Kanye West can’t stay out of trouble…
As we reported, during his appearance on TMZ Live on Tuesday, the Famous rapper raised eyebrows when he made the following statement about slavery during a conversation about “free thought”:
“When you hear about slavery for 400 years. For 400 years?! That sounds like a choice.”
Not surprisingly, a TMZ staffer got offended, and the two had an intense face-to-face.
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Later that day, Kim Kardashian‘s husband went on Twitter to further elaborate on his controversial words. While he agrees slaves did not have “free will,” the musician believes they were “mentally enslaved” to have “stayed in that position.”
He wrote:
to make myself clear. Of course I know that slaves did not get shackled and put on a boat by free will
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 1, 2018
My point is for us to have stayed in that position even though the numbers were on our side means that we were mentally enslaved
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 1, 2018
the reason why I brought up the 400 years point is because we can’t be mentally imprisoned for another 400 years. We need free thought now. Even the statement was an example of free thought It was just an idea
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 1, 2018
once again I am being attacked for presenting new ideas
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 1, 2018
The 40-year-old then compares himself to historical legends like Harriet Tubman and Nat Turner, who made extraordinary efforts to help free enslaved individuals.
They cut out our tongues so we couldn’t communicate to each other. I will not allow my tongue to be cut
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 1, 2018
Kanye vs the media is modern day Willie Linch theory.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 1, 2018
they hung the most powerful in order to force fear into the others.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 1, 2018
they can no longer stop our voice.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 1, 2018
the Nat Turner movie never made it anywhere because it showed slaves revolting. I understand why my god brother Puff calls his network revolt.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 1, 2018
if this was 148 years ago I would have been more like Harriet or Nat
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 1, 2018
I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves. – Harriet Tubman
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 2, 2018
And yes, Ye believes what he is doing now is going to be in future history books.
when the media masses and scholars talk about what started today. Here’s a title …
the overground hell road
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 2, 2018
Oh boy…
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