The stoning of Kanye West

Kanye West is a rapper -- a very successful one.

For the last month, a lot of people have been throwing stones at him because he won't meet their notion of what an African-American man should believe in politically.

Reality: Some Black men are Democrats and some are Republicans and some are Greens and some are Libertarians and some are Socialists and some are Communists and some are non-political and some are apolitical.

But the refusal to be aware of that reality doesn't bother us so much as the attitude expressed.

People who never comment on James Woods or other Trump supporters felt the need to comment on Kanye.

That includes the US Green Party.  We're having a really hard time remembering the last time they waded in on any issue involving rap or a rapper.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE also went to town on Kanye.  They treated him like he was Sinead ripping up a photo of the Pope.

So many others wanted to toss a stone as well.

Why?

Because to us it just looks like a lot of White people who miss being able to openly attack African-Americans saw Kanye as their chance to rip apart a Black person.  In fact, there was a subtext in their attacks on Kanye that he was being "uppity."


We don't agree with Kanye's politics.  We agree with Kanye's right to express his viewpoint.  And we agree with the points Elaine raised in "If Kanye's happy, good for him."