Kanye West has been heavily criticized for his decision to wear a shirt emblazoned with a “White Lives Matter” logo as part of his YZY SZN 9 show.
Among the critics, Ahmaud Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-James, took aim at Ye for making a mockery of the Black Lives Matter Movement in a statement through her attorney.
“As a result of his display ‘White Lives Matter’ started trending in the U.S., which would directly support and legitimize extremist behavior, [much] like the behavior that took the life of her son,” Cooper-James relayed to Rolling Stone. “That is the thing that Wanda and families like hers continue to fight against.”
“This mockery of the Black Lives Matter movement and his now denunciation of the movement as some sort of hoax flies directly in the face [of what he’s said]. It’s confusing for her, it’s confusing for the families to receive his support privately, but publicly to set us all back.”
Ahmaud Arbery was murdered in a hate crime, which was deemed to be racially motivated while he was jogging through his Satilla Shores neighborhood in Georgia in February 2020.
Kanye previously supported Arbery following his tragic death and lent financial support to the mourning families of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor with a $2 million donation in June 2020. Yeezy also paid for all of the legal fees for the Arbery family in their fight for justice.
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Kanye West reiterated his stance when calling the Black Lives Matter movement a “scam” in an Instagram Story post on Tuesday morning (October 4).
“Everyone knows that Black Lives Matter was a scam. Now it’s over. You’re welcome,” he wrote.
Adding more fuel to the fire, Kanye posed for a photo next to Candace Owens — the rightwing political pundit he’s aligned himself with in recent years — in matching “White Lives Matter” shirts, which featured an image of Pope John Paul II on the front.
BLM CORRUPT AS FUCK ANYWAYS COLOR DOESNT MATTER
Oh let’s talk about corruption starting with the party u support lead by a racist, reality TV show criminal,and former president who stole classified documents had them at his estate in Florida and almost gave them away to foreign dictators oh I’m sorry almost sold them just to make money so tell me what has Trump done for your trailer park ass?????
Prob the same thing Biden done fo ubums demanding handouts in the projects … nothing
I love how u assume that it’s just black people that demand government assistance do some research your in for a rude awakening the welfare system was designed for u poor white people
black people just love talking about other black folks. bet this woman has nothing but praise for her “white allies” – but who actually killed her son, was it Kanye? What has Kanye done in his career for him to be responsible for what happened to this woman’s son? Yet she is quick to talk about Kanye. That’s the problem with black folks which is why ye has made these decisions.
Fuck Kanye and anybody that agrees with him
hollywood rap industry black folks love every kind of thug and criminal and give every sicko and pervert a lifetime pass but want to claim outrage at a “white lives matter” t shirt
So u tell me when in history has white lives ever mattered and don’t give me that summer of 2020 BS when it was reported that it was white people causing all those riots in those cities they’re the real burn loot and murderers
all you stupid wah babbys don’t remember 9/11, do you? the unity, the togetherness that came afterwards? all you care about is yourselves, your phones and twitter, and it is god damn sickening. ALL LIVES MATTER, period. anyone who says otherwise is a clown shoe
U sure it was just white people who suffered from 9/11????? Better do some research pal
did you not learn basic comprehension? read my reply to you again…are you retarded or just that stupid?
walk around with a Biden t shirt on, you’ll be left alone. Walk around with a MAGA shirt on, you’ll be chased, filmed, and assaulted verbally and physically. When truth is stranger than fiction
It is the MAGA, Jan 6ers, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, QAnoners who assault when they lose an election or don’t get their way but don’t let the facts stand in the way of your comment.
Huh? I live in DC. In 2016, people upset about the Trump inauguration rioted, looted, fire bombed vehicles, assaulted officers, and so on. January 6th was literally 99.9% peaceful. Less than 2,000 people acted with any malice or violence. There were minimum 1 million people there that day, even if the media doesn’t show it.
Oh really? Well tell that to the innocent people and police officers who were brutally attacked and one killed on January 6th in the US capital by Trump supporters all wearing MAGA hats and waving Trump flags as they bum rushed the doors to get into the building clown
So u just forgot about BLM burning and looting full cities lmaooo a trespassing is far less than literally burning lmaoo
The dead cop you’re referring to died a day later from a heart attack. Idk how getting physical with a pole or fists can be blamed for a heart attack a day later. Pretty sure the officers family has come public to explain he wasn’t murdered.
