Antisemitism

Kanye West Inspires Nazi Merch Being Sold Online

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Kanye West’s recent antisemitic behavior has inspired a line of Nazi merch available online promoting his 2024 presidential campaign. While not officially affiliated with the rapper, the designs feature his campaign logo alongside swastikas and more.

The shirts, which were shared on social media by the Anti-Defamation League, come after West praised Adolf Hitler on InfoWars.

ANAHEIM, CA – JUNE 03: Rapper Kanye West performs onstage at the Power 106 Powerhouse show at Honda Center on June 3, 2016 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/FilmMagic)

In its tweet sharing images of the merch, the ADL writes: “Disturbed to see sites selling swastika-themed merch in support of Ye’s presidential bid. Some of the symbols appear to have originated among white supremacist trolls on 4chan in Nov & have since been incorporated into merch by online sellers, including print-on-demand platforms.”

“It doesn’t matter whether the sellers of this merch are trying to make a buck or to spread hatred. Reputable platforms have a responsibility to put a stop to it. Kudos to those who already have,” they concluded.

Kanye previously tweeted an image of a swastika inside a Star of David. In response, Elon Musk banned him from the site.

In addition to the controversial merch, West recently topped Simon Wiesenthal Center’s (SWC) Global Antisemitism List. The organization cited “his continued anti-Semitic comments and leveraging his immense social media platform to weaponize hate, bigotry, and ignorance.”

The merch isn’t the first time that West’s actions have inspired further antisemitism. Earlier this month, an attacker used Ye’s name in a hate crime on an elderly Jewish man in New York City’s Central Park. The assailant reportedly yelled out “Kanye 2024” during the attack. Additionally, an antisemitic protest in Los Angeles back in October also featured signs reading, “Kanye is right about the Jews.”

Check out the Nazi-inspired merch for Kanye West below.

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Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes For Holocaust Comments 

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Whoopi Goldberg is speaking out after receiving backlash for her remarks about the Holocaust. Earlier this year, Whoopi declared the Holocaust was “not about race,” but about “white supremacy” and “man’s inhumanity to man.” Over the weekend, she seemingly doubled down on her comments during an interview with the Sunday Times. 

The EGOT winner dished on cancel culture and more before reiterating the controversial comments she made about the holocaust. Despite the interview, Whoopi issued an apology on Tuesday regarding her triggering statements. “I tried to convey to the reporter what I had said and why, and attempted to recount that time. It was never my intention to appear as if I was doubling down on hurtful comments,” she told Variety. “Especially after talking with and hearing people like rabbis and old and new friends weighing in.”

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 01: Whoopi Goldberg is seen leaving “GMA” on November 1, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images)
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“I’m still learning a lot and believe me, I heard everything everyone said to me. I believe that the Holocaust was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt and angered people. My sincere apologies again, especially to everyone who thought this was a fresh rehash of the subject. I promise it was not. In this time of rising antisemitism, I want to be very clear when I say that I always stood with the Jewish people and always will. My support for them has not wavered and never will.”

Whoopi’s apology comes on the heels of the Anti-Defamation League slamming the star for her “deeply offensive” comments. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt also issued a statement following Goldberg’s initial comments about the Holocaust. 

“[Whoopi’s remarks] are deeply offensive and incredibly disappointing, especially given that this is not the first time she had made remarks like this. In a moment when antisemitic incidents have surged across the U.S., she should realize that making such ignorant statements can have real consequences.”

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Whoopi Goldberg Doubles Down On Antisemitic Comments

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Whoopi Goldberg reiterated her antisemitic comments on the Holocaust during a new interview with The Times. ABC previously suspended her from The View for claiming that the Holocaust wasn’t “about race,” earlier this year.

Speaking to The Times, Goldberg said that the Nazis didn’t originally target Jews on the basis of race. The conversation arose after Goldberg explained her name came from a “distant Jewish ancestor.”

“My best friend said, ‘Not for nothing is there no box on the census for the Jewish race. So that leads me to believe that we’re probably not a race,’” Goldberg said at one point.

