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2022 - 10 - 9

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Kanye West's Antisemitic Posts Land Him in Trouble on Instagram ... (The New York Times)

The rapper, who now goes by Ye, made antisemitic remarks on Instagram and Twitter that were widely criticized. They came after he wore a “White Lives ...

Shortly after, Ye returned to Twitter, where he posted a photo of himself with Mr. “How you gone kick me off instagram,” he wrote. The comments were called antisemitic by several Jewish groups. “Don’t wear the shirt. Don’t buy the shirt. Combs was being controlled by Jewish people. Don’t play with the shirt,” Mr. Ye’s account was restricted by Instagram that day. A spokeswoman for Meta said it places restrictions on accounts that repeatedly break its rules. Combs to his Instagram account, where he suggested that Mr. At first, Ye appeared to relish in the T-shirt controversy, writing on Instagram that “my one t-shirt took allllll the attention.” On Monday, at Paris Fashion Week, he debuted a T-shirt for his fashion line bearing the phrase “White Lives Matter.” On Friday, he suggested on Instagram that Sean Combs, the rapper known as Diddy, was being controlled by Jewish people.

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What Kanye Can Teach Us About Anti-Semitism (Subscriber Newsletters)

The serious consequences of an unserious story. By Yair Rosenberg. October 09, 2022. Share. Kanye West Getty. Deep Shtetl demystifies how politics, culture, ...

The sad reality is that those struggling with mental illness do not originate their society’s bigotries, but in their confusion and pain, they can sometimes latch on to them. In sensitive situations like these, there is a lamentable tendency to stigmatize mental illness as the source of societal prejudice, or to excuse such prejudice as the mere expression of illness. In the minority of cases where such prejudice presents itself, something deeper is probably at work. If you want to see this in practice, look no further than the supreme leader of Iran, arguably the [most powerful anti-Semite on Twitter](https://newsletters.theatlantic.com/deep-shtetl/62a11ef0582ffb002082bd49/iran-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-twitter-anti-semitism/), whose account—unlike West’s—remains unimpeded by the platform: Expunging obvious anti-Semitism is easy; honestly reckoning with the coded variety is hard, especially when it On its surface, this story is both sad and saddening—the unmoored musings of an unwell man. Outsiders who criticize Jewish organizations over their response to this or that anti-Semitic incident often fail to appreciate this point. “The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.” He followed this up by This dynamic creates an agonizing catch-22 for Jews when they are confronted with prejudice: If they say nothing, the hatred spreads unchecked. For centuries, Jewish communities have found themselves in the precarious position of attempting to push back against anti-Jewish prejudice without also fueling its underpinnings. One way that celebrities are just like the rest of us is that they should not be tweeting late on Saturday night. “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” the rapper wrote to his 31 million followers.

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Kanye West's Accounts Restricted on Twitter, Instagram Following ... (Variety)

Kanye West's Instagram and Twitter accounts have been restricted after the rapper faced backlash for posts criticized as antisemitic.

The rapper also appeared for an interview on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Thursday evening to discuss the decision. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the decision to Variety, sharing that temporary restrictions on posting, commenting and messaging are standard practice for accounts that regularly violate the social media platform’s policies. Content from West’s account was also deleted in that incident for violations of policies for hate speech, bullying and harassment. “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death [sic] con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” West wrote in the now-deleted post. “The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also. The first post has since been deleted by Twitter for “violating the Twitter rules.” In the post, West claimed that he couldn’t be antisemitic and said he had been “toyed with” by the Jewish people.

Kanye West's Twitter, Instagram Locked Over Offensive Posts (U.S. News & World Report)

Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram accounts have been locked because of posts by the rapper, now known legally as Ye, that were widely deemed antisemitic.

Ye's Twitter account is still active but he can’t post until the suspension ends, after an unspecified period. In a tweet sent late Saturday, Ye said he would soon go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” according to internet archive records. That's an apparent reference to the U.S.

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Ye takes to Twitter after Instagram restricts his account following ... (NPR)

Ye, the rapper and fashion designer formerly known as Kanye West, had recently accused hip hop mogul Diddy of being under the influence of "the Jewish ...

The stunt predictably started a wave of criticism and backlash that culminated in the rapper doing a two-part interview with [Fox News host Tucker Carlson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCJHxv4jMA). Ye has a long history of erratic behavior, goading controversy and attention. It's the obvious thing." According to the In responding to why he wore the White Lives Matter shirt, Ye said "Because they do. I told you this was war."

