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Albie
Albie@albieamankona·
I went out to bat HARD for John Davidson after he shouted the N word at black actors and producers at the BAFTAs; against many in my own community. Davidson apologised, and his use of a racist slur was explained by his disability and I extended grace and forgiveness. So here is the uncomfortable question. Kanye West has bipolar disorder. He has said his antisemitic outbursts are linked to it. He has apologised, more than once. Yet the reaction is entirely different. Let me be clear. West’s antisemitism is vile. It is not edgy, it is not excusable, and it causes real harm. In the same way, a white person using the N word does. Both should be condemned without hesitation. But condemnation is not the same as consistency. If we are prepared to treat disability as a mitigating factor in one case, we cannot simply ignore it in another because the individual is more controversial or the offence feels less convenient to forgive. Either disability meaningfully shapes responsibility, or it does not. Either apologies carry weight, or they do not. If we only extend grace selectively, it stops being a principle and starts looking like preference.
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🚨 NEW: Diageo, owner of Guinness and Captain Morgan, has followed Pepsi in pulling its sponsorship of Wireless Festival due to Kanye West headlining

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Politics UK@PolitlcsUK·
🚨 BREAKING: Wireless Festival will keep Kanye West as its headliner Melvin Benn, the Managing Director of Festival Republic, said: "I am a deeply committed anti-fascist and have been all my adult life. I lived on a kibbutz for many months in the 1970’s that was attacked on October 7th, am pro Jew and the Jewish state, while being equally committed to a Palestinian state.  "Having had a person in my life for the last 15 years who suffers from mental illness, I have witnessed many episodes of despicable behaviour that I have had to forgive and move on from. If I wasn’t before, I have become a person of forgiveness and hope in all aspects of my life, including work. "What Ye has said in the past about Jews and Hitler is as abhorrent to me as it is to the Jewish community, the Prime Minister and others that have commented and - taking him at his word - to Ye now also.  "Ye’s music is played on commercial radio stations in this country. It is available via live streams and downloads in this country without comment or vitriol from anyone and he has a legal right to come into the country and to perform in this country. He is intended to come in and perform. We are not giving him a platform to extol opinion of whatever nature, only to perform the songs that are currently played on the radio stations in our country and the streaming platforms in our country and listened to and enjoyed by millions.  "Forgiveness and giving people a second chance are becoming a lost virtue in this ever-increasing divisive world and I would ask people to reflect on their instant comments of disgust at the likelihood of him performing (as was mine) and offer some forgiveness and hope to him as I have decided to do"
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Kurrco
Kurrco@Kurrco·
Wireless Festival is standing by Ye as the festival’s headliner 🚨 Melvin Benn, Managing Director of Festival Republic, which organizes Wireless Festival, has made a statement: "I am a deeply committed anti-fascist and have been all my adult life. I lived on a kibbutz for many months in the 1970’s that was attacked on October 7th, am pro Jew and the Jewish state, while being equally committed to a Palestinian state.  "Having had a person in my life for the last 15 years who suffers from mental illness, I have witnessed many episodes of despicable behaviour that I have had to forgive and move on from. If I wasn’t before, I have become a person of forgiveness and hope in all aspects of my life, including work. "What Ye has said in the past about Jews and Hitler is as abhorrent to me as it is to the Jewish community, the Prime Minister and others that have commented and - taking him at his word - to Ye now also.  "Ye’s music is played on commercial radio stations in this country. It is available via live streams and downloads in this country without comment or vitriol from anyone and he has a legal right to come into the country and to perform in this country. He is intended to come in and perform. We are not giving him a platform to extol opinion of whatever nature, only to perform the songs that are currently played on the radio stations in our country and the streaming platforms in our country and listened to and enjoyed by millions.  "Forgiveness and giving people a second chance are becoming a lost virtue in this ever-increasing divisive world and I would ask people to reflect on their instant comments of disgust at the likelihood of him performing (as was mine) and offer some forgiveness and hope to him as I have decided to do"
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OnThinIce
OnThinIce@OnThinlce·
Wireless sponsors pulling out is wild, but let’s not ignore the double standard from the UK government — mental health isn’t something you can selectively care about when it’s convenient. They’re quick to moralize publicly while moving differently behind the scenes. Ye’s situation was never a joke… his mental health has been serious, visible, and he’s openly taken steps to learn and apologize. Two things can be true at once.
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Coco Gauff
Coco Gauff@CocoGauff·
deleted twitter for a month, came back today, and got instantly reminded why I should not be on here lol :/
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Mailbox
Mailbox@PosterboyMail·
@iamphella Said the same thing. Kanye apologized and met with Jewish leaders , but somehow nobody is saying this smh. I told 1 guy I hope God is more merciful to them than they are to being to a man who apologized to them.
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Phella
Phella@iamphella·
If I told you a person with a documented history of mental health difficulties experienced an episode where they said ignorant things and made a song that promoted hate then experienced the following.. would you say it's enough or they need to be eradicated from society?
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Mailbox@PosterboyMail·
@liamhasnogame @linmeitalks And let me be clear. I’m not saying everything he’s done is ok, no matter how harmful.but when a person acknowledges their wrongdoing sincerely , then I try to extend grace. But not without acknowledgment first. I’ll just saying Kanye apologized took all that antisemitc shit down
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Mailbox@PosterboyMail·
@liamhasnogame @linmeitalks Bro all ima say is, Idk which religion you are if any, but I pray God forgives your sins and offenses to others and him in a far greater way than what many are extending to Ye, who apologized. And WHEN you do make mistakes, you can move forward in grace as well 💯 #forgivness ✝️
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Lin Mei
Lin Mei@linmeitalks·
Use your head, this isn’t about Kanye specifically/solely …. This is about one group having the red carpet rolled out for all of their feelings, constantly…. With people losing their livelihoods, can’t even make mistakes/apologise…. Many being silenced, while everyone else’s trauma or identity can be monetised, criticised, questioned and overlooked.
2.0@blixberrie

