Why You Get Canceled for Being Antisemitic and Not for Anti-Blackness
<p>Kanye West is having a moment. It’s not a good one, but it’s a moment nevertheless. The rapper and designer continues to double down on his antisemitic remarks, and on Tuesday, Adidas joined Balenciaga, and prominent talent agency CAA in cutting ties with him. Meanwhile, just miles from Ye’s Hidden Hills home, in downtown Los Angeles, two councilmembers continue to get paid after their involvement in a recorded conversation in which Latino officials made crude, anti-Black, and racist remarks while conspiring to expand their political power. It got me thinking about why we tolerate anti-Blackness and not antisemitism.</p>
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