Several celebrities have been very vocal with their criticism of Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup – but Akon 'doesn’t get it'
The Lonely hitmaker explained that he’s not necessarily agreeing with Qatar’s stance when it comes to human rights, but merely wants to recognise a difference in their way of life.‘I think a lot of that is a cultural issue, a cultural difference. You know when you look at a place like Africa, Middle East, a lot of places, LGBTQ+ is not really a culture they came up under,’ he added.
‘It’s not a matter of dislike. It’s just a different culture, know what I’m saying? It’s just a matter of people better understanding each other’s culture, understanding the reasons and the whys.’ He also feels it’s important to talk to Qatari people to ask them to ‘better understand’ because ‘life is about communication’.He says we should ‘explain’ our views from our different positions rather than ‘jumping to conclusions’.
‘I think the moment people start jumping to conclusions and just take a position before understanding, things are always gonna be complicated.’denying reports that she’s heading to QatarQatar ambassador David Beckham has massively come under fire for being the face of the event The One Kiss hitmaker said she won’t be flying to the host country until its human rights improve.last year to play in Qatar, but it didn’t feel ‘right’, so he turned the opportunity down.
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