Kanye West

[[File:Kanye West at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival (crop 2).jpg|thumb|165px|Depressed pre-divorced dad arc and pre-Nazi West at the Tribeca festival in 2009.]]

{{cquote|I'm giving this lasagna a massage while preparing to announce I'm joining [[ISIS]]! Thank you for your interest.|||West being mocked on ''Family Guy'' for something that may very well happen in the future.<ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=eSb6NUqs6WI Family Guy - Kanye West (Ye) doing crazy things!] (Oct 1, 2018) ''YouTube''.</ref>}}{{music|1}}
'''Kanye Omari "Ye" "Yeezy" "Dragon Energy"<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/dragon-energy-donald-trump-kanye-west-901759 What Is Dragon Energy? Donald Trump Has It, Kanye West Says] by James Tennent, April 26, 2018, ''Newsweek''</ref> "Slavery Was a Choice"<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/01/entertainment/kanye-west-slavery-choice-trnd/ Kanye West just said 400 years of slavery was a choice] by Harmeet Kaur (5:16 AM EDT, Fri May 4, 2018) ''CNN''.</ref> "Death Con 3 on Jewish People"<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63198991 Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram accounts locked over anti-Semitism] by Mark Savage (Mon October 10, 2022) ''BBC''.</ref> "Imma Let You Finish But"<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/kanye-west-storms-the-vmas-stage-during-taylor-swifts-speech-83468/ Kanye West Storms the VMAs Stage During Taylor Swift’s Speech] by Daniel Kreps (September 14, 2009) ''Rolling Stone''.</ref> "Yedolf Blitler" "Klanye" "I like/love Hitler"<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf31ZtNv1Vs Kanye West Does The Impossible, Makes Alex Jones Look Sane]. YouTube, 2 December 2022.</ref> "I gave my cousin head" "Heil Hitler" West''', {{lived|1977}} is an [[American]] [[rapper]], [[troll|attention hound]], and on-and-off [[Adolf Hitler]] fanboy. Usually, West would be considered a wildly successful artist, with a big name, and a bigger ego. The people at RationalWiki would usually not give attention to people like him for those traits purely. However, his controversies extend to his attitudes towards political, and social issues, that have descended further into madness as the years have passed. Whether or not this is a result of the Kardashian curse is not relevant to this article.

==Political stunts and views==
West grew up in a left-leaning household; his father had been a member of the [[Black Panther Party]] and his mother had been a professor at Clark Atlanta University, a historically black college.<ref name=eltagouri>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/04/25/kanye-west-from-bush-doesnt-care-about-black-people-to-praising-trumps-dragon-energy/ The bizarre political evolution of Kanye West] by Marwa Eltagouri (April 26, 2018 at 7:05 a.m. EDT) ''The Washington Post''.</ref>

He notably accused President [[George W. Bush]] of "not caring about black people" in 2005, after the events of [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-kanye-west-katrina-telethon-george-bush-black-people-20150902-htmlstory.html 10 years ago today, Kanye West said, 'George Bush doesn't care about black people'] by Josh Terry (Sep 02, 2015 at 1:45 pm) ''Chicago Tribune''.</ref>

Following his infamous interruption of Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Awards, [[Barack Obama]] referred to West as a "jackass" in a behind-the-scenes interview on CNBC,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=078BGtKNL1o president barack obama - kanye west - jackass (actual video)] (Sep 17, 2009) ''YouTube''.</ref> which West took in stride, saying that he was perfectly willing to be the "butt of all of [Obama]'s jokes if it someway helped his overall mission."<ref name=eltagouri/>

In 2013, West claimed that the reason President Obama was having trouble pushing his policies in Washington was, since he was black, he wasn't as well connected as [[Jews]] were, and that black people "don't got family that got money like that." This statement drew criticism from the [[Anti-Defamation League]], after which he apologized for said statements, where he claimed he meant it as a compliment.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Arts/Kanye-West-wants-to-takes-back-ignorant-compliment-about-Jews-335795 Kanye West wants to take back 'ignorant compliment' about Jews] (December 22, 2013 14:52) ''The Jerusalem Post''.</ref>

West sold merchandise that had the [[Confederate flag]] on it to promote his 6<sup>th</sup> studio album, ''Yeezus'', released in 2013. He was also seen wearing a jacket with a Confederate flag patch on the sleeve and was photographed draped in a large confederate flag. However, this was not, technically, in support of the flag, but rather a way of [[trolling]] [[neo-Confederate]]s by showing them a black man sporting the Confederate flag. Considering where West stands now, this can be considered [[Irony|ironic]]…<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/06/21/kanye-west-once-wore-the-confederate-flag-what-does-he-think-about-it-now/ Kanye West once wore the Confederate flag. What does he think about it now?] by Soraya Nadia McDonald (June 21, 2015 at 4:19 p.m. EDT) ''The Washington Post''.</ref> Buzzfeed News reported that he was ripe for radicalisation<ref>[https://www.buzzfeed.com/marcusjones/kanye-west-donald-trump-twitter-yeezy Kanye West Has Long Been Primed For Radicalization: The rapper’s recent tweets shouldn’t be that surprising if you consider Kanye’s history of seeking validation from elites.] by Marcus Jones (April 28, 2018 at 2:30 pm) ''Buzzfeed News''.</ref> and that people were getting worried that West was getting radicalized by the [[far right]].<ref>[https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/kanye-west-scott-adams-redpilled-twitter-right-trump People Are Worrying That Kanye West Is Getting Radicalized By The Far Right] by Ryan Broderick (Updated on April 23, 2018 at 2:13 pm; Posted on April 23, 2018 at 11:04 am) ''Buzzfeed News''.</ref>

