Petition Circulating Social Media To Have R. Kelly Removed From Soulquarius People ain’t here for no R. Kelly in 2016. The accused underaged sex predator, professionally known as R. Kelly, has been booked to perform at what looks to be one helluva R&B festival just after Valentine’s Day 2017. The Soulquarius R&B Jam takes place in Orange County, California and features a gang of you favorite artists from a variety of eras. But people ain’t here for no R. Kelly in 2016. A Change.org petition has been drafted to get the accused pedo Pied Piper removed from the painted area: Hi All! The Observatory venue of Orange County released an awesome lineup for their SOULQUARIUS event February 18th, with the exception of R.Kelly. Despite an endless flood of abuse allegations and widespread knowledge of his notorious “romance” with the late singer Aaliyah, who was age 15 to his 27 years, Kelly has maintained a relatively successful career. It’s this sort of nonchalance and casual embrace of abusers that rests at the fulcrum of rape culture, violence against women, and in this case, misogynoir. 2017 is around the corner and many of us still have to look on in disgust as a proven predator, rapist, and serial abuser of young Black girls and women remains embraced in the world of music. Stop booking this man. Stop supporting this man. There’s great power in having a voice. Let’s send a message that the music is not “separate” and the abuse of girls and women is *never* okay, no matter who you are or how many timeless ballads you’ve contributed to the world. Please share this and sign sign sign! Told you people ain’t here for no R. Kelly in 2016. Are you? Would you still pay top dollar to watch type of guy entertain you? Image via WENN/Prince Williams/ATLPics.net

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Pedos Prohibited: Petition Circulating To Get R. Kelly’s Allegedly “Rapist Azz” Kick Off Soulquarius Festival