Kanye West said slavery was a ‘choice’ and this person had the perfect comeback
Kanye West went viral today – no change there – except this time he’s really excelled himself.
Here he is talking about slavery and keep watching for the perfect response from a chap called Van Lathan, a reporter for TMZ.
Kanye thinks slavery was "a choice" pic.twitter.com/zoPIDC8cSd
— jordan (@JordanUhl) May 1, 2018
Here’s what people made of it online.
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Van from @TMZ gave Kanye the business. You have to see this. pic.twitter.com/AMvT1qplIO
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 2, 2018
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Kanye West thinks "slavery was a choice".
He is right. White people chose to enslave black people for generations..#IfSlaveryWasAChoice
— Janice (@Janice_Resist) May 2, 2018
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not all heroes wear capes. pic.twitter.com/7X8RAu8I2v
— nikai miller® (@nikaimiller) May 1, 2018
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This is why it’s important to have diversity on your staff. No one else was gonna speak up. And #Kanye wasn’t going to respect anyone else speaking to him like this.
Thank You @VanLathan #TMZ pic.twitter.com/diCUxJSZhs
— Chloe A. Hilliard (@Chloe_Hilliard) May 1, 2018
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Don’t usually get caught up in commenting about stuff like this but I saw what Kanye West said and I was ASHAMED. 400 Years of slavery a CHOICE???? Really! All I’ll say is this: I’m incredibly proud of that staffer from TMZ. Brilliant, Eloquent & totally appropriate response.#WTH
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) May 2, 2018
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Dear MAGA crowd…
Kanye West is all yours. Enjoy.
Sincerely,
Educated Americans
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) May 2, 2018
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There has NEVER been a moment in history when Black people didn't resist slavery. Some did it by jumping off ships. Some killed masters. Some ran away. Some did it through everyday forms of resistance. Slave masters didn't retire. Our resistance led to our freedom.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) May 2, 2018
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once again I am being attacked for presenting new ideas
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 1, 2018
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your ideas aren't new… they're tired and ridiculous. Go read a book dude
— Cameron Drake (@camwes) May 2, 2018
10.
how to ruin your legacy in one week: a kanye west edition.
— little buddy (@__LittleBuddy) May 1, 2018
