Talk:Buju Banton

message: "Interpreting the term as being specifically homophobic seems to make sense, especially if Banton planned, with 12 other men, to break into a house and hospitalize the occupants while shouting anti-gay slogans in Kingston, Jamaica. Although Banton was found not guilty for this alleged act, this evidence does not prove or disprove whether or not Banton is a violent homophobe" should not be written this way.  I think the best way to handle it is to remove it and then add a section on any allegations of violence towards gays.  Something about the way it is now seems biased.
Roy Harmon 18:31, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Allegations 

message: I changed the parts that referred to "promoting violence against homosexuals", due to the methaporical character of the song. Given that this is just one song among hundreds, I think that way of putting things was waay too harsh. Dizzee ignorant 20:14, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Minor changes 

message: : "Soon afterwards, Banton released "Boom Boom Bye Bye", a controversial song that advocated violence and murder towards Jamaican homosexuals (called "batty boys"). "
There has been some conjecture about whether the song in fact advocated the acts portrayed in the lyrics or whether they were metaphors, exaggerations, etc.
--Thedangerouskitchen 12:36, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Guettarda 21 Sept 2004
Boom Bye Bye redirects here, for the Niska song, see Europa's Diplo album. AdwenKnowItAll (talk) 18:24, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Boom Bye Bye 

message: I have noticed that myself, along with other members, have had to remove the article due to violation of NPOV. Is there anything else we can do? It seems like a few people have a vendetta against Buju. --Aika 17:50, Dec 6, 2004 (UTC)
I agree.  I deleted the LGBT stuff. If you can name me a reggae artist who IS tolerant of homosexuality, I'll put it all back. As it stands, the fact that reggae artists are homophobic is neither news, nor belongs in this article. --Scientz
Roots Reggae artists never advocated violence towards gays, that is dancehall "rude boy" feature. Is true Rastafari does not advocate homosexuality, and views it as sin, but its far stretched from advocating death and mayhem, which is also a mortal sin. Alongside gangsterism.
I find funny that Boom Bye Bye does not advocate death as its clear (use uzi, use automatic) and there was another few from Buju, like "Nah apologize". In my own view, its like Capleton - young convert to Rastafari that kept much of previous dancehall mindset, altering between slackness and roots, as seen fit by audience and popularity.
Rastavox (talk) 11:58, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Users adding the Outrage article 

message: Squeakbox, when someone is yelling while physically beating another, is it your position that what they are yelling is best descibed as not an 'insult,' but a 'slogan'? Clearly, it's a verbal insult, just as the beating is a physical insult. FeloniousMonk 18:42, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Slogans', or 'insults'? 

message: The source was posted directly next to the addition. The source is the Jamaica Observer, and the URL is here.
I am reposting the addition again with the source. Whatever one thinks of Buju (I happen to enjoy his music), the facts
are the facts, and if he is innocent of these charges he will be cleared. I don't presuppose that he is innocent or
guilty, I am just posting that he was charged.
/it should be made clear that I don't mean to imply anyone else deleted the source, but rather that I must have accidentally deleted it
//i realize that was not clear from the tone of my message, my apologies
Obviously whether we are fans or not makes no difference. You hadn't originally given a source so I deleted it, but then I came across a source myself so I reverted my own edit. I suspect what, rightly or wrongly, did make a difference in my original deletion is that you hadn't signed into an account. Anyway, it is sorted now, and I for one will try to keep a watch on the case, SqueakBox 15:19, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Source Was Obviously Deleted 

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thread_title:  references requires 

message: Please don't turn common words like "speech", "family" and "fifteen" into wikilinks. -Roger (talk) 15:30, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Excessive wikilinks 

message: The cocaine case should now be included in the article. [removed re blp], so we should think about adding the events to the article  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.75.125.214 (talk) 22:24, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: We include the case, your personal opinions arent welcome either in the article or here. Thanks, ♫ SqueakBox talk contribs 19:17, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bye Bye Buju 

message: At the beginning of the article it says "He is scheduled to be released in December 2018.", while at the very end it says "Banton is scheduled to be released in January 2019.". Someone should maybe check which one of those dates is the correct one and delete the wrong one. Billy7 (talk) 05:11, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Release from prison 

message: Substituted at 10:30, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I can't seem to find a decent trustworthy source, but it seems that Buju has earned a masters degree.
* Buju has Graduated from the University of New York on June 7, 2016 and earned his Masters Degree In Music Business Management. {2016 Source: https://www.pazimbabwe.com/entertainment-20976-buju-banton-graduates-masters-degree-prison.html}
* https://www.stabroeknews.com/2011/news/guyana/06/26/buju-turns-to-academics-artiste-pursuing-masters-degree/?utm_source=stabroeknews&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20stabroeknewsguyana%20%28Stabroek%20News%29&utm_content=Twitter
* https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/caribbean-breaking-news-featured/buju-banton-graduates-masters-degree-nyu/  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sexfordummys (talk • contribs) 19:53, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Buju's NYU Masters Degree In Music Business Management. 

message: , why did you undo the change from Jamaican English spelling to American English? Buju is a Jamaican, so I don't understand why the article should use American English. Guettarda (talk) 00:07, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  ENGVAR changes