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Petition · past parliament

Allow Tyler Gregory Okonma (A.K.A. Tyler, the Creator) to enter the UK.

Closed 308 signatures

What the petition asks

The reason for his ban was that his lyrics from an old album were homophobic and encouraged rape, however Mrs May did not realise that he took on a persona and he is not a homophobe nor encourage rape. His setlist does not include these songs and he encourages kids to find their wings, not to rape.
His current setlist accessible via a search engine, his recent album cherry bomb which is not homophobic or misoginistic. http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/sep/01/tyler-the-creator-comments-banned-uk-freedom-of-speech This article says all. You don't want more distrust for the conservatives do you Mrs May?

Timeline

11 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
11 Oct 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 308
Status Closed
Opened 11 Apr 2016
Closed 11 Oct 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.