dress and alluring looks. (Emphasis added.)
The young lady goes on to say, "This whole hop hop thing is a guise and I don't want any part of it. I dont' want any part of it. Look at what I have to go through with one mistake I made. My Dad warned me every time and I didn't listen. I am sorry."
Akon has since apologized for the incident, while Verizon Wireless has terminated its sponsorship of the singer in light of the incident.
In reporting on this disgusting and oh-so-common display of hip hop misogyny, Michelle Malkin asks a very important question: Where's the outrage from the righteously indignant who last for radio shock jock Don Imus' head after calling the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos"?
I agree. Sharpton? Jackson? Russell Simmons? Damon Dash? Anyone.
[Cue sounds of chirping crickets.]