Kanye West: The Backlash | TMZ Live
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They did fight back just not with violence with will to survive my respect to African Americans and all races God b4 hate
Absofuckinlutely
Just because of this one statement, the rest of his interview is being overlooked which is sad, cause he said a lot of important stuff in that !
PrettyBoyPRAS that's how human are these days. Only good at pushing negatives. He didn't even say it was but rather it sounds....
I know these 3 guys are having a "mental episode" Kanye is just voicing his own thoughts & opinions.
Bullsh! If he said anything against gays or Jews you and so many other ppl would completely ignore all of the other "important" things he said and would focus on gays and Jews. Just say what u really feel. His comment on slavery was of no importance TO YOU.
Really so what else is important about how he is hooked on opioids about how he is blaming others for the way he act man go sit down somewhere.
PrettyBoyPRAS he did say a lot of stuff to 👏🏾COVER👏🏾HIS👏🏾TRACKS👏🏾
he got ppl talking and listening for sure
Amen Isaac!
But....about what!?
free thought cant stop that. I ain't mad at you
He damn sure didn't... People are only discussing his insanity.
Ashley Slaughter listening to what
Damn Van is so knowledgeable and articulate. I don't even think I could have said what he said.
Johnny Nonuts oh you poor triggered yay fans what he said is actually true Nd nonif we all thought like Kanye we would be a walking contradictory ducking idiots😲👏🏼
I don't agree with Van, but give him the respect he deserves.
TheExperiment knowledgeable and courageous.
Your a fucking idiot he doesn’t say shit!!!
He babbles and only stupid people will say he’s intelligent
He was ready because the lady was already talking slavery for months
What you get TMZ you edited it the first few times instead of just posting the raw footage...Let people make there choise just like he desided too spill his thoughts. .
Moments in Time Films omg exactly i said the same thing
It goes to show u what FAKE NEWZ is real
Like you chose to use s in choice and decide. Lol!
Still siding on ye?still not enough?he tried clarifying it on twitter?was that fake news too?cmon!you gotta think better than that
They actually have the whole video showing before and after him saying it. He even thought Van was going to fight him lol
My opinion is that yes they did have a choice because Haiti was an enslaved Black country but CHOSE TO FIGHT INSTEAD FOR THEIR FREEDOM AND GAINED IT AND I SAY THIS AS I AM HAITIAN MYSELF!!!
And that is why they are so poor and begging today, according to D Gregory. They will be taught lessons still further for that.
If you are still upset about slavery in 2018 it’s a CHOICE!!! We don’t have to keep blaming white people for what we went through.... he’s talking about RIGHT NOWWWWW.....people believe we are still being enslaved!!!!!
Jude Graham
Exactly!!
Keep cleaning the big house then..............
You're right. Slavery was evil. What we have to remember is it was hundreds of years ago. Doesn't mean we should forget history. What we should do is be thankful for what we have today. History was very cruel. Look at the Romans for example. History was all about conquering a nation. We are not history. Today we have opportunities, although there are times someone will be descriminated, because that's just the evil world we live in. We have to remember opportunities are available and live is much better today. We shouldn't always feel victimized.
My momma said if u can't say nothing nice say nothing............smh
Have you read any studies on the prison system and the massive unequal, imbalanced and unequivocally higher number of wrongly accused and/or harsher sentencing between blacks and whites? I will wait.... but ill probably be old and gray before some of yall ever get IT.
Belief in GOD is what got OUR ancestors through.
Daisy Juice..... Nailed it brother....
Charles Green I am a white Christian and you are exactly right Jesus is what brought the people from slavery
Daisy Juice The belief in G-d also was the "battery in the back" and the driving force of the abolitionist and Civil Rights movement. See Eyes on the Prize.
dandagod official You're not wrong.🤔
dandagod official
That's why we are shooting each other in Chicago 🤔
Those are card carrying deacons🤔
Brothers who deal poison to their communities are church goers🤔
This country has actively kicked Christianity out of the public sphere, including government functions and public schools.
If Christianity is such a excellent brainwashing tool, why does China ban all access to the Bible🤔
N. Korea, Turkey, Iran, etc., oppressive regimes, outlaw Christianity...why🤔
Who killed Malcolm X...those passive Christians he always talked about🤔
Kanye is right! He's smarter than his haters for sho. He's talking about revolt and it reminds me of how an elephant is trained since little to be tied to a stake when it could rip a tree out of the ground...mentally "enslaved"
Van just said what most black people (including me) wanted to say
When is Van getting his own show? And is he single?
