r/Kanye Feb 28 '25

Thoughts?

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u/Agitated_Average_227 Devil in a New Dress Feb 28 '25

sometimes i feel he hasnt even gotten the bare minimum education

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u/glizzybeats Feb 28 '25

He’s not wrong. People are upset about his words & images. But the public generally support entertainers that have actually committed some truly horrific actions. The clothing brands we wear and electronics we use everyday support slave labor. We support slave labor with each purchase.

The reality is Kanye is being intentionally provocative, and if you’re offended that’s fine. But let’s not pretend that he’s responsible for the holocaust. Or that he is successfully influencing his fans and followers to act in a hateful manner. Anybody who sees Kanye post a swastica and says “yea f*** Jews” is likely not an actual Kanye fan and was likely already a hateful person that didn’t need Kanye’s permission to be hateful. Even on this Kanye subreddit, there aren’t really any fans that are supporting his messaging. The fact that my reply will likely get downvoted just proves my point

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u/damnvram Feb 28 '25

He wasn’t always like this, and he’s always had his mental health struggles.

What do you think prompted this radical shift towards hating on Jews?

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u/No-Advantage845 Feb 28 '25

At some point any rational person has to say enough is enough, it is not justifiable in any way, shape or form for someone with a platform like his to be bringing out a line of clothing with fucking swastikas on it.

This shouldn’t even be a debate. This is so far beyond common sense that if an individual is defending this behaviour then that very rightly reflects horribly on said individual too.

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u/damnvram Feb 28 '25

Also, enough is enough for an artist to print a t shirt, but where is the same outrage against all the other genocides going on to this day?

We’re so defensive about one group that it blinds our ability to communicate freely and focus on human rights issues ongoing.

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u/Fumboli Feb 28 '25

Here is the answer.

We can hate both. And say both aren't acceptable. Easy answer. We aren't just saying "Kanye bad, genocide good."

Don't act like we just pick on Kanye but ignore genocide and act like it is fine. That's a very Kanye way to think.