Detroit radio station hosts pull Kanye West's songs, saying they've had enough

[laserhaas]

Source: CNN

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Kanye West's recent comments outraged a lot of people this week. And there's one group who no longer wants to hear any of it: the morning show hosts at Detroit radio station 105.1 The Bounce.

During a Facebook live video of the station's early show on Thursday, The Morning Bounce's hosts Shay Shay and BiGG announced they'll no longer play the rapper's songs.

"We are over it. We don't want to hear Kanye's music, we don't want to play Kanye on our show, we don't want to talk about Kanye anymore," they said. "So we are taking a stand and we aren't playing his music anymore; we just are refusing to give him a platform."

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During the Thursday morning radio show, Shay Shay also called {Kanye} West "reckless" for saying icons like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X are "too far in the past and not relatable."

[hlthe2b]

1. I'm sure there will be at least some backlash...

But my instinctive response is that that station's management have a point. How can anyone not be horrified at his statements (though I still wonder if they are not the unfortunate result of a mental health crisis)? Would we celebrate the music of an overt holocaust denier?

If this was a publicity stunt, I hope it does fail badly. If instead Kanye is actually in need of help, I hope he gets it and comes back healthy for a "second act". If he is really this ignorant and exploitative of centuries of pain, horror, and tragedy. then.... karma. Just my own opinion, but....

[laserhaas]

4. Concur!

[DownriverDem]

14. Kanye's Fans

I'm curious. Who likes and buys his music? If it's mostly black people, why would he insult them by saying such an ignorant comment?

[hlthe2b]

15. Good question...

[catsudon]

22. many do not realize this

majority of his income is in fashion.... everyone wants a pair of yeezy. they are so popular and pricey, that counterfeits are a thing.

[forgotmylogin]

16. Hopefully it's not "right thing, wrong reason"

IE: a bunch of white out-of-touch boardroom execs making this decision because they're seizing an opportunity to stick it to a rich black person.

[Snarkoleptic]

2. Barack was right. Kanye IS a jackass!

[laserhaas]

5. A...frigging...men

[christx30]

19. There are already, like, 500 reasons to like Obama.

Another is nice, but unnecessary.

[Scarsdale]

3. Has Vlad Putin heard

about this? He loves to plant discord in the US. Kanye has talked about running for the WH, Vlad could help him with that. After tRump, how low can the gop go, anyway?

[Roland99]

6. Remember this? Repukes have apparently forgotten...

Kanye West boldly declared, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people,”

[ejbr]

13. And

snatched Taylor’s spotlight/mic

[lunatica]

7. Their reasons are solid

Good for them to do what they can to have principles. This country needs more of that.

[True Blue American]

8. President Obama is right. Kanya is a Jackass!

[Algernon Moncrieff]

9. Cute, but few under 40 listen to "radio"

Pandora, Spotify, YouTube Red....

[tanyev]

10. It's OK, Kanye, I'm sure country radio will welcome you with open arms.

[TheBlackAdder]

11. Kanye's label might have to resort to that illegal tactic of payola to get his songs played.

[Blue_Adept]

12. Many Christians feel the same about Jesus being too far in the past and relatable

[heaven05]

17. perfect example

of unintended consequence, methinks. If sentiment like this grows nationally okay. Dr. King and Malcolm X are eternal. This guy is way out of touch.

[laserhaas]

18. Puhhlleeaassee ...Kanye said that

Whites & Blacks become food buddies in prison.

Obviously, he's never been there.

[sarcasmo]

20. Clayton Bigsby

[Solly Mack]

21. Now, *that* was a choice.