Whats funny is everyone now knows what Kanye meant and how that one sentence was actually part of a larger statement. But they are still so focused on that one sentence that they cant see his point is being proven by them.
NewsDan true
Who made them the judge of what qualifies as free thought?
Thank you. Van 💯
For what?
Guy on TMZ is fake as fuck and didn't say anything real, he just repeated the same self-destructive lies that have been hurting POC for decades
Van is an uncle Tom
Kanye is trying to say that we should emancipate ourselves from mental slavery.
bob marley?
What Kanye is saying is that we need to move forward from the constant referral to slavery as it only keeps us mentally enslaved. We as black people need to focus on how we can get out the bottom of the economic_____. Having the victim mentality does not allow you to grow as you will always expect others to change when in fact you should change yourself. Stop expecting others to change, you have to change and stop being the victim. In other words empower ourselves so that we are in an even playing field when it comes to social and economic issues. We have been ( Not me - but I mean we as in black people) have been voting with the democratic party which have really done nothing to get us past economic situation we are in today. The Demo party has instead used the poor to elevate their self interests while the poor remained poor or became worst. We need to think more freely and be willing to disagree with people without becoming enemies or succumbing to violence. We also need to stop pointing the finger constantly and instead look in the mirror as to the reason why we have not elevated ourselves economically. There are very little conglomerate companies out there owned and run by blacks that are pushing the black economic rise. Kanye is trying to get us all to think about getting out the mental prison we as black people have been in by constantly expecting a hand out through the feeling of entitlement. We have to create our own and stop taking everything told to us as true and learn to question and think critically rather than going with the flow or agreeing with the masses. The masses are not always right, the masses are sometimes going with the flow. The majority of people in this country are not free thinkers, they are followers - we need more leaders and free thinkers. The world does not have to be in war due to disagreement, we can agree to disagree yet still coexist - this doesn't apply to every situation, but that is the message I feel he is trying to convey.
Beats by DUSANT 100
Beats by DUSANT are u his publicist? How come he never said what you have said. He is reckless n irresponsible
The Prudentials Show does it look like I am? I think you know the answer to that question. It’s a free country where I can express my thoughts / opinion / interpretation on what he was really saying. Context is not always apparent to most people.
Beats by DUSANT while I agree with you on what he was implying- it didn’t come out that way. He need to learn how to express himself without ranting and being angry.
The Prudentials Show people also need to stop letting their ignorance cause them to rush to judgement simply because he didn’t explicitly say certain things...there is a saying called read between the lines. He is not an idiot, his parents were well educated, so I highly doubted that what he said is what he meant. Before rushing to judgment we need to think critically before making an informed response. You also have to understand that he is using this discussion as marketing for his upcoming album/songs. People just have to think better, instead of letting the media to form their thinking.
*His* *comment* *was* *misunderstood*
The natives in U S could not b made into slaves they would die 1 st. This is why other were imported. No disrespect to anyone please no misunderstanding like Mr West 👌
The guts of a hog was good ,,, we no it's not good for u ,,,,, but still eating it. Still eating the food of slaves wake up my black brothers&siss
Kanye absolutely did not say slavery was a choice. in fact he made a point at the beginning to not use the term slavery instead choosing to use the word prison. he then explained why he did not want to use the word slavery. then the tall black man ignored that fact and went on a delusional rant as if Kanye did not use the word prisoner instead of slavery anyways. when Kanye tried to respond he shouted him down and would not let him speak. some people are afraid of not being victims because that is their sole identity. without it they don't know who they are. so, for the sake of conversation, lets just say that they are right and white people wake up every day, get in our trucks and drive around trying to figure out how to hold black people down. even if that were true, what are you besides that? you decide if that is all that you are not white people. that is what I believe Kanye was trying to say. you can be something more than a prisoner if you decide to. its only in your head.
Harvey, DON'T CHANGE YOUR OPINION, you were on to something. The number of people (even those close to you) opposing Kanye's statement is skewing what you were right about. While Van feeling strongly about, the way that Kanye communicated his thought, he and others who agree with Van are reacting too emotionally. So emotionally that they're missing the point. Listen to Kanye again. He said that sounds like a choice...He didn't say that it was a choice. People are missing the point and have the nerve to call him crazy. You're changing what he actually said when you talk about the clip.