In 2016, West released the song "Famous" along with his seventh studio album, ''The Life of Pablo''.<ref>https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-life-of-pablo/1443063578</ref> The song received criticism for a lyric in which he egotistically states "I feel like me and Taylor [Swift] might still have sex. Why? I made that bitch famous."<ref>https://pitchfork.com/news/66880-kim-kardashian-reveals-taylor-swift-signed-off-on-kanyes-infamous-famous-line/</ref> West falsely claimed that Swift approved the lyric,<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-defends-controversial-taylor-swift-famous-lyric-156209/</ref> because for some reason, he thought she would let people believe that she did. Shockingly, Swift's spokesperson came out and said that she did not approve the lyric, and that she had actually warned him against releasing a song with such a "strong misogynistic message."<ref>https://pitchfork.com/news/66880-kim-kardashian-reveals-taylor-swift-signed-off-on-kanyes-infamous-famous-line/</ref> Later in 2016, West got his wife-at-the-time, Kim Kardashian, to leak an edited video of a telephone call where she allegedly approved the lyric. However, in March 2020, this was revealed to be an edit, with Swift approving the line about "owing him sex" but objecting to the line calling her famous, and West never actually mentioned the line about referring to her as "that bitch."<ref>https://variety.com/2020/music/news/taylor-swift-kanye-west-phone-call-leaks-read-full-transcript-1203541363/</ref>

West was an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump ever since Trump became [[President of the United States]]. Interestingly, this conflicted with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian's support of [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref name=eltagouri/> However, he (temporarily) rescinded his support for Trump in the aftermath of the [[Muslim]] travel ban.

In April 2018, West appeared to hop back on the Trump Train, referring to Trump as his "brother" on [[Twitter]] and also tweeting a picture of himself wearing a "[[Make America Great Again]]" hat.<ref>[http://time.com/5254664/kanye-west-supports-donald-trump-twitter/ Kanye West Calls President Trump 'My Brother' Then Tweets a Selfie in a MAGA Hat] by Alana Abramson (April 25, 2018) ''Time''.</ref> He has also complimented and is friends with [[Candace Owens]], a noted far-right<ref>[https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2018/04/24/what-know-about-scott-adams-and-candace-owens-right-wing-commentators-kanye-west-promoted/220028 What to know about Scott Adams and Candace Owens, the right-wing commentators Kanye West promoted] by Cristina López G. (04/24/18 1:29 PM EDT) ''Media Matters for America''.</ref> [[Gamergate]]<ref>[http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/04/how-social-autopsy-fell-for-gamergate-trutherism.html The Strange Tale of Social Autopsy, the Anti-Harassment Start-up That Descended Into Gamergate Trutherism.] by Jesse Singal (Apr. 18, 2016) ''New York Magazine''.</ref> nut and [[Turning Point USA]]'s director of urban engagement who regularly criticizes [[Black Lives Matter]], referring to them as "overly privileged Americans" and "whiny toddlers pretending to be oppressed for attention."

Like any pseudo-intellectual rightist, West is a fan of [[Jordan Peterson]]'s videos and [[Candace Owens|Uncle Tom's female counterpart]].<ref>[http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/04/23/jordan-peterson-candance-owens-kanye-west-backlash-danger-lefts-victimization-narrative Jordan Peterson on Kanye Backlash: Candace Owens Is Right to Object to 'Victimization Narrative'] (April 23, 2018) ''Fox News''.</ref><ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/29945/kanye-west-watching-jordan-peterson-videos-amanda-prestigiacomo Revealed: Kanye West Is Watching Conservative Thinker Jordan Peterson’s Videos. Peterson’s Reaction Is Priceless.] by Amanda Prestigiacomo (Apr 26, 2018) ''The Daily Wire''.</ref>

===Presidential campaign===
[[File:President Donald Trump and Kanye West 2018-10-11 (Cropped 2).jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hmm, if he can do it, so can I!]]
====Setup====
West had floated the idea of running for [[President of the United States|President]] since at least 2015, though he remained ambiguous, if not contradictory, as to ''when'' he actually would run.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kanye-west-us-president-run-bid-2024-twitter-campaign-latest-a8321106.html Kanye West reaffirms vow to run for president in 2024] by Christopher Hooton (25 April 2018 09:35) ''Independent''.</ref>

He announced his campaign for [[President of the United States|President]] on July 4<sup>th</sup>, 2020. Although this was too late for him to get on the ballot in some states, he was still able to get on many states' ballots and there remained the possibility of write-in votes in all states.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/05/kanye-west-says-running-president-2020-348903 Kanye West says he’s running for president: His announcement is greeted with questions.] by Rishika Dugyala (07/05/2020) ''Politico''.</ref> His suggested policies included opposition to the [[death penalty]] and [[abortion]], and on [[education]] to put "the fear and love of [[God]] in all schools and organisations" (which appears to conflict with the [[First Amendment]]). His supporter [[Elon Musk]] would be placed in charge of the US space program.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/08/kanye-west-takes-anti-vaccine-anti-abortion-stance-in-us-presidential-bid Kanye West takes anti-vaccine, anti-abortion stance in US presidential bid] by Ben Beaumont-Thomas (8 Jul 2020 06.56 EDT) ''The Guardian''.</ref>

The reasons behind his run are anyone's guess, which has prompted theories ranging from self-promotion,<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrolli/2020/07/18/kanye-west-announces-new-album-donda Kanye West Is Apparently, Maybe, Releasing A New Album Called ‘Donda’ Next Week] by Bryan Rolli (Jul 18, 2020,07:40pm EDT) ''Forbes''.</ref> to an attempt to syphon minority voters away from [[Democrats]] to benefit Trump's candidacy, to just plain [[Wingnut|nuttery]]. For a brief period in his extremely tumultuous campaign, various news outlets reported that West had dropped out of the presidential race.<ref>[https://kfor.com/news/report-kanye-west-dropping-out-of-2020-presidential-race/ Report: Kanye West dropping out of 2020 presidential race] by Addy Bink (Jul 15, 2020) ''KFOR, Oklahoma News 4''.</ref>

