Congressmen presented a proposal in the Second Commission of the House of Representatives to urge Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF) to summon the authors of the song ‘+57’, among whom are Karol G, J Balvin, Feid or Malumato “training on the rights of children and adolescents and on the prevention of violence in this population“.
The proposal, filed to be debated, was raised as a result of the controversy unleashed by the song composed and produced by several Colombian artists, including Karol G, Feid, Maluma and J Balvin. and whose name comes from the Colombian telephone prefix and was presented on November 7.
(You can read: New repercussions of ‘+57’: Karol G, ‘very affected’ by criticism of the song).
The single, which also features the participation of Blessed, Ryan Castro and DMZF and was produced by Ovy on the Drumshas been the subject of criticism on social networks for verses that supposedly advocate the sexualization of minors and drugs and because in the city of Medellínwhere the singers are from, there are very high figures for child sexual exploitation.
#FamilyWellbeing |🚫 We reject music like +57 because it does not contribute to our fight against the commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. On the contrary, this type of content only reinforces the sexualization of childhood in our country.
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— Family Wellbeing | ICBF (@ICBFColombia) November 10, 2024
The controversy began with the publication of a magazine review Rolling Stone in Spanishwhich warned that “The most worrying aspect of ‘+57’ is its lyrics. At one point Feid and Maluma sing: ‘a mamacita since she was fourteen (14)/Enter the disco and it feels ki/Mommy, I’ll take these shots for you“.
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own President Gustavo Petro wrote a message on his X account in reference to the controversy considering that “the cultural debate is good“and defended that”There is a cultural confrontation between the surface and the depth of the things that youth are waging in their neighborhoods.“.
Faced with the criticism and accusations, Karol G published a statement this Monday on her social networks in which she appeared “very affected” and assured that “unfortunately, the lyrics were taken out of context”: “None of the things said in the song have the direction they have been given, nor were they said from that perspective.“he added.
(You may be interested in: ‘+57’: this is what the long-awaited song by Karol G, J Balvin, Maluma, Ryan Castro and Feid sounds like).
“I listen, I take responsibility and I realize that I still have a lot to learn.“He explained in the same Instagram story, in which he apologized”from heart“and thanked his followers for their support.
EFE
