Rapper posts message in Hebrew to social media, saying he is ‘committed to making amends and promoting unity’
Kanye West has apologised to “the Jewish community” for a series of antisemitic remarks he made in 2022.
In a statement posted in Hebrew on his Instagram account, where he has 18.2m followers, he wrote (as translated by Google): “I sincerely apologise to the Jewish community … It was not my intention to hurt or demean, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused. I am committed to starting with myself and learning from this experience to ensure greater sensitivity and understanding in the future. Your forgiveness is important to me, and I am committed to making amends and promoting unity.”
West, also known as Ye, was widely condemned after writing on X in October 2022 that he was “going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE … You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.” He posted a screenshot of a conversation with the rapper Diddy, in which West wrote: “Ima use you as an example to show the Jewish people that told you to call me that no one can threaten or influence me.”
The comments prompted Adidas to cut ties with West and end its lucrative Yeezy footwear partnership, with the company calling his comments “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous”. (Adidas’s chief executive Bjørn Gulden later said: “I don’t think he meant what he said and I don’t think he’s a bad person – it just came across that way.”) Gap, which also partnered with West and was already winding up their collaboration, stopped stocking West-affiliated products.
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The guys a complete lunatic, but 1-2 good songs is some crazy shit right there.
Dudes music is certified. It’s fine that someone can be talented and also an asshole.
First two albums were bangers and although I’d drifted away by the time My Dark Twisted Fantasy came out, it’s gone down as one of the greatest works in that scene.
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Yeah it is subjective but critical acclaim is tangible and whether we agree or not he has critical acclaim.
As I said he ain’t my bag but I will recognise talent.
Eh he’s always seemed over-hyped and generic as shit, but zoomers seem to eat it up as the goat or whatever so idk.
Yeah I’ve met a few people on their late teens early twenties that obsessed over him when that Donda album was coming and I didn’t get it, but I’ll stand by him being critically one of the goats even if he ain’t my bag.
I’m not sure what age range zoomers are tbh.
😭 The College Dropout album and Graduation album was my youth.
This is painful for me
genius no more, just an old angry Nazi
Required, no.
That being said, dude has said sorry, regardless of how rich I feel I should at least give him a chance before calling him an asshole again (for antisemitism specifically everything else is still free game)