====Kanye being Kanye====
In interviews conducted shortly after he announced his run for president, West revealed many of his current beliefs (subject, of course, to rapid change). These beliefs included an [[anti-vaccination]] stance regarding future [[COVID-19]] vaccines (he prefers the [[faith healing|power of prayer]] and believes that vaccines are the "[[Number of the Beast|mark of the beast]]… they want to put [[Microchip implant|chips inside of us]], they want to do all kinds of things, to make it where we can’t cross the gates of [[heaven]]"), support for [[anti-abortion]] positions (from a [[Black genocide#Abortion|"black genocide"]] perspective), that his support for Donald Trump was due to a combination of Trump somehow being the only president "allowing God to still be part of the conversation", and liking "Trump hotels and the saxophones in the lobby", that [[Goddidit|God told him to run for office]], that {{wpl|Black History Month}} was "[[torture]] [[porn]]", that inner city violence in Chicago was caused by removing [[Classroom prayer|"the fear and love of God in all schools and organizations"]], and that this presidential run absolutely positively is [[bullshit|not a promotion angle for his upcoming album]], nuh-uh, no sir-ee!<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/randalllane/2020/07/08/kanye-west-says-hes-done-with-trump-opens-up-about-white-house-bid-damaging-biden-and-everything-in-between Kanye West Says He’s Done With Trump — Opens Up About White House Bid, Damaging Biden And Everything In Between] by Randall Lane (Jul 8, 2020,01:11am EDT) ''Forbes''.</ref>

This was but the beginning of his bumpy campaign trail, dedicated to churning out at least one controversy a week, taking inspiration from [[Donald Trump|another longshot candidate]]. 

In a July 19<sup>th</sup>, 2020 rally, West did a rant at {{wpl|Harriet Tubman||,}} saying that she "actually never freed the [[slaves]], she just had the slaves go work for other white people." This understandably created a backlash in the crowd.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/kanye-west-says-harriet-tubman-never-freed-slaves-during-campaign-rally-1518949 Kanye West Says Harriet Tubman Never Freed Slaves During His Campaign Rally] by Scott McDonald (7/19/20 at 8:29 PM EDT) ''Newsweek''.</ref> He followed up the rally with a bizarre Twitter rant on the night of July 20<sup>th</sup>, 2020;<ref>[https://www.complex.com/music/2020/07/kanye-west-twitter-rant-drake-pusha-t-get-out-kim-kardashian-tried-to-bring-a-doctor-to-lock-me-up Kanye Goes on Twitter Rant Following Campaign Rally: 'Kim Tried to Bring a Doctor to Lock Me Up'] by Abel Shifferaw (Jul 20, 2020) ''Complex''.</ref> there was widespread worry that these bizarre events may relate to West's bipolar disorder, and there was concern about West's mental health.<ref>[https://globalnews.ca/news/7195800/kanye-west-president-rally-mental-health-video/ Kanye West presidential ‘campaign’ has people worried about his mental health] by Katie Scott (2020 July 20) ''Global News''.</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/kanye-wests-presidential-bid-needs-end-now-sake/ Kanye West's presidential bid needs to end now – for his sake, and ours] by Neil McCormick (20 July 2020 • 2:53pm) ''The Telegraph''.</ref><ref>[https://theblast.com/c/kanye-west-sparks-mental-health-worries-presidential-campaign-speech-event-video-harriet-tubman-kim-kardashian Kanye West Sparks Massive Mental Health Worries During First Presidential Campaign Appearance] by Mike Walters (July 19, 2020 at 5:39 pm) ''The Blast''.</ref>

In July 2020, West faced backlash from [[Planned Parenthood]] over his abortion rights rant.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9415830/planned-parenthood-slams-kanye-west-abortion-claims Planned Parenthood Blasts Kanye West ‘Offensive’ Abortion Claims: After Kanye West claimed that Planned Parenthood was created by "white supremacists to do the Devil's work," the organization hit back the claims they called "offensive and infantilizing."] by Gil Kaufman (07/9/2020) ''Billboard''.</ref> If that wasn't enough controversy, he reportedly wanted to model his White House cabinet after that of the fictional country Wakanda depicted in the movie ''Black Panther''.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53332251 Kanye West: Presidential hopeful wants to run the White House like Wakanda] (8 July 2020) ''BBC''.</ref>

He also revealed his extensive policy plans on important matters (such as foreign relations, [[taxes]], the [[economy]], and the [[COVID-19]] crisis) that he would implement if elected president, as summarized below:

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====End?====
In the end, West was able to get his name on 12 state ballots, and earned around 60,000 votes in [[2020 U.S. presidential election|the election]].<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/11/kanye-west-gets-60000-votes-across-12-states-in-u-s-presidential-race-1234608903/ Kanye West Gets 60,000 Votes For U.S. President Across 12 States – Update] by Tom Tapp (November 4, 2020 10:00am) ''Deadline''.</ref> He hastily conceded, showing that even he was quicker to accept reality than the [[Donald Trump|Big Cheese]]. However, Kanye being Kanye, he remained ambiguous as to whether he will run again, tweeting out "Kanye 2024" immediately after conceding.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54849605 Kanye West election: How many votes did he get?] (7 November 2020) ''BBC''.</ref>

All of this was put to rest in November 2022, when West officially announced his candidacy.<ref name="bbccampaign">"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63754702 Kanye West announces 2024 presidential bid]" - [[BBC]] (25 November 2022)</ref>