Kanye had a lot of good points being made a few things he said was mislead which he corrected himself immediately so it wouldn't get took the wrong way... So i think it was a good debate and interview for tmz
You guys are really dragging this out. 😂🧐🤨
Cuz they got their "feelings" hurt because that is all they want to act on is feelings not logic or common sense.
Might as well Get paid
Alexandria
No, it makes money. So they're going to talk about it a thousand times.
OMG Van You just brought tears to my eyes about our ancestors everything you say hits right home I admire you so much keep up the excellent work!!!!
Kanye is telling the truth. I agree.
Danmion Arnold it’s so simple. Slavery or death! That’s a choice!
But an human instinct is to survive
thank you baby so much for what you said yesterday to kanye. love your intelligence!!!!
So you are only a free thinker if you don’t affiliate with a political party? That’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard Charlemagne say and he says plenty of dumb things on the daily!
He was talking about mental slavery. We are victims of our past. Stay woke people. We need to have honest conversation. Bob Marley’ Redemption song.
STOP trying to sugar coat his ignorant statement. JUST like Van said... His voice is too BIG to be spewing that trash. I will NEVER listen or purchase ANYTHING again that has his name on it. *dust the hand*.
He was thinking he just wasn't thinking of people's feelings. Which, in this day and age you almost have to do because everyone so sensitive and fake offended they'll make up anything to feel hurt. People are mad at Kanye because he thought but he didn't think about their inability to think. Simple as that.
BREAKING NEWS: Kanye says something stupid and put his foot in his mouth again
What a shock😒
BREAKING IGNORANCE SPIDERMAN IS MORE LIKE SPIDERCHILD YOUR MINDSET REFLECTS YOUR PROFILE PHOTO
He woke up fools .....
Max Riggah kanye is passing some kind of message indirect...all this artist we know very well they are slavery to someone or whatever it is I don't wanna mention directly
You dumb
I forgot that part 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 walking in the mountains like the middle of a movie
The funny part is Van and other dude are sitting right next to their JEWISH Master Harvey who controls what is said
Half the ppl commenting (good or bad) about Kanye’s opinions, wouldn’t even take 1hr of their time to watch documentaries on the origin of Salvery/ sales of slaves / North Africa middleastern slave trade. Or more importantly “revolt of 1811” or the Underground Railroad. Stories of plantation owners who freed their own slaves, before it was even a thing. There is no one box to place this in. Some slaves made choices, some never had the chance, some were seized from families. Others sold into slavery by their own families. Some fought along side the southern confederacy, others killed their white plantation owners; Inspiring people to seize opportunities (while they still exist in America) Rather than focusing effort on who deserves the blame, sounds like a noble cause. But a good question is: how long can the Democratic Party continue? With 90% rich white career politicians telling poor black communities to be their largest voting group? Hmm
Kanye is finally seeing the truth. You guys should all take a page from his book.
So...when black people stop thinking they're victims like Kanye advise them to, will cops stop killing unarmed black "suspects" ?
@@Jarell1661 that is not exactly true nowadays especially how some of these cops are doing it's not right
@@Jarell1661 can told him the truth
Van said it perfectly
louieDsypo a little too perfectly
I get what he was trying to say, but his words didn’t express what he was trying to say. He gets too emotional and caught up in his own BS. I’m sorry but he is not a genius. He is not God or Jesus. Yeezus? Really?! Get over yourself Kanye! Yes in modern times we are enslaved, but in different forms. He clearly stated that slavery was a choice.
