Posted on 05/03/2018 6:46:39 AM PDT by servo1969
A petition calling on the sports apparel brand Adidas to drop rap superstar Kanye West over comments he made about slavery has reached more than 4,500 signatures.
“When you hear about slavery for 400 years. For 400 years?! That sounds like a choice. Like, you were there for 400 years and it’s all of you all? Like, we’re mentally in prison,” West said in an interview with TMZ on Tuesday.
The comments sparked outrage from the likes of CNN’s Don Lemon and Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson, with infuriated activists even starting a petition urging Adidas to cut all ties with West.
“While Kanye can live safely in his multimillion-dollar castle, the rest of black America is continually marginalized and subject to unjust laws and treatment. Some even die because this behavior is so ingrained in our society,” the petition reads.
“Kanye West has a right to free speech, and he has the right to spout lies and misinformation and misplaced opinions — but we as consumers have the right to fight back against this type of dangerous propaganda.”
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
A petition demanding fascism. Hmmmmm
Not just that. It's one black man who has a massive multimedia presence that they helped build saying he wants to think for himself. That's what really has them worried. They know how easy it is to manipulate opinion if you have access to that kind of media influence, because the left does it constantly. Any random black guy saying what Kanye says wouldn't matter to them, but Kanye saying it is a threat to their monopoly on shaping opinions.
Exactly! The petition to build a Death Star got 34,435 signatures, but Obama still refused.
Wow 4,500 signatures!
Heck I can get that many that agree the earth is flat!
If Adidas caves so will Kayne. Too much money.
It will come down to what kind of man he is. Courage is not doing the right thing when it is easy, Courage is doing the right thing when it is hard (and may come with a heavy price tag)
Absolutely inexcusable.
Even I know Konye has to have the Massa’s permission to speak.
After 400 years you might think he would have learned something! This boy needs some correcting.
I'm sorry, but could someone please explain what this means?
Chattel slavery lasted about 250 years, ended 150 years ago. So to get 400 years, folks would still have to be in slavery. Kanye is asking if all the black folks complaining about him are still in chains.
Thanks for the explanation.
What did West DO? Nothing. Again, this is about punishing people for what they SAY. Liberals are sure obsessed more over what people SAY than DO.
Amazing...Really amazing...did we ever boycott any companies who said they support Obama?? No, we boycott moronic companies who don’t support American Values...
Where’s the
“We’ve got a runaway!”
Meme?
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