===50 shades of fascism===
[[File:Kanye West neo-Nazi tshirt.png|thumb|200px|right|Perhaps he failed to get the memo that he belongs to the same "Untermenschen" the Nazis persecuted.<ref>[https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/afro-germans-during-the-holocaust "The Nazi Persecution of Black People in Germany"]. ''Holocaust Encyclopedia'' (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum).</ref><ref>Eve Rosenhaft (January 26, 2016). [https://theconversation.com/what-happened-to-black-germans-under-the-nazis-53599 "What happened to black Germans under the Nazis?"]. ''The Conversation''. {{blockquote|It was the Nazi fear of “racial pollution” that led to the most common trauma suffered by black Germans: the break-up of families. “Mixed” couples were harassed into separating. When others applied for marriage licences, or when a woman was known to be pregnant or had a baby, the black partner became a target for involuntary sterilisation.}}</ref> The shirt's product code, "HH-01" directly references the alt-right [[Alt-right glossary#1488|code for "Heil Hitler"]].]]
{{cquote|IM A NAZI|||Ye, 2025<ref>Ye West/@kanywest (February 7, 2025). [https://x.com/kanyewest/status/1887824082005111130 "IM A NAZI"]. Twitter. [https://archive.ph/V77Ql (Archived version)].</ref>}}
{{cquote|"Every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially [[Hitler]]....I like Hitler... and he [[Holocaust denial|didn't kill 6 million Jews]], that's just like factually incorrect"....There's a lot of things that I love about Hitler.|||Ye, in a discussion panel on [[Infowars]], December 1 2022, where his off the rails Hitler love made even Alex Jones uncomfortable.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kanye-west-alex-jones-i-like-hitler-1234639617/ "Kanye to Alex Jones: ‘I Like Hitler’"] by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone, 2022 December 1</ref>}}

In October 2022, West attracted plenty of attention when he appeared with Candace Owens at his Paris fashion show wearing a shirt with the phrase "[[Black Lives Matter#Counter-responses|White Lives Matter]]" written on the back.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kanye-west-white-lives-matter-shirt-candace-owens-fashion-show-backlash/ Kanye West faces backlash for wearing shirt with "White Lives Matter" slogan] by Caitlin O'Kane (October 4, 2022 / 4:42 PM) ''CBS News''.</ref> This stunt was criticized by many for being (among other descriptions) "hugely irresponsible" and legitimizing "[[extremist]] behavior",<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Style/kanye-west-responds-white-lives-matter-shirt-backlash/story?id=91104231 "Kanye West responds to 'White Lives Matter T-shirt backlash: 'THEY DO'"] by Danielle Long (October 6, 2022, 1:08 PM) ''ABC News''.</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/kanye-west-white-lives-matter-ahmaud-arbery-family-responds-1234605202/ Ahmaud Arbery Family: Kanye West’s ‘White Lives Matter’ Stunt ‘Legitimizes’ Extremist Behavior] by Cheyenne Roundtree (October 4, 2022) ''Rolling Stone''.</ref> but predictably also earned him praise from the usual [[dog whistle|dog-whistling]] places you'd expect, like [[Fox News]]… even to the point of earning West an interview with [[Tucker Carlson]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/commentisfree/2022/oct/07/kanye-west-white-lives-matter-tucker-carlson His white lives matter shirt and Tucker Carlson appearance prove it: Kanye West doesn’t want a way back] by Andrew Lawrence (9 Oct 2022 10.20 EDT) ''The Guardian''.</ref>

Shortly after this incident, West got into even more hot water when he posted [[antisemitic]] social media posts on [[Instagram]] and [[Twitter]], where he declared that he was going to go {{wpl|DEFCON|"death con 3}}{{sic}} On [[Jew|JEWISH]] PEOPLE" (showing he doesn't know what the DEFCON system is or how it works), and invoked [[Black Hebrew Israelites]] [[woo]] in an attempt to "justify" his antisemitism. This led to West getting booted off both platforms.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2022/10/09/1127732183/kanye-west-instagram-twitter Twitter follows Instagram in restricting Ye's account after antisemitic posts] by Andrew Limbong (October 10, 20221:12 PM ET) ''NPR''.</ref> Ye's appalling antisemitism in the social media posts was even too much for Fox News, with some hosts on the network performing a complete U-turn of their previous praise of West due to the shocking tweets.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-does-awkward-about-face-on-kanye-west-after-antisemitic-rant Fox News Does Awkward About-Face on Kanye West After Antisemitic Rant] by Matt Wilstein (Oct. 10, 2022 4:08PM ET) ''The Daily Beast''.</ref> Later, unaired portions of Ye's interview with Carlson were leaked by {{wpl|Vice News}}. This leaked footage contained yet even more Black Hebrew Israelite oriented [[bigot]]ed statements about [[Jewish]] people, [[Margaret Sanger]] [[conspiracy theories]], and [[paranoid]] delusional thoughts concerning "fake children" being placed in his house to manipulate his kids.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ad77y/kanye-west-tucker-carlson-leaked-footage-antisemitism-fake-children Watch the Disturbing Kanye Interview Clips That Tucker Carlson Didn’t Put on Air: Motherboard obtained footage of West making bigoted statements about Jewish people and bizarre claims about "fake children," as well as describing visions of "kinetic energy" cities sent to him by God.] by Anna Merlan (October 11, 2022, 12:12pm) ''Vice''.</ref>

In mid-October 2022, West continued his unraveling from being a top hip-hop star into becoming a pathetic shitposting [[edgelord]]. On a podcast called {{wpl|DJ EFN#"Drink Champs"|"Drink Champs"}}, West doubled down on his antisemitism ("The Jewish media blocked me out",<ref>[https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-sparks-new-controversy-comments-death-geroge-floyd-3329657 "Kanye West sparks new controversy with comments about death of George Floyd" by Elizabeth Aubrey, NME, 2022 October 16]</ref> "Jewish people have owned the Black voice", the supposed existence of other "Jewish business secrets", and other antisemitic allusions)<ref name="haaertzpodcast">[https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2022-10-16/ty-article/.premium/kanye-west-doubles-down-on-antisemitic-tropes-rejects-invitation-to-holocaust-museum/00000183-e16c-dacc-a7a3-f16cd5640000 "Kanye West Doubles Down on Antisemitic Tropes, Rejects Invitation to Holocaust Museum"] by Ben Samuels, Haaretz, 2022 October 16</ref> supplemented with even more Black Hebrew Israelite style statements ("With the darker Jews – the 12 lost tribes of Israel, who we are because we’re Jewish also, we’re from Africa also, we’re the blood of Christ.") <ref name="haaertzpodcast"/> Also, perhaps fueled by [[Candace Owens]]' [[bullshit]] artistry,{{efn|Candace Owens, along with [[The Daily Wire]], released a documentary called [[Candace Owens#George Floyd|"The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM"]] in mid-October 2022.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221013041631/https://www.dailywire.com/news/candace-owens-premieres-the-greatest-lie-ever-sold-at-packed-house-in-nashville "Candace Owens Premieres ‘The Greatest Lie Ever Sold’ At Packed House In Nashville"] by Tim Meads, Daily Wire, 2022 October 13, archived on 2022 October 13</ref> On the ''Drink Champs'' podcast, West explained that the misinformation he heard on Floyd was "in the documentary".<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/10/16/ye-false-claim-george-floyd-death-caused-fentanyl-drink-champs-interview/10521080002/ "Ye claims George Floyd's death was caused by fentanyl; Floyd's family considers lawsuit"] by Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2022 October 16</ref>}} West advanced a [[conspiracy theory]] that [[George Floyd]] died not because he was suffocated by a police officer's knee (as said officer, {{wpl|Derek Chauvin}}, was found guilty in a court of law for), but by the completely discredited notion that he died due to overdosing on {{wpl|fentanyl||.}} <ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-george-floyd-drink-champs-1234612069/ "Kanye West Blames George Floyd’s Death on Fentanyl, Not Police Officer’s Knee"] by Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2022 October 16</ref>