Greetings...although i know that slavery was NOT a choice we have to know and remember that the country of Haiti rebelled against their oppressors. Although they are still suffering because of that choice, they still collectively decided to fight against. Our poverty is not a choice but many have fought to get out of their circumstances.Harriet Tubman provided a choice to the people she rescued live free or die at her own hands instead of the White man"s. It"s crazy that we are so quick to judge kanye instead of truly hearing him, we are so caught up in etiquette that if someone doesn't say it properly or just right, then we assume he meant that Blacks had control over going into slavery...let's be clear we had no choice but death...and many could not afford that choice, although many did.. but even today we are beating down the gates to eat with whites who don't like us or want us there, but we choose to go and beg instead of building our own. We choose to give away all of our earnings, we choose in many cases not to fight when fight real punches is what is needed. We bow, we pray, we protest in hopes of getting some minute amonut of respect when we could choose to build up the black community, we could choose to go left instead of right but the hatred of others often makes us feel we have no choices, but that is what the forces that be want us to believe, because they profit from our miseducation. Van although you checked kanye and it was great please consider that you too are fluent in the white language just like most of us who have made it to college however, trump being the ass that he is does not take away the fact that he may actually help blacks more than obama..obama didn't deal with the overcrowding and overjailing of blacks in prisons..he didn't address the fact that blacks are ao impoverished because every race of people are allowed to come here and build except for blacks that are already here. He didn't address the fact that to truly make America great again we must focus on america and all americans before we open the flood gates, can we 1st be seen as equals. He didn't address the gang banging and killing culture that diretly derives from poverty and racism. He didn't want to ruffle any feathers...so he stayed sweet, professional and he didn't address anything that would make him seem like he even cared about black people..but voting for him was a choice and supporting trump is also a choice and although we don't get to choose everything God grant me the serenity and wisdom to always know the difference. Let's just say it is my choice not to walk in white neighborhoods at night because their hatred is not a choice as much as it is inmate..like it is my choice not beat down the doors of ihop because their racist values should have provided us no other choice but to patron somewhere else. Somehow i understood kanye and know that many would lie on a floor getting kicked in the teeth as if they have no other choice. Bless up! Jah guidance and protection not just for America but for this entire world.😔✌
But it's true people were mentally enslaved and still are today
"No matter What it'll be- you are free to agree and disagree"👌...
Y'all ain't do shit but prove Kanye's point really.😂
fadedOTAKU facts!
LOOOL And what point was that?
Abdul Wahid y'all are non thinkers. That's his point. U let news outlets and tabloids do the thinking for u. Kanye never said slavery was a choice. He meant it took 400 years of slavery to choose to not be slaves anymore.
Kanye's intellect is so advanced it makes him look stupid!!!
Keith Thomas he’s just two years ahead of you. You all will look like fools.
It's not that complicated... Kanye's mind is playin tricks on him!
Alright guys, you're starting to milk this xDD
Luis Navejas exactly
God forbid Kanye have his own opinion. Seems like dems are the ones who don't want black people to think for themselves.✌
I love you Kanye West
I wish we all could get some balls like Kingye
frankagenius love I wish people would stop being ignorant and learn factual information before coming in front of cameras and talking about things they don't know about. Calling it free thought.
It's only informed free thought if you agree with TMZ staff.
Yep. If Van wants to keep dwelling on the past and let it affect the present and future, then so be it. It's his prerogative. More power to him. He's in the perfect state to do so.
Kanye is a great artist. I think Kanye's problem is articulating. I think a college graduation not a collage drop out would have fixed that.
I made Van Lathan famous, Goddamn!
Genghis Khanye Nkrumah Yeah "VAN is the CRAB in the BUCKET pulling Kanye West back down" 400yrs of $lavery...We must be living in the MATRIX FOREVER ENSLAVED.
Henri Nevermind Don't worry, the black millenials are taking notice and they will soon leave the mental prison of democrats (new slave owners). We know our history but we are tired of food stamps, we need TOOLS to build our future. It's time for ownership and economic empowerment.
He right. Think about it. ..the problem is were going off emotion and not thinking. Slavery was a choice not on 1st. But it became a choice and a Life style
Dollar 6996 do you follow history how many black revolutions. You know of
Chan Smith Chan gets it.
How was it a choice?
Jon beatty
Kunta Kinte, you are also insane!
According to a Reuters poll, approval for President Trump has doubled between April 22 and April 29, from 11 percent to 22 percent
Y'all can make fun of him but you all are sellouts and why are you all laughing at Brokeback Mountain especially the main host when he's gay himself
Dom sugar wait Harvey is gay? No shit? I'm sure there will some LGBTXYLMNOP etc I don't know the whole thing group who will complain about TMZ insensitivity towards broke back and they will make an apology video. It's how this whole SJW identity politics works and eats itself alive.
