Kanye West

[Mecca]

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[Iprefertheiroldstuff]

Are we racist or is Kanye racist? Only time will tell.

[Mecca]

Are we racist or is Kanye racist? Only time will tell.

No. I don't think we can be racist; we're white.

[Iprefertheiroldstuff]

I thought you were middle-eastern.

[BurtReynolds]

well somebody has to be racist.

[Iprefertheiroldstuff]

There's definitely racism afoot; I just have to check with tumblr to lock down a source.

[Iprefertheiroldstuff]

Pretty sure it's Beck. Beck is racist.

[BurtReynolds]

i knew it.

[Jorge]

I'll tell you who the real racist is.

[Mecca]

I think I was most disappointed in Kanye saying anything afterwards because if he just left it as walking on-stage to make us think "oh no, here comes kanye again" and then faking everybody out, its a pretty self-aware joke.

[tommymtcom]

Pretty sure it's Beck. Beck is racist.

No, The Grammys are racist for giving the award to a white guy (some would say one of the whitest guys)

[Jorge]

I think I was most disappointed in Kanye saying anything afterwards because if he just left it as walking on-stage to make us think "oh no, here comes kanye again" and then faking everybody out, its a pretty self-aware joke.

Exactly, but I think it's kind of weird that people are so upset by the comments. They're not even that out of line. Dave Grohl and Noel Gallagher and hundreds of other rock dudes make similar comments all the time, about music they feel strongly about. Why is everyone so up in arms about Kanye? I feel like I'm missing something.

[spike]

i only caught about ten minutes of the broadcast, and it included kanye's performance followed quickly by madonna's far better performance. maybe he was just upset about being completely upstaged.

[tommymtcom]

I think I was most disappointed in Kanye saying anything afterwards because if he just left it as walking on-stage to make us think "oh no, here comes kanye again" and then faking everybody out, its a pretty self-aware joke.

Exactly, but I think it's kind of weird that people are so upset by the comments. They're not even that out of line. Dave Grohl and Noel Gallagher and hundreds of other rock dudes make similar comments all the time, about music they feel strongly about. Why is everyone so up in arms about Kanye? I feel like I'm missing something.

Well, nobody likes an egomaniac. Everyone hates Noel Gallagher as well. Dave Grohl gets a pass for being so likable I guess, which is an adjective I am pretty sure has never been used to describe Kanye.

[Birds in Hell]

Everyone hates Noel Gallagher as well.

Surely you jest.

[Iprefertheiroldstuff]

Refer to the tweet about Beck the multi-instrumentalist vs. Beyonce, the manufactured diva. It's pretty obvious why his comments are considered ridiculous.

[Jorge]

Everyone hates Noel Gallagher as well.

Maybe I lack perspective, but I really don't think the level of hatred is comparable at all. And Noel wished someone AIDS.

[tommymtcom]

Everyone hates Noel Gallagher as well.

Maybe I lack perspective, but I really don't think the level of hatred is comparable at all. And Noel wished someone AIDS.

Noel is a whole lot less relevant than Kanye. Also, wishing someone AIDs is cartoonishly awful, which makes it a lot easier to dismiss.

[BurtReynolds]

I don't think Kanye did himself any favors by marrying a Kardashian. Not exactly how you win over the public. But you gotta do what you gotta do for dat ass.

[tommymtcom]

I don't know. I'm not saying that nobody hates kanye for racist reasons. I'm sure plenty of people do. I'm just saying that at least some of the criticism is warranted and he is definitely a douche.