Kanye West was sending out some mixed messages while at The FADER headquarters this week. Rocking his infamous MAGA (Make America Great Again) hat, he was also wearing a white sweatshirt with Colin Kaepernick’s name written across the front.
Whether it was intentional remains a mystery. He does explain in a video posted to social media that he’s “redesigned” the hat.
“The elephant in the room is I wear my hat, right?” he says. “But it’s my hat. I redesigned it. I changed the brim and changed the shape right here. And I put positive energy into that hat.”
Kanye has raised several eyebrows due to his outspoken support of Donald Trump but he says it’s nothing more than“free thinking.” But to many, the MAGA is a symbol of racism and hate, while Kaepernick’s activism has become a beacon for justice, unity and peace.
After the former San Francisco 49er released his Nike ad, ‘Ye supported his efforts.
“I stand for giving everyone a voice,” he said. “Adidas giving me a voice and Nike giving Colin voice on a big business level makes the world a more advanced place.”
‘Ye’s conflicting messages weren’t lost on Twitter users. Many viewed the stunt as a cheap marketing ploy for his upcoming album Yandhi while others are convinced he hasn’t left the sunken place.
Check out some of the reactions below.
Kanye really out here selling his soul to sell an album?
It’s a troll move but i think it represents his inner conflict with an outward expression. He’s halfway out the sunken place.
Fuck you Con Ye
What a surprise an album dropping soon so he’s trying hard to get attention just like last time hopefully the album is at least better this time.
First of all black people are ignorant beyond measure, a TV says Trump is bad and the whole community agrees “yeah Trump is bad”. Barack Obama killed more people of colour throughout the world than Bush. Good ol’ Barry wanted to go kill some Arabs because they were building an oil pipe funded by Russia and Iran. Barry and Clinton oversaw and masterminded the destruction of Libya because Gaddafi was stupid (brave) enough to threaten the holy petrodollar (AMERICA’S blind spot). Just think for yourself most of you don’t even know anything about the world’s political climate, you just regurgitate the same nonsense you celebrities and tv’s are force feeding your dumb little minds. Russia hacked the elections we have proof, but won’t show anyone the proof just trust us the same people who pulled off 9/11 and sacrificed our own citizens.
Well this is 40 yards short of making any sense at all.
Yea, lets not group us all together lol. I know quite a few amount of black people that voted for Trump. Not all blacks thinks he is a racist. Its just that the media will make it seem like all hate him. Then again the media is there for the purposes of stirring up trouble, bringing in division along with it.
None of you are black…
why are you so mad that he has a different opinion than you? “Why all blacks gotta be democrats?” – Kanye West
Anything for a bit of attention….
This is what happens when a person surrounds themselves with only “yes men”. You put your energy into it? GTFO with that retarded sounding shit.