Koon-ye is one mixed up lil’ puppy; he been lost since his mother left here. Pray for his sanity, this may end up real bad with him in a mental ward or worse. Someone needs to oversee him like Brittany Spears needed.
BLM was a solid slogan with potential to do great things. However, the people who ran that movement led the people astray with their corruption and little agenda. We want equality, the blm people wanted black supremacy. It’s hilarious that saying “white lives matter ” is considered hate speech or whatever. Just because shitty people say it doesn’t mean it’s hate speech. A bunch of shitty people were rioting screaming black lives matter but they’re considered heroes. Gtfoh. Black lives matter, white lives matter, Asian lives matter, everyone matters. R.I.P Ahmaud, I’m sorry people used your death to push their own agenda.
BLM is the mockery because all lives matter. Only fucking racists need to put a color in front of the word “matter”. Yall should listen to the Hodge Twins. They tell it like it is on BLM.
Someone tell me in the history of this racist POS of a country when has white lives ever mattered?????
“Pos of a country” = most widely migrated to nation worldwide, where EVERY nation worldwide had more of their people seeking citizenship here than Americans going there. Nah, you’re just entitled. Life on America, even as bad as it’s gotten, is still much easier with a more lavish lifestyle than most nations worldwide. Quit being so entitled.
Everyone wanna scream black lives matters and then get mad cause someone says white lives matter? Wtf is wrong with people? We all matter unless you’re a rapist or murderer, they you don’t matter at all lol
That was the point… division on every spectrum of society
Crying over a sweater lol. God created everyone equally. No life is above anyone elses. We really need to stop crying and bitching. Black lives matter when we as a community start to actually care for each other. We talk a good game but our actions are weak. Reality is we kill each other all day every day. Twice on a Sunday. Reality is we have to work together to build. We don’t do that because of jealousy and envy.
ye a fool but these people dont understand freedom of speech the 1st amendment the streisand effect or trolling for attention
People should have figured out by now that all Kanye wants is attention. He makes ridiculous statements so that he can have these public drama moments and stay culturally relevant. Everybody seems happy to indulge him. Shrugs.
I don’t remember white lives matter gathering, looting and burning stores down.. that was a terroristc and fraud based BLM but WLM is extreme?? lmaooo the hypocrisy is real in america
So White lives matter weren’t responsible for the black wall street massacre in Tulsa Oklahoma? Or the riot in Rosewood Florida in the early 1920s?????
guess who was responsible for that DEMOCRATS same slave masters that still have u in chains.
Oh u mean the Dixiecrats? And not those Northern Democrats plus do some research the parties switched in the 60s when Lyndon B Johnson signed a bill allowing black people in the south to vote this angered a lot of Southern white people who decided to leave the Democratic party and support the Republican party
We STILL talking blackwall st and1920s ???? I live in 2022 come this way victim mentality bum
Yeah. That was the Klan. Strangely both of those massacres were less than what happens in Chicago on a bad weekend. Weird. Who did that?
The movement with the leaders under fire for raking in millions in donations and using it to live lavish lives? Blm didn’t help anyone. The money went to white leftist politicians who pander for votes and don’t actually care to help. Blm official site once denounced two parent households, and pushed Marxism on black America, which IMO, the best thing for black kids is having a strong family unit with two good parents. I’d rather be poor with two great parents than upper class with shitty parents. Blm was created to use people’s anger to garner power and money, not authetic in its alleged mission to help people.
Hahaha bless your pathetic soul
BLM to me is about the saying, to bring awareness and justice to cops killing unarmed black men at an alarming rate. The organization itself is a bunch of nonsense, as much money as they pour into that organization you should at least be able to buy a judge or two (playing devils advocate). What I mean is that BLM should be using the money to fight court cases, educate people in law or even aim towards a goal to create and change laws. For kayne to have such a platform he should really specifically trash the organization and praise the saying” Black Lives Matter “
“I see you very much partake in the STDs my friend because that s*** on your lip has some S*** on it’s lip”
The BLM movement and both it’s handlers and founders made a mockery out of the BLM movement. It’s racist and has been proven to have misdirected its funds for the enrichment of its founders, who are avid self proclaim Ed communists mind you. Couldn’t make this shit up. They never once tried to interview me in South Side Chicago or brought up the fact they almost 1,5 million African Americans are in prison due to poor education and knowledge of basic law. Things that actually affect black Americans.
White lives dont matter and should be wiped off the face of this planet. White Lives Matter = KKK. KKKanye West is just another Samuel L Jackson in Django FOH