Kanye West Once Wore the Confederate Flag. What Does He Think About it Now?

Washington Post ^ | June 21 | Soraya Nadia McDonald

[nickcarraway]

In 2013, Kanye West set about on what appeared to be a one-man mission to reappropriate the Confederate flag, long considered by many to be a symbol of hatred and racial terrorism.

He was photographed sporting an MA-1 green-and-orange flight jacket; the flag was sewn prominently on the sleeve. Not only did West wear the patch on his jacket, he was photographed draped in the flag.

In an interview with Los Angeles radio station 97.1 AMP, West explained his motivation.

“React how you want,” West said. “Any energy is good energy. The Confederate flag represented slavery in a way. That’s my abstract take on what I know about it, right? So I wrote the song ‘New Slaves.’ So I took the Confederate flag and made it my flag. It’s my flag now.”

[nickcarraway]

[stanne]

Eh. I’m sorry... What?

Did she say, ‘think’?

Man are these people too idiotic for all their power.

[BBell]

Straight from the mouth of the Gay fish

[Ready4Freddy]

But he still thinks Bey shoulda won

[RandallFlagg]

But, Kanye’s a genius.
So, it’s okay.

.............OH! And he likes fish sticks. He likes putting fish sticks in his mouth.

[Cowboy Bob]

This Confederate flag thing is a diversion. From what?

[mass55th]

Kayne West “doesn’t care about black people.”

[donna]

President John F. Kennedy receives the Confederate flag from Democrat Governor of South Carolina Fritz Hollings

[RginTN]

Dang, Rachael Dolezal needs an extension on her 15 minutes of infamy. That was way more amusing than Kanye West appropiating the confederate flag

[piasa]

Testimony before Trey Gowdy

[piasa]

...and the trade bill.

[maddog55]

Here's the one off Kim Kardashian's ass..

[lentulusgracchus]

..."...and the trade bill."

DING!! DING!! DINGGGG!!

Winnah, winnah, chicken dinnah!!

[W.]

I’m sick of that guy and the perpetually angry look he wears, though I enjoy thinking he found out somebody pissed in his cornflakes but he wasn’t informed until after he’d eaten them... He needs to get over himself, he’s young, rich and has a wife with the coveted XXXL butt. I had a chance to marry a low-IQ gal with a big fat ass just like KK but I drove away fast as I could. [Turns out she wanted me to impregnate and support her forever. *Shuddering*]

[HiTech RedNeck]

The audiences who would care about each are largely independent.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Making a fetish out of the Dixie flag, though at least he’s honest about it.

[tet68]

I hadn’t realized he was so short.

[tet68]

I hadn’t realized he was so short.

[ETL]

This no talent arse will do ANYTHING for attention. He’s not too much different than Dennis Rodman. Both are disgusting. Rodman, obviously, is more extreme. Yet there seems to be no shortage of white bimbos willing to be with crap like them.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I think he spilled the beans when he said it was the “energy,” the vibes.

There was another historical fellow who had an unhidden buzz for “energy” but to mention him invariably gets someone else mentioning “Godwin’s law.”