A Guyanese national has lashed out at deejay Gage , declaring him “another Jamaican artiste who plies his trade in lyrical pornography and vulgarity through dancehall music”.
Clayon Halley made the remarks in a letter to the editor published on Stabroeknews.com. Halley
spoke about the rapid decline in morals of the present generation of youth and attributed music as one of the major influence.
“I’m forced to pen this letter because I was made aware by concerned parents, and youth as well, that “Gage”, another Jamaican artiste who plies his trade in lyrical pornography and vulgarity through dancehall music is scheduled to perform in Guyana sometime in November. This is very troublesome for me and again I allude to the fact that this level of perversion should not be public, the music should not be played on the radios even if the actual vulgar words/slang are blanked out and such an artiste should not be allowed to perform in this country.,” the letter stated.
Halley appealed to the Guyanese government, to show that they care for the youth and their development, to look at dancehall music videos, listen to the lyrics and make a decision based on their findings.
The letter writer even presented facts from the North American Journal of Medical Science on “The Effects of dancehall genre on adoloscent sexual and violent behaviour in Jamaica: A public health concern.” highlighting the conclusions “There is a correlation between ‘hard-core’ dancehall genre and the sexual and violent behaviour of adolescents.”
“I take this opportunity again to call upon the government to ban artistes who thrive in sending damaging messages through lyrical pornography and vulgarity and also to ban radio stations from playing their music and this is not just about dancehall music,” the writer urged
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