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Glad to know that the Recording Academy is so interested in celebrating diversity... Over the last decade, Buju Banton has reemerged as one of the most blatantly homophobic celebrities in the world--especially after 2006 when a judge dropped all charges against him for storming the residence of six suspected gay men and severely beating them to the point of permanent injury. He has repeatedly been caught singing his 1992 pro-murder hit "Boom, Bye Bye" after pledging not to sing it anymore. In 2007 he was the last signer of the "Reggae Compassion Act" pledging to refuse to sing homophobic lyrics anymore, only to immediately after deny ever signing it. In October 2009 , after agreeing to meet with members of the San Francisco gay and lesbian center about the homophobic content in his music, Buju Banton refused their requests to stop promoting the murder of gays and lesbians, and to make an anti-violence statement. days later he proceeded to pronounce, "This is a ...

Well we're all Forty-Niners now! (check this post out on Lundon-Calling. net ) Lundon Calling's 49th show was spectacular! Lance was able to keep Ace at bay for about 5 minutes, but Ace made it very clear to Lance that his name is on the Marquee--he does NOT appreciate being interrupted! LISTEN HERE ! Happy Samhain, everyone! Happy Halloween everyone else! Happy BOTH Saint Patrick! We discussed a lot from religion, Jamaican and Brazilian homophobia, DADT, David Mixner's Live from Hell's Kitchen , Las Vegas, Last House on the Left , Bilerico.com , Detroit and Simone Bell , to Hate Crimes legislation, to the March (again) and what we're doing now, to Islam and sexual harassment--even straight people! What's your opinion of Fox News? Do you think Ace should switch the channel or is he right to watch? Where do you get your news? I get mine from CNN.com , LGBT blogs, Newser --am I too limited, too biased? Who's getting better news--Ace or me? Hey Lance--...