Kanye West is on one right now. The rapper and fashion designer drew attention early this week for all the wrong reasons after wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt alongside right-wing political commentator Candace Owens during his Yeezy show at Paris Fashion Week.
But now, he’s taking things a step further. On Tuesday morning, the 45-year-old A-lister took to his Instagram Stories to deliver a message about the Black Lives Matter movement.
Ye is certainly not one to bite his tongue but, uhhh, maybe he should have here. Related: Kanye Says It’s Time To ‘Change The Narrative’ With Kim Kardashian And Kris Jenner?! The message was shocking in its simple claim: Uh, excuse us?!
Of course, Black Lives Matter came into the public consciousness over the last decade. It was founded back in 2013 (by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi) after the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman in Florida the year before.
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