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After Kanye West’s ‘White Lives Matter’ stunt, when is it time to say enough?
Before we get into what is the latest mess surrounding Kanye West, I have to admit that I don’t have the answers. I can’t definitively tell you whether to take Kanye’s outlandish statements with a pinch of salt, or even whether to continue being a fan of him, his music, his ‘art’ – but what I do know is that it’s time to say enough is enough. Enough with him bringing down the Black community on worldwide platforms and enough of the wash, rinse, repeat cycle of being outraged, forgetting, moving on and then the same thing happening again in a few months’ time. I’m all here for a ridiculous celebrity stunt that ultimately harms no one – Sacha Baron Cohen infiltrating Milan Fashion Week in character as Bruno, maybe, but Kanye wearing a ‘White Lives Matter’ top at a fashion show in Paris, absolutely not. Even an attention-seeking Kanye on a basic level, I can deal with, but when it comes to attacking social injustice movements, this is where the laughter stops and we as spectators of entertainment have to draw a line. As a Black British person, having a Black award-winning, globally-recognised and talented rapper essentially denounce the Black Lives Matter movement during the UK’s Black History Month, couldn’t have felt like more of a kick in the guts.For us in the UK, October is a time when many of us make efforts to highlight the positive impact Black figures have made and a time when we particularly amplify our voices. So it could not have come at a worse time to see not only one but two prominent Black figures – Kanye and conservative political commentator Candace Owens – have the audacity to stand on a live-streamed global platform wearing tops with the slogan ‘White Lives Matter’ printed clear as day. I am – or maybe
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