Varials’ ex-vocalist accuses band of racist comments after BLM shirt launch

June 8, 2020

Varials are being accused of allegedly using racial slurs by their former singer Travis Tabron after releasing a t-shirt benefiting The Bail Project and Campaign Zero.

Tabron, who left the band at the beginning of the year citing his need to maintain his mental health, is saying the band has previously used the n-word in response to their shirt supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.

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The band posted a shirt for sale on June 5 with proceeds going towards organizations helping in the Black Lives Matter movement.

This sparked Tabron’s response calling the band out for allegedly using racial slurs.

NO JUSTICE NO PEACE

Available until 6/8
100% of proceeds from this shirt as well as everything else on our shopify store will be going to The Bail Project & Campaign Zero

black lives matter
end police brutalityhttps://t.co/1ZfBRjRHV1 https://t.co/1ZfBRjRHV1 pic.twitter.com/UwzYqIo98d

— VARIALS (@VarialsPA) June 5, 2020

oh so y’all done sayin nigga?

— BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL (@strawberryTrav) June 6, 2020

Someone questioned why Tabron waited until now to say something about Varials’ alleged use of the slur and he responded with a series of posts outlining his reasoning.

He wrote that it was “because as a black person it is extremely disgusting to see people pretend to care by making a charity shirt when they used to literally bust out in tears laughing saying the hard R in the van???? also bc of people like you that would say it’s somehow my fault????”

……because as a black person it is extremely disgusting to see people pretend to care by making a charity shirt when they used to literally bust out in tears laughing saying the hard R in the van???? also bc of people like you that would say it’s somehow my fault????

— BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL (@strawberryTrav) June 6, 2020

He continues, saying it bothered him seeing the shirt go online given their alleged remarks. Further, he says the band allegedly tried to undercut him for the rights to the band. He closes off by saying this is the last thing he’s saying on the matter.

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“trav why’d you wait till now to say that about varials?”

bc its gross to see people that used to bust out in literal tears when one of them would say the N word make a charity shirt to support the cause

“i heard you were tryna get paid for a tour you didn’t do”

— BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL (@strawberryTrav) June 6, 2020

ACTUALLY they tried to get me to sign over my 25% ownership of the company for free and as the dude who wrote virtually everything i’d be a dumbass to do that. asked for 2k, got offered 200.

“and before you go oOoOo maybe that’s all they had”

we made over 1200-1500 a day

— BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL (@strawberryTrav) June 6, 2020

i don’t give a shit if i seem like the salty ex bf bc under these circumstances yeah i am fuckin salty, and i am fuckin pissed that i didn’t say shit about that n word shit sooner but i don’t owe any of y’all a fuckin apology lol

shouldn’t have made the shirt

— BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL (@strawberryTrav) June 6, 2020

that’s the last i’m saying about that shit you got a fuckin problem come beat my ass if not take my whole dick and balls to the face

— BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL (@strawberryTrav) June 6, 2020

The band has not responded to the allegations at the time of writing.