Subj : Cancel Culture
To   : All
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Thu Oct 27 2022 11:14:55

At an October 3 fashion show in Paris, Kanye (or "Ye") West had models
wearing "White Lives Matter," a known white supremacist slogan, walk down the
runway.

When Sean "Diddy" Combs said that he "did not rock" with the WLM movement,
West responded, "Ima use you as an example to show the Jewish people that
told you to call me that no one can threaten or influence." This statement
got West kicked off of Instagram.

West then posted on Twitter (where he hadn't posted for two years): "I'm a bit
sleepy tonight but when I wake up I'm going death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE"
(original emphasis). This got him kicked off of Twitter.

West then appeared on a hip-hop community podcast where, in addition to
falsely claiming that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose rather than
police brutality) he said, "I can say anti-Semetic things, and Adidas can't
drop me. Now what? Now what?" Adidas dropped West on October 25, and a number
of other companies including the GAP and Foot Locker followed suit.

The talent agency CAA has dropped West as a client, the Hollywood production
company MRC has shelved a recently-completed ducumntary about West, Vogue
magazine has acted to distance itself from West, and lawyer Camille Vasquez
has dropped him as a client. Balenciaga, the fashion brand that West
represented at the Paris fashion show, announced that they will no longer be
working with West. Fox News has also suspended support for West.

After being kicked off of Instagram and Twitter, West made moves to buy
Parler.

West has claimed that he lost $2 billion in one day as a result of the
controlversy. He no longer holds billionaire status, according to Forbes.

Was West a victim of Cancel Culture, or were all of those companies breaking
ties with him a natural consequence of his anti-Semitic speech?

Jeff.

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