America
Thousands oppose Kanye's do at Pan American Games
Toronto, July 19
Over 46,00 petitioners have
rallied to remove rapper Kanye West as a performer for the closing
ceremony of the upcoming Pan American Games here.
The petition is
posted on popular social change website change.org along with the
headline "Don't have Kanye West headline the closing ceremony for the
Toronto Pan American Games", reports aceshowbiz.com.
The
petition read: "The Toronto Pan Am Games have proven to be very
important for Torontonians this year and have triggered a unified sense
of pride in our city. It would only be just to ask a proud Torontonian
(or even a Canadian for that matter) in the music industry to perform,
such as Drake, Walk Off the Earth, Feist, Metric, Shania Twain,
Deadmau5, Crystal Castles, Zeds Dead, The Weeknd, Peaches, K'naan and
many many more!"
The petition continued: "The options for
Toronto artists are far from limited and choosing someone like Kanye
West raises several concerns among the people."
"Why was a local
artist or group not chosen and supported, just as our local athletes
are throughout the games? Toronto Pan Am Games organising committee
please reconsider your decision as we will NOT be attending Kanye West's
show."
This isn't the first time the "Gold digger" rapper has
faced a petition. Earlier this year, Glastonbury petitioners also
attempted to stop his performance.