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 16: Academy Governor Whoopi Goldberg speaks onstage during the Academy Museum Conversation at The Times Center, featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Kerry Brougher and Renzo Piano on April 16, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures)

Times columnist Janice Turner says she pushed back on Goldberg’s claim.

“But the point here, I say, is [the] Nazis saw Jews as a race,” Turner told The View host. She also referenced the Nazis measuring “the heads and noses of Jews to ‘prove’ they were a distinct race.”

“Remember who they were killing first,” Goldberg countered. “They were not killing racial; they were killing physical. They were killing people they considered to be mentally defective. And then they made this decision. It doesn’t change the fact that you could not tell a Jew on a street. You could find me. You couldn’t find them. That was the point I was making.”

Whoopi Goldberg originally remarked that the Holocaust “isn’t about race” during an episode of The View in February. She later shared a statement apologizing for the claim on social media.

Goldberg’s latest antisemitic comments come as Kanye West has come under fire for frequently making similarly offensive remarks.

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Jewish Man Assaulted In New York, Attacker Yells “Kanye 2024”

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Kanye West’s rants and public statements as of late dangerously inspired more direct and hateful actions in others. According to the New York Police Department, a man in his mid-40s attacked a 63-year-old Jewish man in Central Park. On Wednesday (December 14th), the assailant struck the other man from behind, resulting in a broken hand, chipped tooth, and other injuries. Reportedly, the attacker yelled antisemitic slurs and shouted “Kanye 2024.” Afterwards, he escaped on a bicycle with a cart attached and a sign that read “Hungry Disabled.” The assailant is still at large, though fortunately the assaulted is in stable condition.

NYPD called this an antisemitic incident upfront. Moreover, organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League warned media outlets of the effects of Kanye’s rhetoric. Scott Richman, who leads the League’s New York/New Jersey division, recently spoke to CNN about these instigations.

“When public figures with huge platforms fan the flames of antisemitism, people will copy it and begin to think it’s normal,” Richman told the outlet.

Furthermore, the city’s police department is investigating this case as a hate crime. They’ve requested assistance from the public in identifying the assailant, who they described as having light complexion, a brown jacket, a multi-colored hat, beige pants, and white sneakers.

ABC7 reported a 70 percent increase in hate crimes in New York City last month compared to November 2021. Also, antisemitic attacks rose by 125 percent in this time frame. The NYPD shared data that recorded 45 hate crimes last November, and 20 in November of last year.

However, this is not the first time that Kanye West’s praise of Nazis and attacks toward the Jewish community were directly instigative. A group of antisemites gathered on a Los Angeles freeway shouting hateful speech and brandishing signs. One of them read “Kanye is right about the Jews.”

LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 27: Kanye West is seen on November 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)

The Anti-Defamation League’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, called Ye’s tirades “vicious.” In addition, the Republican Jewish Coalition “vehemently condemned” the artist and urged public servants and political leaders to “reject these messages of hate.” Moreover, these condemnations come after brands like Adidas cut ties with him and his university revoked his honorary degree.

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Ye’s Praise For Hitler Dates Back As Far As 2003: Report

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Ye’s demise has been everything but graceful. As he continues to make headlines for all of the wrong reasons, he’s showing no signs of slowing down his streak of spewing hateful speech on whatever platform that’s yet to ban him.

It’s certainly hard to label the singular most shocking thing the disgraced rapper has ever said.

Kanye West is seen on October 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

However, the one that most people would say takes home the prize came just a couple of weeks ago.

Appearing on InfoWars alongside white supremacist Nick Fuentes, the Chicago native outright praised Hitler. “There’s a lot of things that I love about Hitler,” he said, before insisting that he made contributions to society.

However, according to a new report from Rolling Stone, the 45-year-old’s admiration for the German dictator is nothing new. Backed by multiple former collaborators of Ye, it outlines just how far back this disturbing obsession goes.

