TMZ journalist slams Kanye West to his face for saying slavery was 'a choice'

[DonViejo]

‘The absence of thought’: TMZ journalist slams Kanye West to his face for saying slavery was ‘a choice’

BOB BRIGHAM
01 MAY 2018 AT 16:17 ET

Controversial musician Kayne West joined TMZ Newsroom to try and rehabilitate his image after his tweetstorm praising President Donald Trump.

Harvey Levin asked West, who is married to Kim Kardishan, about the message he was trying to send by donning a “Make America Great Again” hat in support of President Trump.

-snip-

West expounded on his support for Trump by suggesting forced slavery is a conspiracy theory and that in practice, it was a choice by blacks.

“When you hear about slavery for 400 years, for 400 years? That sounds like a choice,” West argued. “Like, you was there for 400 years and it’s all of y’all?”

Not everyone was impressed with West continuing to defend Trump.

“I actually don’t think you’re thinking anything,” shouted Van Lathan, from the TMZ newsroom, as he stood up. “I think what you’re doing right now is actually the absence of thought.”

more + video
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/absence-thought-tmz-journalist-slams-kanye-west-face-saying-slavery-choice/

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. I loathe Kanye West.

[hlthe2b]

8. It is so jarring to see this kind of thing and I prefer to hear more from African Americans on this

issue, but he surely does not know history nor does he seem to have any ability to relate to the problems affecting the wide swath of POC (or doesn't care) much like Ben Carson.

I think feminist women are disgusted, but accustomed to those women who basically sell us out in terms of our basic rights. But, I have to say it is jarring to see this kind of thing among prominent African Americans.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

10. I honestly don't think he's playing with a full deck, so maybe I shouldn't have said

I loathe him because I think Kanye West often behaves as if he is mentally ill and maybe he should be cut some slack for that. But OTOH, if he's smart and savvy enough to have become a very successful celebrity, he's smart enough to be aware of the history and dynamics of slavery and there is no excuse for what he said. And there is no excuse for him to be sucking up to Trump. It's disgusting.

[RhodeIslandOne]

21. He's not mentally ill

He's good at producing music and someone called him a genius and now he thinks every thought that drifts into his head is precious.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

23. To me that is a sign of someone having a manic episode.

I say this as someone whose family and whose spouse's family has a number of bipolar disorder sufferers who I've seen in action many times over the years. That's what Kanye West's behavior reminds me of.

[SummerSnow]

2. What an asshole

[Me.]

3. Wow

didn't think he could go any lower to sell a tune.

[Major Nikon]

4. Definitely falls into the You've Got To Be Shitting Me category

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. He is parroting the whole "Democrats have enslaved the black man via welfare" bullshit, and doing it

badly as only an idiot like kanye can.

[Lochloosa]

6. Whatever gets you on the cover of tabloids.

Who really gives a shit what he says.

[mythology]

7. I'm not sure which I would find worse

If he's actually stupid enough to believe that, or if he's doing it to get publicity. Either way, Kanye West is a blithering idiot who should be left behind like the talentless hack he's always been.

[awesomerwb1]

9. This guy is not very smart

and so overrated, it's not funny.

He uses 20 producers, and multiple writers(10+) for every song and the result is still nauseating.

[ProudLib72]

11. ....

[Codeine]

12. I remember when he was worshipped

on DU, with angry defenders standing up for poor little put-upon bazillionaire Ye.

This is what you were defending, folks. Make America Great Again.

[jberryhill]

13. .

[RhodeIslandOne]

15. And anyone who insulted him got shit on

"Leave Yeeeezy alone!"

Obama nailed it. He's a jackass.

[RhodeIslandOne]

14. "it's all Y'all?"

Can anyone who speaks Kanye explain what the fuck that means?

He's an idiot.

[Oneironaut]

16. Kanye is a douche, and everyone finally realized it.

That’s why he’s begging for attention.

[AJT]

17. Maybe he and Ted Nugent should go on tour together.

[cwydro]

18. Wow.

A choice?

This guy has got to be the stupidest of the stupid.

No wonder he loves the shitgibbon.

[a kennedy]

19. and he wants an apology from Barack Obama for calling him a "jacka*

(midway down the page)

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/01/entertainment/kanye-west-charlamagne-interview-takeaways/index.html

[JI7]

20. Fuck him

[rockfordfile]

22. I let another person read it

That person called him a uncle tom.