It was recently announced that Paris Hilton is set to headline Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI. Music fanatics everywhere immediately became enraged knowing implicitly that someone of a much more renowned musical title should have been considered for one of America’s premier music festivals. I don’t want to bash on Hilton, because I believe everybody has the right to explore different things and get immersed into different cultures. But for Hilton to call herself a DJ? I mean, the girl has got a long way to go to be up to par with some of EDM’s greatest, so it makes you wonder, what are people thinking booking such “acts”? Thomas Neill, a concerned citizen, created a petition on Change.org urging fans to protest and get Hilton off of the lineup, saying,
“This is a middle finger to anyone who paid to go this festival. You claim to be one of the premier festivals in America and then you go ahead and hire someone like Paris Hilton.”
Change.org has been known for impacting causes way more significant than this one, so it’s interesting to see what the outcome of this fiasco will be.
For more information, visit Change.org to view the petition.
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This sort of slacktivism is beyond asinine. If you want to protest, don’t go to the set.
This is just childish.
IM GONNA BE SICK Ewwww Paris
She start djing since 2 or 3 years now, there is some other headliners with less experience on turntables. How many years of practice you need to have the right to call yourself a DJ ? I don’t say she’s good, but she’s in the same bag as some other headliners who are DJing only because they can’t play their music live, and technically, she is probably even better than some others guys.
But yes, as a big festival like that, that would probable be a better idea to use that money to book someone else, who fit more the taste of their public.
why doesnt everyone just not go see her. I’m sure she’ll understand if her crowd isn’t there. If that doesn’t work, start throwing bottles at her. No one cares about her.
People should see the performance and then give the review. She didn’t get dj of the year award without having skills.