Slowthai Apologizes for Wearing Anti-Fascist T-Shirt Bearing Swastika at Osheaga Festival

Slowthai Apologizes for Wearing Anti-Fascist T-Shirt Bearing Swastika at Osheaga Festival

On Saturday (July 30), Slowthai performed at the Osheaga Music and Arts Festival in Montreal. During his set, the British rapper was seen wearing a T-shirt depicting a swastika beneath the word “DESTROY” in a style reminiscent of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren’s famed 1977 “Destroy” T-shirt. The following day, Slowthai and the music festival apologized for the T-shirt and its imagery.

“i’m sorry to anyone who is offended by me wearing an anti-fascist / anti-regime t-shirt and the use of the symbol it represents,” Slowthai shared in a statement posted on social media. “i want you to know i stand firmly against antisemitism and fascism of any kind, something the t-shirt was meant to illustrate with the word ‘destroy’ above the symbol.”