Lauryn Hill’s daughter Selah Marley has defended Kanye West’s “White Lives Matter” shirt after coming under fire for wearing the garment at his Yeezy Season 9 show in Paris.
The 23-year-old — whose father is Rohan Marley, the son of late reggae legend Bob Marley – modeled the controversial shirt on the runway during the exclusive fashion event in the French capital on Monday (October 3).
Ye also wore the shirt himself, which featured the white supremacist slogan — a racist response to the Black Lives Matter movement — on the back and an image of Pope John Paul II on the front.
While it’s unclear if it was her decision to wear the shirt, Marley nevertheless faced criticism on social media, with many wondering aloud what her mother and grandfather — both revered for their political activism — would think.
But it seems Marley isn’t willing to yield to outside opinions or expectations. The model took to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday (October 4) to defend the “White Lives Matter” shirt and push back against those trying to “bully” her into changing her stance.
“The past 24 hours has allowed me to realize that most of yall are stuck in a hive mind mentality,” she wrote. “You do what the group tells you to do & think what the group tells you to think.
“Witnessing someone break free from ‘the agenda’ sends you all into such a panic that you will do whatever it takes to force them back into the box that you feel they should exist in. All morale & empathy is eliminated due to the fact you feel justified by your emotions.”
She continued: “The victim becomes the victimizer. You can not bully me, manipulate me or coax me into silence. Nor will you bully me into being who you want me to be. I don’t care how many tweets you make, DMs you send, or articles you write.
“Throughout all of the chaos, I have yet to speak on my experience. If you know me, you know that nothing I do is without deep thought & intention. Wait til you hear what I have to say.”
Marley later posted a screenshot of a text she sent to Kanye West asking him to provide more “clarity” behind his “White Lives Matter” shirt design, which she believes was done with “pure” intentions, in an effort to “heal our community.”
“hey ye is this your actual number? this is selah btw,” she wrote in the text. “you may be sleeping i think that what we did has obviously created a lot of conversation & i would like us to continue that conversation & provide the necessary depth & clarity that we are both extremely capable of.
“i love taking risks & embracing freedom, but in this case, i think we can continue to discuss the depth behind our decisions to show the purity of our intentions & provide healing to our community. love you so much. let’s keep this going—in a healthy way.”
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She captioned the photo: “i think he’s sleeping but i’m ready for us to have the conversation. tell @kanyewest to text me when he wakes up so we can continue to move this conversation forward & provide the necessary clarity, depth, & healing that we are collectively in need of. love you guys regardless.”
Kanye reposted the message on his own Instagram Stories, although it’s unclear if he actually replied to her text. Marley responded to Ye’s repost with: “it’s happening” along with a burning heart emoji.
Kanye West was roundly criticized for his “White Lives Matter” shirt, exacerbated by a photo of him posing next to Candace Owens — the controversial rightwing commentator he’s cozied up to in recent years – in matching shirts at his Yeezy Season 9 show.
Jaden Smith, Boosie Badazz and Marc Lamont Hill were among the high-profile figures who condemned him, but much like when he’s been questioned over his views on race and politics in the past, the billionaire rap mogul refused to apologize.
“Everyone knows that Black Lives Matter was a scam,” he wrote on his Instagram Stories in response to the backlash, referencing the multi-million dollar financial scandals that have plagued the organization. “Now its over[.] You’re welcome.”
People have a quest to be so different, they often drift into ignorance. It’s no secret why Kanye is always apologizing. He will be a cult leader in the upcoming years.
People like you are dangerous
This is what happens when you give 2 narcissists a platform
Everyone on social media is narrassist, esp on twitter. Ur either a brokeor rich one.
Unclear if it was her decision to where the tee shirt?! You can’t be serious lol. Who would come to any other conclusion? Of course it was. Let’s see all the racist comments that will inevitably be posted on this article. Lots of anti-White hate here.
what “we” did? u wore a shirt u popped out a stars punani n never lived a black experience ur grandpappi rollin in his grave at this co on ish
Smart girl. There is nothing racist about saying white lives matter or any group matters. ALL LIVES MATTER.
Didn’t you say in another post that BLM was bs tho?
I said in another post that BLM was a scam. Read up on it. They embesselled millions from their donors to buy mansions. As far as the slogan BLM, if you need to put the word “matter” after any race youre racist. I get where youre going with this, but realize that the WLM shirts werent made to become a slogan like BLM. Kanye was simply trying to show the double standards and hypocrisy that BLM supporters embrace. According to them BLM = Heroes. WLM = racists but why ? What about equality ? Or did equality get flushed down the toilet in favor of black supremacy ? When did two wrongs ever make a right ? On a side note, what are mixed couples supposed to tell their kids ? Only half your life matters ? Mom doesnt matter cuz she is white ? You know Kanye doesnt stand for that shit, he loves Kim no matter what the world thinks of her or how they broke up.
