Kanye is at it Again and This Time He is Doubling Down

By Isaiah Joseph | Published November 20, 2022

Kanye is at it again, this time he isn’t holding back. 

Rapper, designer, and multi-grammy winner Kanye West known as Ye has been caught with his pants down once again, and this time he is doubling down.

Without a doubt, the public isn’t surprised about Ye’s behavior in the last couple of months. From going on a tangent about his recent divorce and his ex-wife dating actor Pete Davidson, to him wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt for his YZY season 19 fashion show.

But this is where the rapper is seen truly expressing himself to the public.

Last month Ye was seen ranting on Twitter about his Gap and Adidas partnership until he decided to sprinkle a few anti-Semitic comments about the Jewish community.

He announced stereotypes regarding Jewish authority and dominance, including in the entertainment industry, media, politics, and business as well as regarding Jewish greed and the impulse that Jewish people manipulate and demoralize others for monetary gain. 

Ye’s conceptions about Jews are profoundly repugnant and immortalize these harmful stereotypes.

Quintin Dilworth, a senior biology major, is a fan of Ye but lately, he has been against his behavior.

“I don’t think he’s wrong with the statement, can it be considered dismissive to the BLM movement? Of course,” Dilworth said.

Not too long before the Twitter controversy, Ye persists to intensify anti-semitic views and conspiracy. During a discussion on Revolt TV’s “Drink Champs” series that was posted and then removed a few days after.

On the podcast, he mentioned how Back Lives Matter was nothing more than a scam and that the death of George Floyd was due to a fentanyl overdose. 

“His goal is to put attention on himself. To be honest, Kanye lately during his rants and episodes has come off as narcissistic and plain arrogant,” Dilworth said. “Hopefully he can understand the position he is putting himself in, I know he is for our people and the culture but it seems like he has been against it.”

Adonys Conde, a junior psychology major, is a member of the Jewish community and thinks Ye is finally going insane.

“I wouldn’t say I am a religious Jew but more culturally, my family is Jewish, have you seen Hispanic Jews before? I’m just kidding,” Conde said. “But yeah Kanye is defiantly off the s****”.

The Black community was outraged about not only the White Lives Matter apparel but also the comment on George Floyd which resulted in the family wanting to sue the rapper, for disrespecting and degrading his name in death.

“I feel like everyone isn’t taking it seriously, people are saying it’s wrong and they’re against it but it’s almost like they say it because as a social construct we’ve decided it’s wrong to say such things,” Conde said. “What he said about George Floyd was highly disrespectful but it seems like this is an act and he just wants to stay within the public eye as much as possible”

As a result of all the controversy, Ye lost his partnerships with Adidas and Gap which made his net worth plummet from one billion to 400 million. According to Forbes, Ye is no longer a billionaire.

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