Posted on 12/01/2022 10:37:58 PM PST by blueplum
Kanye Ye West has been suspended from Twitter, the suspension coming after the rapper had tweeted a now deleted post featuring a swastika on Thursday evening.
After a chaotic day that saw Ye appear on Alex Jones’ Infowars show and repeatedly say he liked Adolf Hitler, the rapper posted a series of controversial tweets, including supposed text messages between himself and Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Among the tweets, which included praise and support for Balenciaga following the recent backlash against the company, Ye posted a picture of a swastika merged with a Star of David....
..Musk, a self-described free speech absolutist, confirmed that Ye had been suspended...Doubling down, Musk tweeted the acronym “FAFO” which means [cough cough]... around and find out....
(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...
except, Hinduism, Buddhism et al(like the APEC symbol shown in IAC’s post #44) don’t superimpose the swastika over a Star of David. It is the combining of the two that makes the image Kayne Ye posted offensive. A swast alone would just be laughed at
Thank you for speaking an opinion similar to mine.
I *want* nutters, of all political persuasions, to speak loudly and clearly.
“I disagree with what you say, I shall fight to the death* for your right to say it”
*Not necessarily MY death :-)
“Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one”
-H.L. Menken
The emblem Ye posted is an official religious symbol for a church. Offensive to many, but not illegal and likely protected by 1A.
I’m still banned.
I never violated Twitter’s terms of service.
I wonder how many conservative Twitter users who aren’t famous still can access their accounts.
I would like to know who got me banned and why.
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