Kanye West has earned the ire of Black Lives Matter after making the questionable choice of wearing a black KKK-style hood during a recent appearance.
A representative for the organization spoke to TMZ about the hood, which has both racist and antisemitic ties, on Friday (December 15). Needless to say, they were none too pleased.
“The shock and disgust that Ye generated should be channeled into supporting efforts to eliminate this repugnant ideology from society,” the spokesperson said. “Hate groups are growing at an alarming rate in America. Of the list of over 1,200 active hate groups in society, the KKK is the largest with hundreds of chapters nationwide, making it larger today than any other point in the group’s long history.”
The spokesperson continued: “The primary goal of [Black Lives Matter] is to expose the prevalence of white supremacist and anti-Black ideals in the U.S., and how those ideals are deeply rooted in its foundation. Recognizing this is the first step toward collective action to eradicate these harmful ideologies.”
Doug Linkhart, a representative for the National Civic League, also spoke to TMZ and said that Ye’s hood was an insult to those who truly perished at the hand of the Ku Klux Klan.
“Any wearing of clothing that evokes the Ku Klux Klan is an affront to not only those who have been targeted by the KKK, but to American values in general,” he said.
Linkhart also said that Kanye West’s First Amendment rights allow him to wear the hood, no matter how repugnant, but “hate speech and symbols are hurtful and should be condemned, not condoned.”
The controversy started on Tuesday (December 12), when he wore a black KKK mask at the listening event for his joint album with Ty Dolla $ign.
The Chicago rap icon and California crooner debuted their collaborative project Vultures at an outdoor “rave” at Miami’s Wynwood Marketplace in the early hours of Tuesday morning (December 12), which was also livestreamed online.
Towards the end of the performance, Ye appeared on stage wearing a black version of the hood famously worn by members of the white supremacist group.
The pointy black mask previously appeared in his animated “Black Skinhead” music video from 2013’s Yeezus.
It serves as Kanye West’s latest racially provocative stunt following the White Lives Matter shirt he wore in 2022 and his string of antisemitic and pro-Adolf Hitler comments.
Even his recent single “Vultures” has been condemned by Jewish groups for its allegedly antisemitic lyrics, notably the line: “How I’m antisemitic? I just fucked a Jewish bitch.”
Kanye and Ty Dolla $ign were joined on stage in Miami by Offset, Lil Durk, Chris Brown, Kodak Black, Freddie Gibbs and West’s daughter, North. Playboi Carti was also supposed to attend but was running late, according to Kanye.
The pair premiered a number of songs from Vultures, including collaborations with Nicki Minaj (“New Body”), Lil Baby and Charlie Wilson (“Everybody,” which samples the Backstreet Boys), Young Thug (“River”), Freddie Gibbs (“Back to Me”), and Kodak Black and Bad Bunny.
Any other point in history? Make your opinion known but don’t tell bold faced lies. They used to be a lot bigger than they are now. Stop the overhype. Ye just trolling you pussies
Typically dumb attention seeking black trash doing stupid sh%t for attention.
Blacks always do the weirdest things.
He looks gay.
He’s a gay fish
black lives matter though agree with the concept for all lives unless some maniac matters. I strongly disagree with black lives matter inc. its a sham. they only protest when a white kills a black yet are no where to be found on black on black crime which makes us 80% of AA violence they dont preach about building yourself up, using the hustla mentality for good alot of AA that have that hustler spirit would do good with stocks if learn it dont discriminate. they dont teach you the importance of credit, they dont teach you about the 2nd amendment is your constitutional right just as much as anybody else. what are they doing to teach you to stand up for yourself, succeed in life ect them and the naacp urban league are or have all become jokes only chasing clout, camera time, & lawsuit $
BLM is federal agency posing as a rights group
The same BLM organization that took money from people during the pandemic and spent it on mansions?
U beat me to it babe. Perfectly said.
I saw the video, and the stage was full of black people. You cant cancel Kanye because he is black. Im not trying to speak for black people but i sense a sizable portion of the black population is bored of the victim hood mentality. There tired of hearing people say they are hurt by things that happened before they were born. Racism is on life support but the democrats are trying to resuscitate it back to life in an effort to stay in power. What portion of the 80 million in donations BLM made was actually spent helping black families buy food or pay rent ? None. It all went into building “outreach centers” to recruit more activists and get more donations. It was one big scam. BLM = Buy Large Mansions.
BLM stands for Buying Large Mansions
Honestly, i cant see how anyone still check for this clown and think his shit is dope. I see him, and i see a black man that acts like a scary white bitch. Im sure the same people who check for him also find quality flicks on Tubi 🤣
Right now I could give a rats ass about the BLM organisation. I’m still trying to figure out what they have done for the black community. Their main focus seems to be the lgt etc etc. Took a lot of money brought themselves some nice mansions.
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