Recently, Kanye West has been getting a lot of attention, all for the wrong reasons. Most of the bad reasons have something to do with the historical problem of anti-semitism. Anti-semitism is hatred and discrimination against Jewish people. It has existed since the dawn of Judaism and has led to exiles, massacres, and wars.
“This had led to atrocities and injustices, such as the Babylonian Captivity and exile, the Assyrian invasion and the subsequent Lost Tribes of Israel, the Jewish Wars in the Roman Empire, the attacks on Jewish villages by the Islamic conquests of Palestine and the Levant, the Rhineland Massacre, and most recently in Hitler’s Final Solution, which culminated is the mass extermination of six millions Jews, including 1.5 million children, by the Nazi regime,” World History teacher Jordan Rhodes said.
This hatred is still brewing, even today. Kanye West, a mainly hip-hop artist with 62.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify, went on a rant on X, owned by Elon Musk, showcasing anti-semitic thoughts. This wasn’t the first time he had done something like this; in fact, it wasn’t even the second. Despite having his account suspended twice on the platform, Kanye still hasn’t learned anything.
If anything, it has made him more anti-semetic, with his rumored new album, World War III, having lyrics that praise Hitler and the Nazis. One of his tweets also states, “I love Hitler.” Another one said, “I am a Nazi.”
This kind of behavior shouldn’t be accepted, especially by someone with such a large following. Imagine just peacefully living your life, and then someone that you don’t even know makes a rude comment about your religion. You would be mad, right?
The Jewish population has to face this form of discrimination every day, from someone who clearly doesn’t even understand basic kindness. Kanye West doesn’t deserve the money and attention we give him. So, please, stop listening to Kanye West. In Kanye’s case, we cannot keep on separating the art from the artist without being degraded to the role of an enabler.
