Will there be or won't there be, or rather, will Tony Effe's live performance be held or not held at New Year's Eve at the Circus Maximus in Rome? In recent days the choice to bring one of the most listened to artists in Italy to sing at the New Year's Concert has sparked a series of protests from every political and non-political fringe: from the centre-left municipal councilors to those of Action, from the PD militants of Rome to Fratelli d'Italia passing through the associations of women victims of violence. The reason, always the same: trap is condemned for misogynistic and sexist lyrics.
The latest news filtering around this great debate surrounding the Roman trapper thus seems to point towards the cancellation of the concert. As reported by the main newspapers, the Municipality of Rome today should formalize the request to the trapper to take a step back even if it is not yet clear whether Tony Effe and his entourage will comply with this request. According to what Repubblica reports, a cancellation should not lead to the risk of penalties since the contracts had not yet been signed. Over the weekend Tony Effe published a story on his social networks declaring himself alien to any sexist and misogynistic ideas: «I am honored to sing at Circo Massimo in my city. I want to thank the Municipality for this opportunity. I respect and love all women and I'm sorry that someone still thinks the opposite. Rome, see you on New Year's Eve.”
In the last few hours Codacons has also raised its voice, taking advantage of this disparity of ideas between the Campidoglio, which will therefore ask Tony Effe to take a step back, and Rai which will instead bring the trapper to Sanremo: «If it is blocked the Tony Effe's performance at the New Year's Eve concert in Rome, the same measure must also apply to the next Sanremo festival where the rapper, despite his violent and sexist lyrics, was welcomed with open arms by Rai and Carlo Conti”. The press release continues: «Sanremo is an event that has an immensely greater following than the Concertone. We are scandalized that no one protested Carlo Conti's absurd decision to invite rappers to the festival, not just Tony Effe, responsible for lyrics that are seriously harmful to women and potentially dangerous for the public.”
