{"id":51333,"date":"2022-12-09T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=51333"},"modified":"2022-12-09T21:20:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T21:20:02","slug":"someday-well-all-be-free-from-kanye-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/someday-well-all-be-free-from-kanye-west\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Someday we\u2019ll all be free\u2019 from Kanye West"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


Kanye West continues his self-destructive path after declaring on ‘The Alex Jones Show’ last week, ‘I like Hitler”.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kanye was born and raised in Chicago, he briefly attended the American Academy of Art and Chicago State University before dropping out at the age of 20 to pursue a career in music. In 2015 he was rewarded an honorary doctorate degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following his shocking antisemitic outbursts and stating he likes the Nazis; Kanye has been stripped of his honorary degree from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago. The decision was made only days after an online petition was created requesting that his degree be revoked due to his current behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAIC officials issued the following statement:
\u201cThe School of the Art Institute of Chicago condemns and repudiates Kanye West\u2019s (now known as Ye) anti-Black, antisemitic, racist, and dangerous statements, particularly those directed at Black and Jewish communities. Ye\u2019s actions do not align with SAIC\u2019s mission and values, and we\u2019ve rescinded his honorary degree,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In response to Kanye’s antisemitic remarks and questionable social media posts, The Art Institute of Chicago is not the only organisation that wants to strip Kanye of his prior accomplishments. A change.org petition demanding Kanye West’s musical catalogue to be removed from streaming providers is nearing 75,000 signatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While Kanye deserves every ounce of rejection for his Nazi sympathy bullshit, removing his music off of streaming platforms isn't going to fix anything. That means removing any album or song that featured him as a rapper and producer. The petition is stupid. https:\/\/t.co\/DwfFpJAPIo<\/a><\/p>— Tomiwa of Melbourne (@TommyTheIllest) December 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>