TIMES UP WAANZISHA HASHTAG YA #MUTERKELLY KWA DHUMUNI LA KUMZIMA R.KELLY

Wanawake wa Shirika la Times up wanatoa wito kwa mashirika yote na maeneo ya mkusanyiko kumshutumu R. Kelly kutokana na mashtaka mengi ya unyanyasaji wa kijinsia kwa miaka kadhaa. Siku ya Jumatatu (Aprili 30), Shirikisho la Time lililitangaza mpango wa #MuteRKelly. “To our fellow women of color,” anasoma taarifa hiyo.
"Pamoja, tunatoa wito kwa mashirika na makumbusho na uhusiano wa R. Kelly kujiunga na sisi na kusisitiza juu ya usalama na heshima kwa wanawake wa kila aina."Kamati ya Wanawake ya pamoja na mkurugenzi Ava DuVernay, televisheni mogul Shonda Rhimes, na mwigizaji Jurnee Smollett-Bell. DuVernay ilizungumzia mpango juu ya Twitter hiyo, akifafanua madai na malengo ya kampeni.

We join the call to #MuteRKelly and insist on the safety + dignity of all women. We demand investigations into R. Kelly’s abuse allegations made by women of color + their families for two decades. We call on those who profit from his music to cut ties. #MuteRKelly #TIMESUP #WOC pic.twitter.com/TYmDRVIH00
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) April 30, 2018

"Tunahitaji uchunguzi katika madai ya unyanyasaji wa R. Kelly yaliyotolewa na wanawake + familia zao kwa miaka miwili," aliandika. "Tunatoa wito kwa wale wanaofaidika na muziki wake ili kupunguza mahusiano." Zaidi ya hayo, Rhimes alichapisha taarifa hiyo kwenye akaunti yake ya Twitter.
Aidha, harakati ya #MuteRKelly inatarajia kufikia studio ya Kelly, RCA Records, majukwaa ya Streaming kama Spotify na Apple Music, na Ticketmaster kubwa ya matamasha. Smollett-Bell ilipanua juhudi hizi katika taarifa kwa Associated Press.
"Tunasimama kuunganishwa na dada zetu na hatutaweza tena kuvumilia tabia mbaya ya R. Kelly kwenda bila kufungiwa," alisema. "Huu ni wito kwa hatua kwa #MuteRKelly. Muziki wake unapaswa kupunguzwa na sauti za waathirika hawa wenye ujasiri lazima ziisikike. "
John Legend alishiriki harakati leo. "Ninasimama na wanawake wa #timesup," aliandika. "#muterkelly." Questlove aliongeza: "Amesimama pamoja na wanawake na wadada katika LONG OVERDUE CANCELLATION ya Rkelly. #TimesUp #MuteRKelly. "

I stand with the women of #timesup #muterkelly. https://t.co/B0yaRj7zdZ
— John Legend (@johnlegend) April 30, 2018

Standing alongside the women and sisters in the LONG OVERDUE CANCELLATION of Rkelly. #TimesUp… https://t.co/F9RUKVywXw
— T'Questlove (@questlove) April 30, 2018

Mwakilishi wa R. Kelly amejibu kampeni ya #MuteRKelly. "Kelly husaidia malengo ya wanawake wa Programu ya harakati ya Time," anasoma taarifa kupitia Vipengele. “We understand criticizing a famous artist is a good way to draw attention to those goals–and in this case, it is unjust and off-target.”