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Lana Del Ray Criticism Against Kanye West by Nobody: 3:20pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
The singer, who performed at
West's wedding to Kim Kardashian
in 2014, described his endorsement
of the US president as "a loss for the
culture".
She wrote to West after an
appearance on Saturday Night Live,
which ended with an unscripted,
pro-Trump rant.
"I can only assume you relate to his
personality on some level," wrote
Del Rey. "Delusions of grandeur,
extreme issues with narcissism.
"None of which would be a talking
point if we weren't speaking about
the man leading our country.
"If you think it's alright to support
someone who believes it's OK to
grab a woman... just because he's
famous, then you need an
intervention just as much as he
does."
She signed off saying: "Message
sent with concern that will never be
addressed."
Warning: The rest of this article
contains some graphic language
West played three songs on this
weekend's episode of Saturday
Night Live, hours after announcing
he had changed his name to Ye.
He dressed as a Perrier bottle while
performing his latest single, I Love
It; but later sported a red "Make
America Great Again" cap to play
Ghost Town with Kid Cudi and 070
Shake.
Following that song, which closed
the show, West delivered a
rambling political speech to the
audience.
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It was not broadcast as part of the
show, but excerpts filmed by the
audience and shared on social
media saw the rapper discuss his
support for President Trump, his
pledge to run for president in 2020,
the need for a "dialogue not a
diatribe" and other themes familiar
from his recent interviews.
"So many times I talk to a white
person and [they] say, 'How could
you like Trump, he's racist?'" he said
at one point.
"Well, if I was concerned about
racism I would've moved out of
America a long time ago."
He added: "The blacks want always
Democrats … You know it's like the
plan they did, to take the fathers out
the home and put them on welfare
… Does anybody know about that?
That's a Democratic plan."
Behind him, cast members
remained silent, many bowing their
heads and rolling their eyes. Some
audience members cheered, while
others booed.
Comedian Chris Rock, a former
Saturday Night Live performer who
filmed some of the speech, can be
heard laughing and saying "Oh My
God" as it continued.
West went on to suggest that
Saturday Night Live had tried to stop
him from making a political
statement.
"They bullied me backstage. They
said don't go out there with that hat
on. They bullied me backstage. They
bullied me."
But he ended his monologue by
thanking the show "even though
some of y'all don't agree".
He then posted a message on
Twitter explaining why he had worn
the MAGA hat.
Skip Twitter post by @frankpallotta
Chris Rock’s Instagram
story captured Kanye West
going on a rant about
Trump after “SNL” last
night. Cheering and boos
can be heard from the
audience. pic.twitter.com/
aXmG9JirrM
— Frank Pallotta (@
frankpallotta) September
30, 2018
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End of Twitter post by @
frankpallotta
"This represents good and America
becoming whole again," he wrote.
"We will no longer outsource to
other countries. We build factories
here in America and create jobs. We
will provide jobs for all who are free
from prisons as we abolish the 13th
amendment.
"Message sent with love."
The 13th Amendment to the US
Constitution, ratified after the civil
war, abolished slavery and
involuntary servitude.
West, who caused uproar earlier this
year by referring to slavery as "a
choice"
, appears to object to the
amendment on the grounds that it
"allowed for prisoners to be used as
slave labour," observed political
journalist Yashar Ali.
"But he doesn't articulate that in his
tweet leaving people confused and
others delighted."
West later clarified the comments in
a late-night tweet that said he
wanted to "amend not abolish" the
13th Amendment, calling it "slavery
in disguise - meaning it never
ended."
The star's political stance has
increasingly infuriated his fellow
musicians, with the likes of John
Legend and Chance The Rapper
criticising his support of Donald
Trump.
Following Saturday's
pronouncement, producer Swizz
Beats - who is married to Alicia Keys
- posted a video message to Kanye,
saying black musicians feel
"uncomfortable" with him
"representing somebody that's
blatantly hurting our people".
"We love you, we're not bullying
you. But you gotta stop. That
[expletive] ain't right."
Questlove, the drummer for the
Roots, the rap group who also serve
as the in-house band for Jimmy
Fallon's US chat show, posted Rock's
video with the caption: "I'm going
to sleep. I'm done man. Done."
Skip Twitter post by @ChrisEvans
There’s nothing more
maddening than debating
someone who doesn’t
know history, doesn’t read
books, and frames their
myopia as virtue. The level
of unapologetic conjecture
I’ve encountered lately isn’t
just frustrating, it’s
retrogressive,
unprecedented and
absolutely terrifying.
https:///4jCFwB4T5U
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans)
September 30, 2018
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End of Twitter post by @ChrisEvans
Captain America star Chris Evans also
took Kanye to task, writing: "There's
nothing more maddening than
debating someone who doesn't
know history, doesn't read books,
and frames their myopia as virtue.
"The level of unapologetic
conjecture I've encountered lately
isn't just frustrating, it's
retrogressive, unprecedented and
absolutely terrifying."
However, West found one person
who enjoyed his latest
performance.
"Like many, I don't watch Saturday
Night Live (even though I past
hosted it) - no longer funny, no
talent or charm," tweeted President
Trump. "It is just a political ad for the
Dems.
"Word is that Kanye West, who put
on a MAGA hat after the show
(despite being told "no", was great.
He's leading the charge!"
Skip Twitter post by @
realDonaldTrump
Like many, I don’t watch
Saturday Night Live (even
though I past hosted it) - no
longer funny, no talent or
charm. It is just a political
ad for the Dems. Word is
that Kanye West, who put
on a MAGA hat after the
show (despite being told
“no”), was great. He’s
leading the charge!
— Donald J. Trump (@
realDonaldTrump)
September 30, 2018
Report
End of Twitter post by @
realDonaldTrump
Other conservatives also voiced
support for the star; and accused
Saturday Night Live of deliberately
censoring his speech.
West had promised to drop a new
album, Yandhi, on Saturday
following the SNL appearance - but
it failed to materialise. |
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