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The Concern: Adidas’ determination to half methods with Kanye West after he made a number of anti-Semitic statements.
“Hear Ye, hear Ye”: Rapper Kanye West, a.okay.a. “Ye,” has spoken (“Don’t let the door hit ‘Ye,’ ” Oct. 28).
Ye’s recognition and success make his despicable, anti-Semitic rants all of the extra malignant and harmful.
His phrases are not any completely different from these voiced by anti-Semites all through the centuries — phrases which have resulted in isolation and denigration of Jews worldwide.
Ye, the rapper, has proven his true wrapper. His hate-filled outbursts should be met with outrage and condemnation.
S. P. Hersh
Lawrence
Effectively, it appears just like the circle is closing round Kanye. “Delight goeth earlier than a fall” involves thoughts. Since he proclaims to be a non secular messenger, how on Earth did he miss that lesson?
Let’s not neglect that a billionaire on paper doesn’t imply a billionaire in liquid belongings, and his worth is constant to be downgraded.
The most important concern is the emotional toll this can have on him, being bipolar, in addition to the dearth of sympathy or empathy that shall be expressed as time passes.
I believe persons are realizing that he's a wolf in sheep’s clothes and are shocked by the extent of hatred he has been harboring in opposition to the Jewish neighborhood. It’s tragic that there are African Individuals who really feel this manner after all of the wrestle and struggling our cultures have endured.
Greg Raleigh
Washington, DC
Individuals are calling on Spotify to take away Kanye West’s music from its platform.
If we’re going to clean out music based mostly on an artist’s objectionable private beliefs and selections (that will not even be mirrored in his music), then I believe it might solely be honest to start out with calls to take away Charles Manson and Gary Glitter from Spotify earlier than shifting on to Kanye West.
Ed Frond
Weeping Water, Neb.
I imagine that psychological sickness — in addition to an unnatural need for the highlight — explains the general public dysfunction from the inimitable Kanye West.
Since West is seen as a proficient artist, his each phrase is adopted, and it's to our detriment that he's given the stage.
It's gratifying to be taught that Adidas has chosen to sever its relationship with West, one of many highest profile anti-Semites within the nation.
As hatred and rage (notably directed at spiritual and racial minorities) soar, it's crucial that individuals and companies with honor, integrity and decency act in order to not reward those that are the purveyors of malice and division.
Oren Spiegler
Peters Township, Pa.
Kanye West was at all times a talentless, smug chump. He’s a hustler who, like loads of others, bought wealthy by making a false picture. It’s an infinite record.
West confirmed his true colours when he stooped to publicly worshipping Donald Trump. And he has continued climbing down ever since.
It’s good to see that many corporations are placing West out to pasture, however they're doing so to save lots of their very own photos. They by no means ought to have achieved enterprise with him within the first place. It’s nothing however greed.
Kanye thinks he’s a tricky man, however he isn't. He’s a wimp in disguise.
Kreg Ramone
Manhattan
When will folks get up and notice that simply because somebody enjoys superstar and fame doesn't imply she or he is an skilled in every other discipline.
What frightens me probably the most is that West truly has thousands and thousands of followers who're swayed by his racist, evil diatribes.
Hopefully, humanity and primary purpose will prevail and these minions will get a special, regular hero.
Irwin Diamond
Ontario, Canada
We’re in a pandemic of narcissistic banality. It oozes from Kanye West, a self-proclaimed visionary, as he peddles clichéd, centuries-old Jewish stereotypes.
These determined acts of “superstar” choke off actual information and the clever alternate of concepts.
Sadly, Pfizer and Moderna received’t be speeding to make vaccines for stupidity. We simply have to be taught to tune out these characters.
Elliot Burak
Manhattan
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