Colombian singer J. Balvin, world star of reggaeton (a variation of Caribbean reggae) since 2016, issued a public apology to “
women and the black community
” on
Sunday, October 24,
because the video for his song
Perra
, which featured scene of black women disguised as four-legged animals, posted for many on social networks misogynistic and racist stigmas.
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J. Balvin, who is very active on Instagram, used his account to broadcast, via a story, the following message: “
I want to apologize to all the people who felt offended, especially women and men. the black community.
"
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The minimalist scenario and staging of the clip for the song Terra, therefore showed J. Balvin next to two black women who were crawling at his feet, tied by the neck with chains, therefore shocked Internet users and public figures in particular. in Colombia.
The vice-president of the latter country, Marta Lucia Ramirez, accused the musician of promoting “
macho
” and “
racist
”
messages
.
Subject of this controversy, J. Balvin affirmed at the beginning of his song that he was leaving for an "
underground world
".
He then appeared as the only fair-skinned mestizo dancing among dozens of black people in a poor neighborhood.
Under pressure from critics, the singer, now 36, finally removed the offending clip, which had nevertheless been seen some 10 million times on Google's video platform before its withdrawal: "
As a response , and obviously out of respect, I removed the video from YouTube eight days ago.
"
