The sentiment of being tired of hearing about slavery and limitations is pretty common, but that soundbite comes off terrible and sounds like something a typical white racist would say to deny the impact of slavery. His presentation needs work.
Also it’s weird to hear this kind of no limitations rhetoric from a guy who for so long has CLEARLY wanted the approval of white America. This is the same guy who was backstage at the MTV awards cryin about “Can you give a black man a chance!?!?”. Crying about Grammys. Crying about why he doesn’t get as much love as Justin Timberlake. So now this same guy saying he likes Trump, or he likes the way Candace Owens thinks seems like another step in that direction of getting that acceptance he wants so bad.
You look at a guy like Diddy, he’s all on his black renaissance black ownership black excellence ****, and there’s a lot of folks rockin with that movement, and he’s getting zero backlash. Kanye is just saying and doing dumb ****, explaining himself terribly, and supporting clowns, so it’s not really surprising that people tend to ignore what little truth or value he’s giving in any of these interviews (which is very little from what I’ve heard so far) and instead focus on the dumb **** he says.
i agree with some of this, The thing is he has came out in interviews previously & Called himself a slave to those Kind of things & the process of learning how insignificant those awards were. (Not to mention, he's been on record several times Complaining on the behalf of others & how skewed the system is for artist in general. Even when him speaking up for other artist has come as a loss for him).
I **** with the vibe Diddy is On, however it took him A LONG TIME to get to this point. He was trying to break into the high fashion just like Ye, he got stopped at a certain level & just hit with the endorsements. He's Shouting black excellence but A lot of the companies that make him the big Bucks are in partnership with Rich White companies. I don't Consider that a knock at all, in order to build REAL WEALTH at that level you're gonna have to partner with people who are non black because we simply don't own enough YET.
How is What puffs doing by partnering with white folk at Ciroc, or at Revolt, Or in the music business different from what Kanye is Doing at Adidas... You Partner with these bigger companies to build your own personal wealth & then you can REALLY expand on your own.
Also i've wanted to Touch on this "Seeking White Acceptance" discussion for a long time. Because this isn't even distinct to Just Kanye, it happens to damn near every black person who reaches the top. What people call seeking white acceptance, is really Just trying to Reach excellence at the Highest levels.
However we've Been Banned from reaching the pinnacle of success in so many fields, that when we start naming the competition it's only white people. So many industries That we've been skilled at & undecredited, And this ain't only from white people but our very own. Because we don't shape our own narrative.
Outside of Sports & entertainment, what fields Are we predominately Named amongst the greats? **** White people opinion for a second & just think about these answers amongst your black peers, And think about how many black people are listed amongst the top tier greats in these fields.
Fashion, Architecture, Science, Politicians, Lawmakers, Actors, Moguls, Philosophers etc etc.
We Only champion are own people in certain fields.... so when a black person wanders off into something different & demands respect & credit, we claim they want white acceptance. NO they want Acceptance & Credit for their talents as a whole..... & unfortunately we've left that task to be decided by only white people, who don't ever wanna give us our rightful credit.
People who really work at their craft & Love it to that extent aren't trying to be pigeonholed into the good for a black person Role. But again because we don't really champion the excellent work of black people in other fields the way we do entertainment & sports.... The People who get considered Top Tier Are Usually white.
When Kanye started Producing he wanted to be the Best... His Comp was Just Blaze, Premo, Q- tip, Dre etc etc... He worked until He got put in the convo with those guys. All Black Acceptance
When Kanye started Rapping he wanted to be the Best... His comp Jay, Nas, Em, Pac, 3k, Talib etc etc... He worked Until He Got Put in the convo with those guys. All Black Acceptance
Now when Kanye want to go into Design & wants to be the best... His comp is LV, Hermes, Nike etc etc.... Problem now is that those industries Ain't really let to many black people through those Doors.... so the only comp for the time being is White people
When Kanye Talks on being a multi billion dollar mega corporation & Wants To be the best... His comp is Disney, Zuckerberg, Bezos, Murdoch etc etc... Not too many black people have been heralded at those top positions... So the only Comp for the time being is white people.
So I can't sit here & say someone who has dreams of being at the pinnacle of Success & being amongst the greatest to ever do it in their respective fields, Is seeking "white acceptance". These white names are only brought up so often because the playing field hasn't balanced & we're still not awarded the opportunities to change it yet.