You guys know you don’t have to defend Kanye West right?

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Mailbox@PosterboyMail·
@liamhasnogame @linmeitalks You can’t control the fact that he’s a great artist bro, he’s not young, he was a star since 03. His fan base is deep and loyal to his art. Just being real with you. 🙏🏾
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liamhasnogame@liamhasnogame·
@PosterboyMail @linmeitalks So where do you draw the line? Not sexual exploitation? Not denigrating Tubman? Not cozying up to MAGA/TPUSA? Not the "white lives matter" tshirt? Not selling swastikas? Not releasing "heil h*tler"? Not beating women? Not supporting diddy? This is a track record, not a one off
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Mailbox@PosterboyMail·
@liamhasnogame @linmeitalks Ye lost his marriage, he lost his shoe and clothes deal with Adidas, a company he helped build and worked towards for decades. In a day he lost a billion dollars. I’m sorry his remarks were harmful to you, but Ye has faced some justice over this already.
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BULLYVER BROADCAST CORPORATION (BBC)
BANNING AN ARTIST FROM ENTERING YOUR COUNTRY IS AN INFRINGEMENT NOT ONLY OF THE ARTIST'S BUT ALSO THE PEOPLES' FREEDOM. THEY GET TO CHOOSE IF THEY GO TO THE CONCERT. NOT THE SHITTY GOVERNMENT. ALSO THEY PUSSY AS FUCK FOR THAT
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Gene Parmesan
Gene Parmesan@dsonoiki·
they are literally canceling Kanye bc he didn’t stay canceled long enough 😂😂😂
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Ye Streams
Ye Streams@kanyestreams1·
Wireless Festival has removed sponsors from their website. Ye vs the world 🗣️
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Mailbox@PosterboyMail·
@linmeitalks Charlie Kirk made racist remarks about black people, but nobody including the gov tried to shut his platform down. We just didn’t fuck with him. He was racist. Ye apologized! Lost billions and reputational damages , and “these” folks want to him to suffer more, to the de*th
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