So Tyler, the Creator announced today he had to cancel a bunch of appearances at UK festivals because he had been banned from entering the country for 3-5 years. Apparently the banishment was due to his lyrical content on the Bastard and Goblin albums. His manager said in a statement on the matter,

“tyler has been banned from entering the UK for somewhere between 3 to 5 years per a letter from the secretary of state for the home department of the united kingdom. the letter specifically cites lyrics he wrote 6-7 years ago for his albums bastard and goblin – the type of lyrics he hasn’t written since… highlights from the letter include that his work “encourages violence and intolerance of homosexuality” and “fosters hatred with views thats seek to provoke others to terrorist acts..” i grew up on NWA, eminem and rage against the machine, so its hard to me to fully wrap my head this thought process and its implications.”

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT? So stupid, is this 1958? I can’t believe this is even legal, barring someone from your country for art they created.