Resisposse

Resisposse is a Finnish hip hop group, formed in the 2000s in Helsinki. All the members of the group are mentally [...]. The themes of their songs mostly tell AbOUT being different. The main message of the group is that nobody should be bullied because of difference.

Kalle Havumäki

The lead member of Resisposse is Kalle Havumäki. His mother is the news anchor of Yleisradio, Marjukka Havumäki.

Havumäki gained publicity in the year 2006, when he performed in the Buusteri tv show on national television. The clip was uploaded to Youtube and soon it became an internet phenomenon with many humorous remix videos. Havumäki suffered from bullying in school and even pondered to quit his career as a hip hop artist. Together with his family Havumäki tried to get the videos away from the internet, without success.

In the spring of 2010 Havumäki again gained publicity in media when he was turned away from the door of a restaurant in Helsinki. The Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities considered the action being discrimination against disabled people.

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