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UPDATE: Kanye West suspended from Twitter, Instagram for ... (The A.V. Club)

Days after sporting a “White Lives Matter” shirt, Kanye has vowed to go “death con 3 on Jewish people”

Later, he appeared on America’s favorite firehose of hate, Tucker Carlson Tonight](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/07/entertainment/tucker-carlson-kanye-west/index.html). In response to an article in [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2022/10/08/musk-welcomes-kanye-west-back-to-twitter-after-hes-blocked-by-instagram-over-apparent-antisemitic-post/?sh=5b29799b50da) about the suspension, Ye decided to go bargain-hunting for antisemitic tropes. [Save 7%](https://www.amazon.com/Pet-Dog-Cat-Hair-Remover-Couch/dp/B00BAGTNAQ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?asc_campaign=InlineMobile&asc_refurl=https://www.avclub.com/we-ve-reached-the-antisemitic-stage-of-kanye-wests-cele-1849636197&asc_source=&imprToken=92c1def5-a60a-20f3-9e5&keywords=ChomChom Roller Pet Hair Remover&ots=1&psc=1&qid=1649851927&slotNum=0&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzUjRISVVDSlFHNE9MJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDk0NzIwM1VIUTlWWFRBWVVCJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA3MjAzMzExVVJTME5XSkc3R0hUJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==&sr=8-1-spons&tag=kinjaavclubpromo-20) [Black Israelites](https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/radical-hebrew-israelites) to shake things up. [a picture of him and his frenemy (and noted Jewish person Mark Zuckerberg) doing some karaoke](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1578620714000605184). Last year, [the ADL found 2,717 reports of antisemitic attacks in the United States](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/antisemitic-incidents-hit-a-record-high-in-2021-whats-behind-the-rise-in-hate), an increase of 34%. [ackluster double albums that he seemingly couldn’t figure out how to start or finish](https://www.avclub.com/kanye-west-s-donda-is-a-bloated-incoherent-mess-1847593067), he’s stoking obnoxious, hurtful, and hateful controversies that serve no one except his ego. Although to be fair, he did throw in a reference to the In the image, West threatened to use Diddy as “an example to show the Jewish people that told you to call me that no one can threaten or influence me.” After the post went live to West’s 18 million followers, Meta’s moderators suspended the rapper. Whether its the time the Trump team made a dog-whistle sound like a bullhorn and posted that Update [10/9/22 at 7:08 P.M.]: Ye has been suspended from Instagram and Twitter after making antisemitic remarks on the platform. The centerpiece of any good conspiracy, Judiasm has long been on the periphery of West’s chosen conspiracy circles, who turn to it at times of great strife when he and his cohort need to rile people up.

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Opinion | The Exploitative Anti-Blackness of Kanye West (The New York Times)

By wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt, Kanye West gave white supremacists a boost.

West is often described as a “freethinker,” but in the political space, he isn’t. After the latest outcry over the “White Lives Matter” shirt he wore at Fashion Week, West continued his publicity seeking by going on Fox News to elaborate. He’s a Black man parroting white supremacy, while far too many brush it off, continue dancing to his music, and wear his clothes. He wrote for public consumption, which is to say that he was a professional in a way few composers are anymore. So I wrote the song ‘New Slaves.’ So I took the Confederate flag and made it my flag. Like, you was there for 400 years, and it’s all of y’all?” [wearing](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/style/yeezy-kanye-west-paris-fashion-week.html) a “White Lives Matter” shirt at his fashion show in Paris. Of course, Mozart was a genius beyond dispute, but the idea that he was a tortured one may be a myth. While Mozart had his share of sorrow and loss and frustration like the rest of us, he was fundamentally a happy man. But it has always seemed to me that West is aching to be considered a modern Mozart: the tortured genius. West is a brooding, narcissistic attention addict and praise junkie. Among Kanye’s West’s defenders, the thinking goes like this: He is a genius, a freethinker, an elevated conscience.

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Friends certain Kanye West is in the midst of a psychiatric episode (Page Six)

Insiders are in no doubt that his recent headline-grabbing behavior is the result of a mental break, and they believe it's the most serious such episode that ...

(Yesterday, he posted a baseball cap with “2024” printed on the brim.) He also booked Sources close to the star said that his odd behavior began when he fired the publicist for his Paris fashion show last week, scrapped his plans for the show and hastily put together a new show featuring the now-infamous “White Lives Matter” theme.

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