Already happening without us lifting a finger.
Posted on 08/05/2013 9:02:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
According to Essence magazine, the GRAMMY Award winning gospel dou Mary Mary will Join Stevie Wonder in his Florida concert boycott following the acquittal of former neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman.
"We will stand with Stevie Wonder & boycott Florida until the Stand Your Ground Law is changed," the pair reportedly told their Twitter followers. The pair explained "We love our fans but we MUST do something. We understand that a No from us isn't as big as a 'No' from Stevie Wonder, but if all our voices join together we can REALLY change things."
Before the announcement, Mary Mary singer Tina Campbell attended a April 2012 rally in Los Angeles and sang to Trayvon's family.
A jury of six women acquitted Zimmerman in July of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges related to the late night slaying of African-American teenager Trayvon Martin. Civil rights advocates say Martin, who was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and carried a ice tea and skittles when Zimmerman spotted him, was the victim of racial profiling. Zimmerman's family argues that he defended himself after he and Martin got into a physical fight.
Advocates are now asking the the Department of Justice to take up the case.
Stevie Wonder's boycott reportedly includes recording artists Eddie Levert, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Usher, Pattie Labelle, Kanye West, Trey Songz, Jay Z, Rolling Stones, R. Kelly, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Joe, Will I AM, Keyshia Cole, Young Jeezy, Erykah Badu, Wale, Frankie Beverly, and Parliament.
... Has anyone on the side of SYG proposed a counter-boycott of hyper-gun-law states? Consider New York, California, and Illinois, for example?
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What am I gonna do with my bloody bloody without any mary mary?
got me got me! /s
Pretty soon, Florida may be on our Vacation list....if the boycotts continue!
I agree. If Florida were idiot free it might be pretty nice.
If it weren’t for the humidity we might be tempted to move back. Can I do something to keep them out of NV? Never mind, vegas money speaks louder than FL money apparently.
Already happening without us lifting a finger.
Well of course they are.
would you settle for a Hail Mary?...
the place will be packed with Gary Lewis and The Playboy Impersonators....
If these people are really committed, they should boycott America altogether.
Excellent reply, 2DV.
can we boycott everything democrat?
can we build a fence to keep them out?
Good! The progressives are self deporting from Florida. I could not be happier!
Who gives a sh*t.
I am heartbroken. All these performers that I never heard of and have no interest in, are refusing to come to Florida. Whatever shall I do?
Guess I’ll just go on, living my life as before, and still not caring who they are or what they do.
Most conservative entertainers (that I know of) tend not to use their performing talent as a way to punish people who don’t agree with them. There are exceptions, when the wrong is both severe and obvious, such as not singing, dancing or shaking one’s arse for the titillation of evil dictators such as Gaddafi (pre-death, of course).
Look at the very last word in your article. That word is Parliament. Are you telling me the Parliaments from the 1970s are still drug free enough to perform in front of people? Well, color me surprised, if that’s who is spoken of.
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