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Kanye West Declares "Black Lives Matter Was A Scam" And Wears A 'White Lives Matter' Shirt At A Yeezy Fashion Show

Rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West has never hesitated to speak his mind, even if it meant he was heavily criticized for his political affiliations. He has proudly associated with former President Donald Trump and conservative political pundit Candace Owens, and now he's taking a bold stand against Black Lives Matter.

By Gina Florio2 min read
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While it may attempt to market itself as a non-profit organization that does charity work for various black communities around the country, Black Lives Matter is nothing more than a company (with no 501c3 status) that gets rich by exploiting the common narrative of suffering and oppression amongst minority communities. The organization raised millions and millions of dollars during the George Floyd riots, but not a single one of those dollars was funneled back into black neighborhoods to help minorities in need. It was later discovered that Black Lives Matter secretly used $6 million of its donations to buy a 6,500-square-foot mansion so the leaders could throw extravagant parties and film swanky YouTube content. Kanye West highlighted how fraudulent the popular movement is, and he did it with a t-shirt that had an explosive message on it.

Kanye West Declares "Black Lives Matter Was A Scam" and Wears a 'White Lives Matter' T-Shirt at a Yeezy Fashion Show

Kanye has been in a habit of posting various things on social media, only to delete them later on. Many of his previous posts were about his 9-year-old daughter, North, having free rein on social media and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian's short-lived relationship with comedian Pete Davidson. His most recent tirade on Instagram focused on the scam of the Black Lives Matter movement. He posted a short but simple message on his Instagram stories yesterday: "EVERYONE KNOWS THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER WAS A SCAM NOW ITS OVER YOU'RE WELCOME [sic]."

This week he was also spotted in Paris at a surprise Yeezy fashion show, where he was wearing a sweatshirt that said "WHITE LIVES MATTER" on the back. There is also a photo of him standing next to conservative political pundit Candace Owens who is wearing a matching sweatshirt with the same message on the back. The picture has gone viral and sparked a conversation about whether Kanye is suffering from a bipolar episode or he's a self-hating racist or if he's just crazy.

At the Yeezy fashion show, there were some models who were also wearing the same "White Lives Matter" shirt, and upon seeing this, Jaden Smith left the event. He said he "had to dip" and that he doesn't care who it is—if he doesn't "feel the message," he's out.

Kanye has also been posting various photos about Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, who criticized Kanye for wearing matching clothes with Candace. "This is not a fashion person," he wrote in the caption of a photo of Gabriella, following it up with yet another picture of a close-up of her boots and saying that he knew Anna Wintour hated them.

People are upset that Kanye is "bullying" Gabriella. Model Gigi Hadid slammed Kanye in the comment section of one of his posts:

"You wish u had a percentage of her intellect. You have no idea haha…. If there’s actually a point to any of your shit she might be the only person that could save u. As if the 'honor' of being invited to your show should keep someone from giving their opinion ..? Lol. You’re a bully and a joke."

Kanye's latest Instagram post is a black square with the simple message: "WHEN I SAID WAR I MEANT WAR."