Tyler Pearson 100% i agree
They weren’t laughing to be disrespectful to gays, they were laughing because 2 straight guys were being filmed in that same style by the same cinematographer from that movie.
SAGE XX your an idiot.
Your upset for what Kanye said about slavery
But will come up with an analogy as to why “Van” bursted out laughing and showing that he makes fun of gays. What’s wrong with two men having a discussion in a field? Are you a homophobic. Because now the table need to be turn on this VAN GUY. He’s obvious has a problem with the gays. I think we need to call the LGBTQ. Remember it’s not about what you ment it’s about perception
Some comedian said use your camera flash he may be under hypnotic influence like "Get out". 😂
Yall laughing because yall dont take anything seriously.. look at yall... making fun of the camera man.... Who cares if he was the one who helped out record broke back mountain..
J C This is the buck dancing. Eluded to in This is America video.
I will never forgive or forget the past... i dont believe anyone made a choice to be enslaved. I am not even a huge fan of Kanye's music so I'm not trying to be a fanboy either. But he did make more statements than just one sentence that seems to be taken out of context. I dont believe he meant that "slavery was a choice"... i feel like he had a point that that generation of people were strong and could have dominated had they made a choice to rebel. I cant speak for anyone else but id hope noone is proud of the slavery aspect, but i am proud that some people thought of it as wrong and fought a war over it to stop that type of thing as well.
Im sure ill get blasted for that opinion because i am white and from Wisconsin... but up here, history does exist absolutely. But that does not mean people can work together for a better future.
See non of these people are coming up with solutions. They just keep talking about the problem, kanye was coming up with solutions, just saying....
I'm a 38 year old southern woman.. I've always related to Charlamagne! He's always believed if you align with one party you're obviously not a free thinker! I thought that was common sense, but the world hasn't caught on yet. Charlemagne really is a true genius of our times
wake up mr. west
I am no longer a slave. I work hard and live the American dream. I don’t rely on handouts and I vote republican. I have lots of friends asking why I am not voting for the Democratic Party. My response has been as a Christian and a conservative, it makes sense not to vote for liberal because it doesn’t support my religious point of view. As African immigrant, i see that America has lots of opportunities but it’s up to people to utilize resources “available” in this country to achieve success. I don’t have the resources in Africa but America has it. MAGA!!!
Kanye is woke lol
He need to take a nap because he can't speak straight without sleep lol
IF his facts were correct - then I'd agree with you.
James Champaco
Ohw noo hahahahaha
JTyme08
Lol i bet he had some liquor in him
And kinda drugged cause you cant be that stupid right 😂😂
James Champaco They are all correct
Nat Turner
Nat Turner's Rebellion (also known as the Southampton Insurrection) was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831.[3] Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed from 55 to 65 people, at least 51 being white.[4] The rebellion was put down within a few days, but Turner survived in hiding for more than two months afterwards. The rebellion was effectively suppressed at Belmont Plantation on the morning of August 23, 1831.[5]
There was widespread fear in the aftermath of the rebellion, and white militias organized in retaliation against the slaves. The state executed 56 slaves accused of being part of the rebellion. In the frenzy, many non-participant slaves were punished. Approximately 120 slaves and free African Americans were murdered by militias and mobs in the area.[1][2] Across the South, state legislatures passed new laws prohibiting education of slaves and free black people,[6] restricting rights of assembly and other civil rights for free black people, and requiring white ministers to be present at all worship services.
"Itsoundslikeachoice" iswhatiheard... so adress ur communicationskills...
Sylveon ToyChica THANK YOU!!!
Miss Unterstood urmorethanwelcome...
Sylveon ToyChica clearly you have no space for a real thought 😂
The Emerald ok...
Johnny Nonuts ok...
He said as if to say someone was presented you with a choice. But that's what Kayne is touching on is someone isn't giving you choice you make the choice yourself.
This is sad, I think Kanye needs help. Real help.
Ultimate Perspective Wake up!! and understand what Kanye is saying. Slavery only lasted 246 years. When he says "400 years" he means that Black people in America today won't let go of the past and keep playing victims of something that is non-existent in America today. Kanye could have explained this better.. But you honestly don't need half a brain to understand what he meant. It also helps watching the full 30min video to get the full context of this interview. TMZ and the liberal media have done a great job warping this interview and cutting the pieces out to make him sound crazy. But he's not!
john Figurowski I am aware of that. He didn’t explain himself well, but he did have a meltdown. I made a video on this which further expresses my views.