One day later, West cemented his new role as shitposting edgelord by announcing that he was buying [[Parler]], seemingly in order to give him a place to "freely express" his new, strange, and confused bigotry (or as he called it in the press release, "controversial" "conservative opinions"). Unsurprisingly, this maneuver also has a connection to Owens: at the time West made the announcement, the CEO of Parler was George Farmer, who happens to be Owens' husband.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-buying-right-wing-free-speech-app-parler-1234612244/ "Kanye West Buying Right-Wing ‘Free Speech’ App Parler to Do God Knows What"] by Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2022 October 17</ref> This attempt to buy Parler eventually unraveled in mid-November 2022.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/technology/kanye-west-parler.html "Kanye West’s Deal to Buy Parler Unravels"] by Kate Conger, New York Times, 2022 December 1</ref>

In later November 2022, West had dinner with [[Donald Trump]] at Trump's Mar-A-Lago club. In a sign of Ye's delusional ''chutzpah'', West reportedly asked Trump to be his running mate for his 2024 run, pissing Trump off. <ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3749908-kanye-west-says-he-asked-trump-to-be-his-2024-running-mate/ "Kanye West says he asked Trump to be his 2024 running mate"] by Zach Schonfeld, Hill, 2022 November 25</ref> West also brought along a surprise guest, [[Nick Fuentes]], whom with at this point perhaps he shared enough "edgelord shitposting antisemitic" values to overlook the "[[white supremacist]] racist" angle. The meeting was widely condemned by several politicians, the head of the [[Anti-Defamation League]], and (surprisingly) even the [[alt-right]] website [[Breitbart]], with most of the criticism focusing on how unacceptable it was for Trump to host two well-known antisemitic trolls.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/26/trump-nick-fuentes-dinner-reaction "Trump condemned for dining with white supremacist Nick Fuentes"] by Edwin Rios, Guardian, 2022 November 26</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/25/us/politics/trump-nick-fuentes-dinner.html "Trump’s Latest Dinner Guest: Nick Fuentes, White Supremacist"] by Maggie Haberman and Alan Feur, New York Times, 2022 November 25</ref><ref>[https://www.mediaite.com/news/welcome-to-the-resistance-fellas-breitbart-news-destroys-trump-for-dining-with-neo-nazi-and-kanye-west/ "‘Welcome to the Resistance Fellas’: Breitbart Destroys Trump For Dining With Neo-Nazi and Kanye West"] by Alex Griffing, Mediaite, 2022 November 25</ref>

In early December, West (who was masked in a black balaclava for some reason) was in an interview with [[Nick Fuentes]] and [[Alex Jones]] on InfoWars, where he sympathized with and praised Hitler and the Nazis (including identifying as a Nazi and making an anti-semitic rant), [[Holocaust denial|denied the Holocaust]], and mocked [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], and was so extreme it made [[Alex Jones]] uncomfortable.<ref>[https://consequence.net/2022/12/kanye-west-alex-jones-hitler/  Kanye West tells Alex Jones: "I see good things about Hitler"] by Alex Young, Consequence, 2022 December 1</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kanye-west-alex-jones-i-like-hitler-1234639617/ Kanye to Alex Jones: 'I Like Hitler'] by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone, 2022 December 1</ref><ref>[https://us.politsturm.com/kanye-spearheads-fascist-clique/ Rapper Kanye West Spearheads Fascist Clique]</ref> Shortly afterwards, he decided it was a good idea to post an image of a swastika overlaying the Star of David on his recently reinstated Twitter account<ref>[https://www.thestreet.com/technology/elon-musk-reactivates-kanye-wests-twitter-account "Kanye West's Twitter Account Reactivated; Musk Denies Making Decision"] by Luc Olinga, TheStreet, 2022 October 30</ref> to promote his presidential campaign. This was bad enough of a move to actually get [[Elon Musk|Elon "Unban Everybody" Musk]] pissed at him and suspend his Twitter account again.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20221202033622/https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1598521071178698752</ref><ref>[https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-says-twitter-will-suspend-kanye-wests-account-2022-12-02/ "Twitter suspends Kanye's account again"], Reuters, 2022 December 2</ref>

However, as of March 2023, West somehow had his anti-semitism cured by watching ''{{wpl|21 Jump Street}}'' (because Kanye enjoyed Jonah Hill's performance) and apologized for his past comments. [[Poe's Law|We're not kidding]].<ref>https://deadline.com/2023/03/kanye-west-claims-likes-jewish-people-again-after-viewing-jonah-hill-in-21-jump-street-1235310182/</ref> Though this didn't have a long-term impact, because in December 2023 West donned a black klan hood (an out and about black klansman),<ref>Roisin O'Connor (December 13, 2023). [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kanye-west-kkk-hood-antisemitism-vultures-b2463291.html "Kanye West wears KKK-style hood at Miami listening party"]. ''The Independent''.</ref> and launched another massive antisemitic rant in which he stated: "Jesus Christ, Hitler, Ye. Third party. Sponsor that."<ref>Minyvonne Burke (December 16, 2023). [https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/ye-makes-antisemitic-remarks-rants-hitler-trump-co-parenting-latest-ti-rcna130078 "Ye makes antisemitic remarks, rants about Hitler, Trump and co-parenting in latest tirade"]. ''NBC News''.</ref> 

