“If the top person can openly say this racist thing – the ‘piccaninnies’ remarks, ‘watermelon smiles’, comparing Muslim women to a letter box – if that is our figurehead, the top man, the leader we have to follow, and he openly says these things, he encourages hate among others,” Stormzy told Italian newspaper La Repubblica in 2019.
Until last week, Stormzy was widely considered one of British music’s shining stars, a BRITS and MOBO award-winning artist who was unafraid to be vocal on issues such as politics and racism in the UK.
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose campaign for Prime Minister was endorsed by Stormzy, has called the endorsement “hugely disappointing”.
Fans were offered the chance to buy ‘The Stormzy Meal’ – nine chicken nuggets, a side of fries, two BBQ dips, a Sprite and an Oreo McFlurry.
The artist has not commented yet, and the reel promoting The Stormzy Meal is still pinned to the top of his profile.
