Famous Indian rapper Raftaar has been in the news recently because he has expressed his displeasure over the music video of Canadian rapper Tommy Genesis and said that Tommy has insulted culture and played with religious sentiments. In the music video, Tommy has posed with the symbols of Hindu deities and religious attire, due to which Tommy Genesis is facing a lot of criticism on social media.
Raftaar has given this statement on Instagram and said that Tommy has made fun of my religion and has tried to make the symbols related to our faith look stylish or foreign. He has committed cultural theft. He further said that understand cultural heritage; it is wrong to use it only for fashion.
After hearing Raftaar’s statement, fans and artists criticized Tommy a lot and some people are also calling it a part of freedom of expression, but till now no official response has come from Tommy Genesis.
Conclusion:
Raftaar’s statement proves that it is very important to be very careful about cultural sensitivities in pop culture.