After apologizing ''again'' for his antisemitic outbursts in late December 2023,<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/ye-kanye-antisemitism-apology-40450fa8868c660d954b672d5dfbcc3a "The rapper Ye, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, issues an apology in Hebrew"] by Maria Sherman, AP News, 2023 December 26</ref> on January 19 2024, West decided to attract controversy ''again'' for edgelord antics by wearing a band T-shirt of Burzum, aka the [[heavy metal|black metal]] solo project of [[neo-Nazi]] [[murder|murderer]] [[Varg Vikernes]].<ref>[https://www.tmz.com/2024/01/19/kanye-west-band-shirt-burzum-varg-vikernes-neo-nazi/ "KANYE WEST Rocks Burzum Shirt... Neo Nazi Singer's Face Plastered"], TMZ, 2024 January 19</ref>

In 2024, 8 former employees sued Ye's company "Yeezy, LLC", West himself and the former chief of staff (Yiannopoulos). The employees alleged in the suit that the company did not pay them wages, and treated them with "cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment", including racial slurs and African American employees being called "[[slaves]]".<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/kanye-west-employees-sue-say-black-employees-were-called-slaves Ye Employees Sue, Allege Black Employees Called ‘Slaves,’ Denied Pay] by Eboni Boykin-Patterson (July 1, 2024) ''The Daily Beast''.</ref>

In February 2025, West got his honorary art degree revoked because of his Nazi shit.<ref>{{cite web | last=DeGrushe | first=Allison | title=Kanye West Had His Honorary Art Degree Revoked Over "Disgusting and Condemnable" Comments | website=Distractify | date=2025-02-12 | url=https://www.distractify.com/p/kanye-west-art-degree | access-date=2025-02-17}}</ref> The German sports apparel company {{wpl|Adidas}} also distanced themselves from West by revoking their endorsement deal with him, stating that Ye's actions and statements do not align with their policy of diversity and inclusion.{{efn|Which is sadly ironic as Adolf Dassler, the company's namesake founder, was a supporter of the [[Nazi Party]] and used slave labour in their factories; famed Black track and field star Jesse Owens wore a pair of running shoes by the Dasslers, and Adi and his wife later had American occupying forces purchase sports shoes from them.}}<ref name="Evans">{{Cite news |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=2025-04-01 |title=Kanye West condemned for wearing black KKK outfit during controversial interview |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kanye-west-kkk-outfit-dj-akademiks-interview-b2725006.html |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

West again attracted attention wearing a klansman outfit twice, once at an album event in December 2023, and once again in an interview in April 2025 during an interview with DJ Akademiks. Not surprising, given that American Neo-Nazis and the modern [[KKK]] in the United States are heavily intertwined and allied.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/dec/13/kanye-west-wears-ku-klux-klan-style-hood-at-album-listening-event Kanye West wears Ku Klux Klan-style hood at album listening event] The Guardian</ref><ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kanye-west-wears-black-kkk-105532722.html Kanye West Wears Black KKK Outfit for Interview Sparking Controversy] Yahoo</ref>

In May 2025, West again affirmed his love for Hitler, this time outright calling himself a Nazi. A song he released called ‘Heil Hitler’, from an early version of his 12<sup>th</sup> album ''[[Cuck]]'' was leaked on a [[Discord]] group following a $999 donation to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum as requested by the leaker.<ref>[https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/19/kanye-west-album-leaked-discord/ Entire Kanye West Album Leaked on Discord, Leakers Say Proceeds Will Benefit U.S. Holocaust Museum] Digital Music News</ref> The contents of the album (unsurprisingly) contain Kayne singing the hard-r, hailing Hitler, admitting to reading two chapters of ''[[Mein Kampf]]'' before bed, chanting "Free Diddy" (a.k.a. Sean Combs, after Combs had been convicted of racketeering, sex trafficking by force, and transportation for purposes of prostitution) and songs about his nitrous oxide addiction.

In 2026, West paid for a full-page [[ad]] in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' (which ''[[The Guardian]]'' subsequently quoted in full), apologizing for his horrible statements, blaming his mental illness (at least in part due to a frontal lobe injury to his [[brain]] from a car crash that was not initially diagnosed) and failed medical treatments.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/26/kanye-west-takes-out-full-page-ad-apologising-for-antisemitic-behaviour-and-denying-he-is-a-nazi-ye Kanye West takes out full-page ad apologising for antisemitic behaviour and denying he is a Nazi. Rapper, now known as Ye, apologises to his family and to the Black community and says he loves Jews, blaming his bipolar disorder for his ‘poor judgment and reckless behaviour’] by Laura Snapes (26 Jan 2026 11.21 EST) ''The Guardian''.</ref> If West is sincere this time, it's likely to be hard to make amends for releasing the song "Heil Hitler" that may have become an informal anthem for the far-right (Nick Fuentes and [[Andrew Tate]]).<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/watch-andrew-tate-nick-fuentes-and-others-caught-dancing-to-heil-hitler-netizens-shout-sinister/articleshow/126648049.cms Andrew Tate, Nick Fuentes and others caught dancing to 'Heil Hitler', netizens shout 'sinister'] (Jan 18, 2026, 21:18 IST) ''The Times of India''.</ref>

===2024 presidential campaign===
West announced his presidential campaign in November 2022,<ref name="bbccampaign"/> around the same time that his public image and career was taking a massive hit due to the above racist statements and bizarre behavior. The campaign didn't get any better in the subsequent months.

