For example, when he was an avid supporter of Donald Trump, There was also the time that he said slavery was a choice. Now, he makes headlines for wearing a White Lives Matter t-shirt. Candace Owens owns a matching shirt.
According to The Post Millennial,” West wore the shirt while speaking before showing his Season 9 fashion collection, where he also referenced his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, and discussed the recent fallout with Gap.”
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The Western Journal states, “West and conservative commentator Candace Owens were also seen in shirts that matched the hoodie, with an image of Pope John Paul II on the front.”
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The shirt instantly received vast amounts of backlash. Marc Lamont Hill tweeted, “Kanye West’s decision to wear a “White Lives Matter” shirt is disgusting, dangerous, and irresponsible. Some of you will rush to defend him. You should ask yourselves why….” Another tweet read, “sending a “WHITE LIVES MATTER” t-shirt down a runway in Paris is literal insanity, and no amount of gospel is getting that man through Heaven’s gate, I’m so sorry.”
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He was also labeled a white supremacist. Occupy Democrats tweeted, “BREAKING: Trump-supporting rapper Kanye West appears at an event for his fashion line in a t-shirt with the words “White Lives Matters” printed in big letters. The ADL recognizes the phrase as a popular slogan for white supremacists. RT IF YOU THINK KANYE IS A FOOL!”
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The Post Millennial points out several other instances when Kanye has received backlash. “‘When you hear about slavery for 400 years, that sounds like a choice,’ West said. ‘You were there for 400 years,’ he added, ‘And it’s all of you guys?’ This was around the same time West became a vocal supporter of then-President Donald Trump.”
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The article continues, “As a musician, African-American, a guy living out in Hollywood, everyone around me tried to pick my candidate. Then they told me every time I said I liked Trump that I couldn’t say that out loud or my career would be over,’ he said in 2018 during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel.”
White Lives Matter is a popular response to the Black Lives Matter movement. It’s labeled as a neo-Nazi slogan or racist. However, you can’t help but be proud of Kanye for always calling things how he sees them.
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