But now you’re discussing an organization. Are you too dumb and dense to separate the two? That’s a simple mind working. You say all lives matter thus Black Lives Matter..yes? Because we’re discussing the idea not the organization. We all agree the ORGANIZATION scammed people.
Might not be racist, definitely used disproportionately by racists and completely misses the point… You do you tho
So if white lives matter isn’t racist than neither is BLM
I see you readily post “white lives matter” and “all lives matter”. Couldn’t just say “Of course white lives matter and black lives matter too”? Couldn’t. Because y’all are fine with those mantra except for when you see “Black”.
So lets design and/or wear a probably deliberately controversial shirt, not provide any context, call people hiveminds because the point (at least without context) is ridiculous, and then post some text messages about the context behind it (which has yet to be explained)? I don’t recall my english teacher explaining me that freedom meant there should be backlash for deliberately stirring up the pot – the fuck is this take
shouldn’t*
If White Lives Matter is a “white supremacist slogan” than you also need to call out Black Lives Matter as a “black supremacist slogan”.
How about some journalistic integrity?
Hahaha bless your pathetic soul ??????
You can shame him as much as you want, but he brings up a valid and compelling point.
Only for idiots. You have to have supremacy to enforce it. It’s literally 4th grade false equivalency.
Supremacist – “a person who believes that a particular group, especially one determined by race, religion, or sex, is superior and should therefore dominate society”. That’s the dictionary definition…so by definition, black supremacy is a real thing (practiced by BLM, who ironically embezzled millions of $ from black folks to buy personal mansions). No one said it was equal to white supremacy.
But Black folks don’t think they dominate society you moron..they want equality in society. How can you have supremacy if the thing you’re fighting for is being average? Absolute morons in this country
Shlomo, is that you?
Of course all lives matter so of course White Lives Matter they always have in Amerikkka, Yet the point is that Black Lives Don’t Seem To Matter In Amerikkka. If they did it be no need for the movement. This ain’t Chinese math this is a pretty simple equation for any logical person. Simple question how many unarmed White men or women have been killed in the last few years? I’ll wait.
128 whites have been shot so far by police this year as of Sept, happens all the time.
Did so recently in my po-dunk small town in Oregon.
Usually over 400 a year
If any white people have been killed by police it’s because they were attacking the police like say at the U.S. capital last year on January 6th
White Lives Matter = “the white supremacist slogan” but Black Lives Matter = Kosher
the j0oz hate white race and the jo0ish owned media is brainwashing every other group to attack white race. The n-words are too low intelligence to realise they are being weaponized by the j0oz to attack whitey.
Again when the hell has white lives ever mattered in Amerikkka????????
If believing that black/brown lives matter means we’re stuck in a hive mindset then so be it. Historically, people of color have suffered tremendously under white governance/racism. Kanye wearing that tee doesn’t mean he’s bucking the system or being edgy and independent. It means he’s oblivious to history and disconnected from the reality. He should stick to bullying his ex-wife, traumatizing his kids and terrorizing the mentally ill.
Black suffer under black government too, numerous modern examples in Africa. That’s why they want to immigrant to Europe or North America.
They suffer due to poor governance not due to being Black. Ukrainians then suffered from white governance for years due to poor governance by your logic..but really they had awful leaders. Bosnia, Serbia, etc. lol?
It’s not a movement. It’s 3 words on a sweater. People are losing their minds lol. All lives matter white black and everything else. BLM is a movement. BLM the organisation is false. They only benefited themselves. I don’t know any black community that’s benefited from the money they raised. Stop crying over superficial crap.
the fact yall saying “white lives matters” is white supremacy, just shows that YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM. fuck outta here with that
The fact that Kanye would never wear a Black Lives Matter shirt but will readily don a White Lives Matter shirt is part of the problem! Yes white lives matter! But when you throw a tantrum over “black lives matter” calling it divisive then why is “white lives matter” OK? All these “Blue Lives Matter” and “White Lives Matter” people are fine with every “lives matter” mantra but despise the mantra once they see it preceded by “Black”. You don’t see the hypocrisy in that?!
Black Lives Matter rioted for 8 months in 2020 (i.e. summer of love). Causing billions of dollars in damages, dozens of deaths, and injured cops. Where’s the hypocrisy in that?
nonsense attention-seeking. thoughtfulness beats out provocation when you’re dealing in nuance. they knew exactly the reaction they were going to get when they put on the shirt. it was antogonistic and totally unnecessary just to express what ultimately appears to be an anodyne point: that you can have a mind of your own. great. it seems pretty pea-sized at the moment.
Shut up Silver spoon. No one needs her damn opinion.
The USA is a laughingstock for the rest of the world haha! Thanks guys for the entertainment! Appreciate it!
She is weird like her mother and Kanye.
I don’t agree with the shirt until I’m. Given context as to what it means but I agree with Marley, our people have a hive mentality and that’s dangerous, I’ve been saying that for years and hate it or love it, but BLM is a scam and no one seems to be mad about the owners of BLM misuse of founds, they don’t care about us