On the same day that West said he was running for president, an investigation was announced by Adidas over allegations of misconduct at a deal meeting with West.<ref>[https://www.foxla.com/news/adidas-investigating-kanye-west-misconduct-allegations Adidas launches probe into misconduct allegations against Kanye West] (24 November 2022) ''Reuters''</ref>

[[MAGA]] nuts quickly turned against West, alleging that his candidacy was a supposed "psychological operation" meant to "[[persecution complex|destroy MAGA]]."<ref>[https://waynedupree.com/2022/12/kanye-plot-destroy-maga Here’s All The Proof You Need: I’m Convinced Kanye’s Working as a “Psyop” Against MAGA] - Sophie O'Hara on WayneDupree.com</ref> You know what? Sure, whatever—at this point it really doesn't seem to matter.

West loosely worked with multiple [[alt-right]] agitators to help run his campaign, including figures such as [[Milo Yiannopoulos]], [[Nick Fuentes]], and [[Ali Alexander]]. By December 2022, Yiannopoulos was ousted (according to Yiannopoulos due to a "mutual conclusion" with West) following the series of disastrous media appearances the prior month.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/milo-yiannopoulos-is-out-at-kanye-wests-2024-presidential-campaign-after-infighting "Milo Yiannopoulos Is Out at Kanye West Campaign After Infighting"] by Will Sommer and Zachary Petrizzo, ''Daily Beast'', 2022 December 4</ref> Over the next few months, Yiannopoulos and Alexander (who was still working with West) started feuding with each other, accusing each other of inappropriate behavior, as West reportedly became disinterested in his campaign.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/campaign-in-chaos-kanye-west-just-wants-to-be-left-alone "Campaign in Chaos: Kanye West Just Wants to Be ‘Left Alone’"] by Will Sommer and Zachary Petrizzo, ''Daily Beast'', 2023 April 14</ref> 

In March 2023, Alexander and Yiannopoulos accused each other of preying on young men, with both posting alleged screenshots of salacious DMs to support their claim.<ref>[https://www.dailydot.com/debug/milo-yiannopoulos-ali-alexander-feud-far-right/ "Milo Yiannopoulos, Ali Alexander locked in a bitter Telegram feud stemming from Ye’s failed 2024 campaign"] by Claire Goforth, ''Daily Dot'', 2023 March 30</ref> In particular, Alexander was accused of allegedly proposing or sending nude pictures to two underage teenage boys as well as adult men in their 20s.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/stop-the-steal-organizer-ali-alexander-apologizes-after-being-accused-of-asking-teen-boys-for-sexual-pics "‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer Apologizes After Being Accused of Asking Teen Boys for D*ck Pics"] by Will Sommer, ''Daily Beast'', 2023 April 17</ref> In mid April 2023, Alexander, who previously fervently denied the accusations, released an apology for "inappropriate messages" while insisting that "nothing unlawful has occurred", and claimed that he was being targeted by "fake accusers or literal honey pots eager to frame me."<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ali-alexander-apologizes-inappropriate-messages-1234716609/ "Stop the Steal Founder Ali Alexander Apologizes Amid Allegations of Texting Teens"] by Tim Dickinson, ''Rolling Stone'', 2023 April 17</ref> (He must have some odd fetishes if ''literal'' honey pots were involved here.)

On October 20 2023, West’s personal attorney Bruce Marks told ''{{wpl|Rolling Stone}}'' that the 2024 presidential campaign was dead.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/kanye-presidential-run-2024-ending-1234858651/ "Kanye is ‘Not a Candidate in 2024,’ His Lawyer Says"] by Tim Dickinson, ''Rolling Stone'', 2023 October 20</ref>

==Religion: There and back again==
[[File:Jesus is King - A Kanye West Film.svg|thumb|right|300px|The second billing: ''Jesus is King'': A Kanye West Film]]
West is an [[evangelical]] [[Christian]]. His pastor Adam Tyson, a [[Calvinist]] preacher and graduate of well-known conservative evangelical John MacArthur's seminary, [[The Master's University]], has preached at his meetings.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDUmbkdQksU Special Event: Interview w/ Kanye's Pastor] by Apologia Studios (Oct 17, 2019) ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>[https://www.christianpost.com/news/who-is-the-masters-seminary-grad-now-preaching-at-kanye-wests-sunday-services.html Who is the Master’s Seminary grad now preaching at Kanye West's Sunday Services?] by Jeannie Ortega Law (October 6, 2019) ''The Christian Post''.</ref> His 2019 album, ''Jesus is King'', centers around his newfound faith. Before this, West had referenced his faith in a few songs, including "Jesus Walks". These are all, of course, coming from the same person who released a song called "I Am a God" off of an album titled "Yeezus".

West once claimed that he believed that he was "like a vessel, and God has chosen me to be the voice and the connector".<ref>[http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/does-kanye-west-really-think-hes-god.html Does Kanye West Think He’s God? Or Has He Given Up on God?] by Margaret Lyons (6/19/13 at 10:00 AM) ''New York Magazine: Vulture''.</ref> In addition, he has also claimed that slavery was a choice,<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g854dJu5KBs Kanye: Slavery Was A Choice] by The Young Turks (May 1, 2018) ''YouTube''.</ref> though he has since apologized and recanted this claim. He has also stated that he wants to "abolish the [[United States Constitution#13th Amendment|13th amendment]]" that abolished slavery.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220106061240/https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1046466533973590016 this represents good and America becoming whole again.  We will no longer outsource to other countries. We build factories here in America and create jobs.  We will provide jobs for all who are free from prisons as we abolish the 13th amendment. Message sent with love] by Kanye West (11:27 AM - 30 Sep 2018) ''Twitter'' (archived from January 6, 2022).</ref> West later clarified that he "misspoke by saying abolish, amend is the right language."<ref name="cnn"/><ref name="tmz"/> He explained: 

{{quotebox|the 13th Amendment is slavery in disguise meaning it never ended We are the solution that heals<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220505144039/https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1046490057522085888 the 13th Amendment is slavery in disguise meaning it never ended We are the solution that heals] by Kanye West (1:00 PM - 30 Sep 2018) ''Twitter'' (archived from May 5, 2022).</ref>}}

