Action Bronson is slated to play a NXNE festival event at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto on June 21. Yesterday, a woman named Erica Shiner launched a Change.org petition to bar the New York rapper from performing at the event, saying that he "glorifies gang-raping and murdering women."

She cited lyrics from his 2011 song "Consensual Rape", calling them "hate speech", and his 2011 video for "Brunch", "in which the artist cooks a meal over a woman's dead body, rolls her up in a carpet, throws her in his trunk, and proceeds to violently stab her when he discovers she's still alive (trigger warning, obviously)."

Shiner wrote, "A musician who glorifies rape and violence against women should never be allowed to perform at a public space in our city." So far, over 1,600 supporters have signed the petition.

Now, the organizers of NXNE have issued a statement addressing the petition, defending the artist and confirming that his set will go on as scheduled. "NXNE believes each and every one of these artists have the right to express their views through music, but those views belong to them and them alone,” the statement reads. “Those who are offended by an artist are invited to check out other Festival showcases, as NXNE will present hundreds of artists this June – some may be considered controversial, but most are just plain fun.” Check out the full statement below.

Update 5/27 4:41 PM EST: Bronson has responded to the petition on Twitter:

Update 5/28 11:27 AM EST: Bronson has deleted the above tweets and posted the following:

Here are the "Consensual Rape" lyrics cited by the petition: