For the first time since wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt to his Paris Fashion Week show alongside conservative commentator Candace Owens, rapper Kanye West is speaking out. In an interview with Tucker Carlson, West reveals his thought process behind wearing a saying that has been deemed by the Anti-Defamation League as a “hate slogan” used by White supremacist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, CNN reports.
“I said, ‘I thought the shirt was a funny shirt; I thought the idea of me wearing it was funny.’ And I said, ‘Dad, why did you think it was funny?’ He said, ‘Just a Black man stating the obvious.’” West told Carlson. Kanye continued by saying that the reason why people think it’s a controversial statement is “because the same people that have stripped us of our identity and labeled us as a color, have told us what it means to be Black,” West said.
As Mamas Uncut previously reported, Kanye West is making headlines yet again this time for the shirt he wore to his very own YZY 9 fashion show.
It’s no secret that Kanye is polarizing and admittedly so. He enjoys the reaction and never fears the consequences of his actions, Billboard reports.
Kanye West Wears Shirt During His Fashion Show That Has So Many People Very Upset
From publicly threatening his ex-wife’s new lovers to calling out the Kardashian family as a whole through leaked messages on social media, Kanye West only ever does what he wants. Now, he’s receiving a lot of backlash for the long-sleeved shirt he wore to his show.
While attending Paris Fashion Week on October 3, West appeared in front of his audience wearing a black shirt that had “What Lives Matter” written on the back of it. Conservative commentator Candace Owens was also present at the show and wore the same shirt.
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The pair posed together for a picture.
Several people took to social media to slam West for his decision to wear such a shirt, including Will Smith’s son, Jaden Smith.
As Mamas Uncut previously reported, Kanye West has also recently made headlines for attacking the people in his ex-wife’s life. Despite his divorce from Kim Kardashian and reports that claim the former couple is doing well co-parenting, West is taking shots at his former in-laws.
Kanye West has always been a bit of an open book, a celebrity who prefers to air his and others’ dirty laundry out in public. However, West has been even more brazen ever since Kim Kardashian started dating SNL star, Pete Davidson.
West has used social media to make actual threats to Davidson’s life. While it hasn’t been confirmed, reports reveal that West’s threats toward Davidson has sent the comedian into trauma therapy.
And although Pete and Kim are no longer together, that hasn’t stopped West from still posting about him. And now West is also posting about the matriarch of the Kardashian/Jenner family, Kris.
In since-deleted Instagram posts, Kanye shared a message that read, “Ask Pete how this tattoos of my kids doing in the trauma unit,” referring to reports that Pete is in therapy. However, it’s unclear if Pete actually has tattoos of Kim’s four children. It’s believed he has a tattoo that says, “KNSCP,” which could stand for Kim, North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm.
Kanye continued, writing, “My kids going to Donda. They not going to Sierra Canyon. Charlemagne the God and Kris. Get your m*therf*cking popcorn.”
That’s when Kim allegedly texted Kanye, asking, “Can u please stop?” To which Kanye replied, “No. We need to talk in person. You don’t have say so of where the kids go to school. Why you get say say? Cause you half white?”
But West wasn’t finished, he then turned his focus on Kris, writing, “Don’t let kris make you do playboy like she made Kyile and Kim do,” West wrote seemingly referring to his two daughters while also talking about Kim’s youngest sister Kylie Jenner.
“Hollywood is a Gian brothel. Pornography destroyed my family. I deal with the addition. Instagram promotes it. Not gonna let it happen to Northy and Chicago,” West continued.
The rapper then leaked more of his text messages with Kim. “From my mom—PLEASE. Tell him to stop mentioning my name. I’m almost 67 years old and I don’t always feel great and this stresses me to no end,” Kim told Kanye.
“Y’all don’t have so so over my black children and where they go to school. They will not do playboy and sex tape. Tell you Clinton friends to come get me. I’m here,” West responded back.
West continued, saying he’s “not the crazy one here” and that he “won’t stop until I have a say so on my kids no matter what it legally takes. I’m the kids’ father.” It’s unclear where Kim and Kanye go from here. But we hope for the kids’ sake, they figure it out.
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