{{quotebox|In 1865, the 13th Amendment stated that no man is destined to slavery or involuntary servitude unless convicted of a crime. This translates to in order to make a freed man a slave all you have to do is convict them of a crime.<ref name="cnn">[https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/02/entertainment/kanye-west-13th-amendment-clarification/index.html Kanye West explains his 13th Amendment comments] by Lisa Respers France (2:19 PM EDT, Tue October 2, 2018 ) ''CNN''.</ref><ref name="tmz">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0CVIGZVynA ''TMZ'': Kanye West Clarifies 'Abolish' 13th Amendment Remark]. YouTube. October 1, 2018.</ref>}}

[[Stopped Clock|That last bit is quite right:]] he's referring to a loophole that the South used to re-enslave many black (and some white) Americans after [[Reconstruction]]; it's how [[The South]] was able to rebuild its economy after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref>{{wpa|Slavery by Another Name}}</ref>

==Other==
West has compared himself to almost everyone you can think of, including [[Adolf Hitler]] (an unusual case of self-inflicted [[Godwin's Law]]),<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-compares-himself-to-hitler-at-british-festival-182991/ Kanye West Compares Himself to Hitler at British Festival: Rapper launched into self-pitying rant midway through his set] by Matthew Perpetua (August 8, 2011) ''Rolling Stone''.</ref> [[William Shakespeare]],<ref>[https://pagesix.com/2013/11/27/kanye-baby-north-is-just-as-royal-as-prince-george/ ‘I am Shakespeare’ — Kanye’s ego reaches new heights] (November 27, 2013 | 11:17pm) ''Page Six''.</ref> [[The Walt Disney Company#Walt Disney himself|Walt Disney]], and [[Steve Jobs]] (at the same time),<ref>[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/kanye-west-praises-this-generations-steve-jobs-and-walt-disney-himself-2018-04-25 Kanye West praises this generation’s Steve Jobs and Walt Disney: himself] by Shawn Langlois (April 25, 2018 at 12:36 p.m. ET) ''Market Watch''.</ref> Axl Rose, Jim Morrison, and Jimi Hendrix (all three at the same time),<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-im-the-number-one-living-and-breathing-rock-star-246107/ Kanye West: ‘I’m the Number One Living and Breathing Rock Star’: Rapper explains the story behind writing 'I Am a God'] by RJ Cubarrubia (June 24, 2013) ''Rolling Stone''.</ref> and Leonardo da Vinci,<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/21/kanye-west-leonardo-da-vinci-glastonbury Kanye West: 'I'm not saying I'm Leonardo da Vinci, but …' US rapper, who has likened himself to Picasso, Shakespeare and Disney, sets sights on Renaissance polymaths ahead of Glastonbury headline slot] by Aisha Gani (21 Jun 2015 09.38 EDT) ''The Guardian''.</ref> just to name a few.

On his 2018 album ''Ye'', he talked about his mental health issues, including bipolar disorder. The album cover also referenced this, saying "I hate being / Bi-Polar / its{{sic}} awesome" in {{Green|green handwriting}}.

On October 19<sup>th</sup> 2021, his name was officially changed to "Ye" (no middle or last name) from Kanye West.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/19/kanye-west-changes-name-ye Kanye West officially changes name to Ye: Los Angeles judge approves request of the rapper, producer and fashion designer to legally change his name] (19 Oct 2021 09.19 EDT) ''The Guardian''.</ref> This was probably a publicity stunt, but since he went to all the trouble to change it legally, it doesn't look like it's he's going back anytime soon.

In February 2022, West released ''Donda 2''{{efn|The "v2.22.22" version}} exclusively to his $200 Stem Player after a disastrous livestream. Needless to say, his fans were not happy that they had to pay $200 for a essentially unfinished product{{efn|Being that it was recorded immediately after the shoddy release of ''Donda''}} and it had became the most pirated album of all time, behind the Tidal version of ''The Life of Pablo''.

In November 2022 Adidas issued an investigation into West over allegations of sexual harassment to staff members in relation to a deal he was involved in.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ye-kanye-west-adidas-investigation-sexual-harassment-allegations/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3b Adidas probing sexual harassment allegations against Ye] 25 November 2022 , by KHRISTOPHER J. BROOKS, ''CBS News''.</ref>

In April 2023, West was sued by two former teachers who claimed that Donda Academy allegedly violated multiple Department of Education requirements and state regulations. The teachers described an unsafe environment that led to frequent bullying incidents. The lawsuit also alleged that the campus lacked essential personnel, such as janitorial services or a school nurse. The lawsuit detailed many other alleged bizarre policies and rules, such as restricting lunch to solely the sushi provided by the Academy, forbidding utensils, restricting classes to the first floor only, and a school-wide ban on crossword puzzles, color sheets, and even chairs. <ref>[https://people.com/music/former-donda-academy-teachers-sue-kanye-west/  "Fired Donda Academy Teachers Sue Kanye West, Allege School Had 'Lack of Safety' — Including Only Serving Sushi"] 7 April 2023, by Anna Lazarus Caplan, ''People''.</ref>

On 21 April 2025, West released a new song titled “Cousins”, in which he stated that he and his cousin viewed pornography and other inappropriate material as children, which later led to an incestuous relationship. The song was widely condemned and viewed with disgust even by Kanye fans (including Nazis, a significant group that still supports Kanye). If the song is any indication, Kanye was possibly older than his cousin, making him a sexual predator in addition to a pedophile.<ref>[https://www.iheart.com/alternate/amp/2025-04-21-ye-makes-shocking-confession-about-explicit-relationship-with-family-member/ Ye Makes Shocking Confession About Explicit Relationship With Family Member] IHeart</ref>

==See also==
*[[Nick Fuentes]]
*[[Milo Yiannopoulos]]

==External links==
*[http://www.kanyewest.com/ Official site]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPYgtVHa8NI "Gay Fish" (Original Music) - SOUTH PARK]

==Notes==
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==References==
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