Posted on 04/30/2018 8:20:32 AM PDT by Signalman
Conservatives have long wanted to separate entertainment from politics, but suddenly they seem more willing to accept the intersection now that entertainers are showing them some love. They shouldn’t be such easy marks.
Kanye West nearly broke Twitter last week. It started with him tweeting out that he loves “the way Candace Owens thinks” and spiraled from there. His appreciaton for Owens, an African-American conservative activist, was the start of a multi-day tweetstorm that would include praise of President Trump and a photo of West in a “Make America Great Again” hat.
Liberals were apoplectic, and conservatives enjoyed every minute of it. Comedian Kumail Nanjiani tweeted that it was “the worst twitter day in twitter history,” with comedian Billy Eichner responding, “nightmare.”
Conservatives, starving for representation in mainstream culture, embraced West immediately. It was glorious watching liberal heads explode because one celebrity dared to say something politically unconventional.
The reaction to the Kanye West tweets was reminiscent of the way conservatives are overly excited about the reboot of “Roseanne,” in which the main character Roseanne Conner, played by Roseanne Barr, is a Trump voter. Little about the show is actually conservative yet the existence of a character who isn’t a liberal is thrilling.
But conservatives shouldn’t be so thirsty.
Part of the danger is that the unpredictable West can reverse himself at any moment. Democrats found this out the hard way for themselves. In August of 2015, the Democratic Party’s official Twitter account gleefully declared, “Last night @kanyewest declared his candidacy for president in 2020. Welcome to the race, Mr. West. Glad to have you,” after he ranted onstage that he’s running for president. Whoops.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
“If Kanye, for all of his flaws, and they are legion, can give the “go” signal for a cultural shift, then I welcome him with open arms.”
I remember many conservatives saying something similar when the Cos started telling young black men to pull up their pants and take responsibility for their lives.
Who knows what undisclosed evil still lies in Kanye Kardashian’s closet?
Yeah I’m just enjoying the show put on full display by the leftists that are without a clue the vast majority of the time.
Can’t be bothered much about celebs. Every breathing minute to them is how to get their names out there. It’s all about publicity. Good or bad publicity is all the same for them. Rosanne’s new show was all about her finding a new niche. Kanye is following her.
Who the hell wants to get demonized by your base to somehow hopefully have Conservatives buy your music? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Kanye is a A List Music Star, he doesn't need to do this crap to sell his music!!
Yes, it is good thing that you are not in charge.
“Righties shouldn’t be suckers for Kanye’s latest act”
agreed. Kanye is an attention-seeking nutjob, and could just as easily turn on a dime tomorrow and say he was all wrong about Trump and that Trump is evil incarnate, especially for blacks ...
Karol Markowicz on Twitter, 24 Feb 2016:
“I’ve never voted for a Democrat and I’m not starting with Donald Trump.”
I guess she’s a NEVER TRUMPER.
The only thing this proves is that conservatism is the new counter-culture and that liberals are the institutional oppressors.
I just don’t trust Kanye, doubt he is sincere so I’m grateful for this article.
I’m enjoying Kanye’s shenanigans but I know he’s unstable and who knows what he’ll say when.
I don’t respect West any more now than I did before he supported President Trump.
But, whatever makes the liberal heads’ explode is good by me!
I disagree. Gotta encourage people who buck the leftwing Hollywood thought police if we want more to do so. But unlike libs, conservatives don’t put them on a pedestal. We know they can change back in a heartbeat.
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