Ultimate Perspective that is all your're going to say? Your premise have no conclusion as to Kanye's does.
john Figurowski btw slavery lasted far longer than that
But, Kanye said it "sounds" like a choice not it "was" a choice...
Kanye is a modern day hero, in a time of universal deciet telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Remember the romans hated jesus too.
Lex Lopez that's from your spoon fed perspective. Theres alot the media ain't showing you about what kanye said... your clearly dont know who the enemy is. Soyboy
They chose to live in bondage rather than die fighting for freedom. If you can't respect them for that then you can just not question your ancestors will.
I think said his truth clearly he is sick that's what he wants is the attention so let's stop giving it to him
Belonging to one political party doesn't mean you're not a "free thinker". Free thinking doesn't mean you have to disagree with what the majority does. That's stupid.
😂 sleepless wow that's funny Van should not have a plat form he is crying because Kanye doesn't go with the flow beat it Van GOOF
I live in southeast Michigan and one of our local radio stations will not play any more of Kanyes music and rightfully so! Why does it seem like any man who's with a Kardashian is fucked up in the head???
I don’t think they understood what he meant by that.
Slavery was a choice, just a terribly, shitty one. Think about it. You had a choice, be a slave or die. Many think dying isn't an option so they immediately think there is no choice. Just because the choice is horrible and the worst choice ever, doesn't change that it's a choice.
Hard31337 pretty much
What Kanye said was super fucked up. The way he said it was super fucked up. But I think he was trying to talk about slavery in a different way. If you look at the context of the conversation, he was talking about the media. He was talking about mental slavery. He was talking about how “they” have power over you. How “their” power makes us slaves. I don’t think he meant to talk about racial slavery, but he clearly didn’t think about how he was saying it.
Kanye was saying free thought will prevent people from becoming enslaved. The world is no longer black and white, unless people keep it that way. YES you can support a conservative president AND have your own opinion about every issue on the table. The current division, and an inability to reason through a conversation, is killing any opportunity we have to create unity with each other. Public ignorance, and being fed lies, is at an all time high. How about we drop the shield of division and give one another the benefit of the doubt??? Kanye (like most of us) is better in a one on one conversation than in the middle of an energy charged room. Thank god that will not keep him from trying to make his point, if we don't allow change, nothing will ever change.
I believe what Kanye is trying to say is that we as a people at one point in time were absolutely powerless against slavery, but as time continued everything and everyone evolved into something new and different which brings us to this very day. We as a people still refuse to allow ourselves to break those mental chains and shackles of oppression that has ultimately and still is preventing us as a people to within our minds, bodies, and spirit respect, embrace, and love each other freely as a people in this day in age like we should. We do, and a lot of us are definitely guilty of it, still live by the Willie Lynch - Jim Crow doctrine which has done nothing but cause confusion, division, death and hardship among us to this very day. Please lets not entirely convict Kanye without taking the time to psycho analyze what all he may be really is trying to share with us. God bless you all!!🙄
As i said to another video, i dont even know Kanye West nor im listen to his music ( im not into rap/hip hop at all ) yet what he said to the interview i watched yesterday by luck , that guy was making alot of sense to me.
Catch 22 here because ppl keep speaking about slavery and lies when they won’t even address the lies behind slavery. Most slaves didn’t even come from Africa and the guy who gets credit for finding America, Cristoforo Colombo (Or Christopher Columbus), acknowledged this fact. The fact that he wrote about the copper colored ppl/negros in his memoirs/diary and how they captured them and enslaved them (do your own research and fact checks if you think I’m wrong) and sold/exchanged them in other countries for other slaves. My ancestors weren’t from Africa...they were born and bred right here in the U.S. of A.! We must first know our history or end up in mental slavery...in which we have. Now, I don’t support any political agenda other than my own. And if that aligns with a particular person on a particular topic(s), subject(s) and idea(s), then so be it. I find it strange that so many agrees with Ye’s concept and idea of “free thought,” yet, wants him to control it. Free thought has no control. It’s just ones way of speaking ones opinions, thoughts and ideas on/of whatever the subject. But we must understand that when a person chooses to use this thought, we must understand the truths and falsehoods within it and be able to separate them from ones opinion. However, that’s where the problem is...we’ve been told how to think for so long that we can no longer identify the difference. My apologies for the long post...
