Following several weeks of problematic utterances, many of which were anti-Semitic, Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, has drawn criticism and increased calls for businesses to break relations with him.
The ongoing campaign of offensive speech started at Paris Fashion Week at the beginning of this month and has since included social media posts with anti-Semitic remarks, unaired footage from a Tucker Carlson interview, and false claims made during a podcast appearance about the cause of George Floyd's death. Photos show a group of protesters holding a sign that stated, "Kanye is right about the Jews," while saluting in the nazi fashion over a Los Angeles motorway after making those comments.
Adidas announced the dissolution of its partnership with West on October 24. West's talent agency, CAA, later revealed that he had been fired, and studio bosses at MRC revealed on Monday that they would be shelving a recently finished documentary. The executives stated in a joint memo made public this morning that "We cannot sponsor any content that promotes his platform."
In a statement issued on October 27, the shoe manufacturer Skechers claimed that they had forced West to leave their office building when he came there without notice. They declared that they have no desire to collaborate with him.
In overall, Ye's actions and remarks have sparked discussion and controversy about the public's perception of his politics, the nature of his rising radicalism, the severity of his well-known mental health problems, and whether someone in his position should be allowed a platform at all.
More alarming even, white nationalists who have recently been exploiting Kanye's name to support their claims have started to feel emboldened by his recent vile statements.
Ye went off on spontaneous tangents and made inflammatory hints regarding Jews and money throughout the conversation. His disconcerting remarks imply he is becoming more paranoid, adopting a variety of absurd conspiracy theories and illusions, and harbouring an increasing antisemitic inclination. Even though the interview itself was troubling, Vice later revealed that Carlson's program purposefully modified it to make Ye's comments seem more logical and less antisemitic than they actually were. However, even the broadcast footage was impressive.
Ye did appear to be his old poignant self on occasion. No matter what T-shirts and hats he wears, he said he still, at least theoretically, considers how racism affects society. He said, criticizing Trump directly, "For politicians, all black folks are worth is an approval rating." Republicans and Democrats believe they owe us nothing, according to this statement.
He also appeared to be hooked on the notion that black people should separate themselves from the identification of blackness. He claimed that white people invented the idea of blackness. He weirdly added, "The individuals that earn money and the powers that be, I am your actual Nikola Tesla," in an effort to propose black community control of finances and real estate as a substitute. It's unclear what he meant by this, but it perfectly captures the essence of the entire interview: some incisive observations clashing with an obsession with power, marked by incoherence, grandiosity, and conspiratorial talk.
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