MY MANS SAID ARE THEY WALKING IN A MEADOW!!!!!!!! LMAOOOOOOOO
Van just got even more handsome as he speaks so intelligently! Wow!
Thanks for this powerful debate TMZ i think we need to have this discussion once ina while and hopefully heal as a nation.
Ps. Harvey dont be a trouble maker and a peace maker at the same time bruh gotta pick one lol
I think that Kanye was trying to say that slavery had been embedded in African Americans lives that they live in that mentality til today. I think he just didn't think fully before choosing the right words.
Id rather thing about how much to water my grass to keep it green. You get me.
Some people don't get where he's coming from, yet, but eventually will. Kanye is an artist, a philosopher and a person who owns his own thoughts, we need to respect each other and each others ways. This has NOTHING to do with his mental health, saying he needs his meds for that is nonsense. He said what he said, and he knows why he said it, and he was talking about a mindset.
my grandparents were slaves and we never used it as an excuse ,
Though the message might be poorly delivered, my interpretation of what he's trying to say in the bigger scheme of things is that people should be more free, authentic and not be oppressed by the standards set by society. I think by "choice" he meant that for the amount of people to stay slaves for over hundred of years without any type of real revolution implied that people gave up and accepted their slave status - therefore became a "choice". Frankly I'm tired of people using the race card so casually now days without taking accountability for their behavior. I'm a woman of color but for how long are we going to rely on the past and feel bad for ourselves (or should I say ancestors) and use it as an excuse for any type of failure or obstacles in life (regardless of skin color) . I was never a fan of Kanye but believe in this case he was actually trying to spread positivity and had good intentions. People shouldn't get so caught up with one statement taking out of context and the sensationalism created by the media.
The key words are "stay enslaved". Kanye is right. If you choose to stay a slave, nobody can or will help you. YOU are NOT slaves unless you choose to be. This is 2018. Time to stop living in the past.
I think everyone is over analyzing everything he said at the same time they're feeling insecure thinking what if he is right and we are in the box?
For me it’s different to say slavery for 400 years was a choice and slavery for 400years sound like a choice
Remember Kanye West said he didn't read books.
He was right about what he said and what he went over. Simple as that, the truth can hurt, but that doesn't prevent the fact that it's the truth.
When the British were infiltrating Ghana then the Gold Coast. In the midlands of Ghana the woman named Yaa Asantewaaa fought the British Advancement. Now most black people who were enslaved in America come from the the Cape Coast in Ghana. They was no resistance right from Ghana to the USA. Looks like they wanted to be slaves they could have revolted or fought till death like Yaa Asantewaa with the help of other Africans or people of the Gold Coast now Ghana. This bit speaks a lot about black mentality.
KANYE I SALUTE YOU! ENSLAVE THE MIND.THE BODY WILL FOLLOW. CRISPUS ATTUCKS.VIVIAN THOMAS.THE BLACK PRINCE OF ENGLAND.AFFIRM TO RESIST AND FIGHT OR BE SUBJUGATED AND CONQUERED. ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE.THE WEAK TRULY PERISH.
Mrs Owens is incorrect. We feel victimized by the opression that happens today. We feel victimized by the misconceptions of what and who black people are supposed to be, Not from slavery. Slavery is a fact of American history that has affected those misconceptions that lead to continued oppression. She is young though.
Fact + relative context= informed thought.
you can tell Van was raised by a single woman. He is VERY emotional he doesn't behave like a man at all!
We all need to come together, regardless of our views and choices in life. My respects for Kanye! 👍👏
How is kanye saying :slavery is a choice, not true? The slave traders did have a choice, to sale slaves.
Kanye West is, actually speaking the TRUTH at this issue and I like the new Kanye for MANY reason. The new Kanye is, waay better than the old...
That's the only thing people heard listen to the entire interview b4 you jump to conclusions
This Is The Results Of Exchanging DNA with “The Kardashian’s” every Brother that lays with one of them loses it 🤷🏾♀️
We cannot forget where we came from and struggle's we are going through currently, I'll take it a day at a time 😎
Why aren’t we talking about the holocaust, why stay on slavery? Lots of races were in this same position at some point. Why focus solely on black folks since the conversation is so deep