He has allegedly been expressing these views since as far back as 2003, when he was working on his debut album, The College Dropout. The album eventually dropped the following year.

Although the aforementioned collaborators are anonymous within the report, they’re opening up about Ye’s alleged documented behavior towards Hitler. Some recalled situations in which they would get into heated discussions on the topic of Nazis and the dictator.

Other sources are claiming that the father of four was purposefully implementing Nazi techniques in his rise to fame.

“I feel like he used those techniques to get to where he is, to be honest. He was just so fascinated by [Hitler] — someone that can have complete control over people and how he did it,” they told the publication.

Another person who has been public in his criticism towards the “Bound 2” rapper is former TMZ producer Van Lathan.

In a recent interview with VladTV, he says that Ye also expressed his love for Hitler during his notorious appearance at the TMZ offices in 2018.

The pair famously butted heads in an exchange when Lathan challenged the rapper’s comments about slavery being a choice.

Finally, make sure to stay tuned to HNHH for the latest updates in this developing story.

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Boosie Badazz Admits He Didn’t Know Drake Is Jewish

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Boosie Badazz admitted he had no idea Drake is Jewish during a recent interview with VladTV. When asked about Drake’s beef with Kanye West, Boosie was shocked to learn about Drake’s upbringing.

“Oh yeah? Drake a Jew? Damn!” Boosie said. “Drake ain’t going nowhere for 80 years! [Laughs] He finna get mo’ powerful! I ain’t know that!”

COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA – AUGUST 15: Boosie Badazz performs onstage during The Parking Lot Concert Series at Georgia International Convention Center on August 15, 2020 in College Park, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

“Drake’s mother is Jewish. Drake had a bar mitzvah, there’s footage of it,” Vlad explained. “Remember when he did that video with Lil Wayne where the had the whole bar mitzvah music video? You may have missed it.”

Drake appears to have dissed Ye on his newest album with 21 Savage, Her Loss. While he doesn’t mention West by name, he raps, “Linking with the opps, bitch, I did that shit for J. Prince.”

Speaking with Boosie, Vlad further explained: “Drake was raised in a Jewish part of Toronto with his mother and his mother’s Jewish family. So how [is Kanye] shocked that you’re bashing Jews for two weeks, and the Jewish guy was like, ‘Fuck you’ on his new album? How is this a surprise?”

“Oh, yeah! See, Vlad, you educating me,” Boosie replied. “I did not know all this shit! If I was Drake, I would’ve felt like that was another shot at me, shit.”

West has been making antisemitic remarks anywhere he can for the last couple of months. In response, StopAntisemitism.org recently labeled him the “Antisemite of the Year.” The various remarks have led to numerous social media sites banning him from their respective platforms.

Check out Boosie Badazz’s recent appearance on VladTV below.

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Kanye West Claims Rosa Parks Was A “Plant”

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Kanye West ranted about Rosa Parks being a “plant” during his latest discussion on Clubhouse. In the wake of his various antisemitic comments from the live stream, the platform has since suspended his account.

“All of these heroes man– it’s only one. That’s Jesus Christ. You’re gonna find out something about MLK, something about JFK, something about Malcolm, Rosa Parks. We know Rosa Parks was a plant,” West said.

ANAHEIM, CA – JUNE 03: Rapper Kanye West performs onstage at the Power 106 Powerhouse show at Honda Center on June 3, 2016 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/FilmMagic)

He continued: “We know all of these things and they use these media outlets to outrage. Outrage is an economy, the trauma economy. What death are we gonna promote this week? It ain’t like 14 people are getting killed every week in Chicago. But no, we’re going to publicize this on our– I’m not gonna say whose platform it is. It was the Jews.”

Kanye also suggested Jewish people “are used by the Chinese” to control Black people, describing them as “just middlemen.”

West charged fans $20 for entrance to the Clubhouse Q&A, which lasted just under one hour. The following day, Clubhouse confirmed that they had suspended West from the platform.

“We took action to shut down a conversation yesterday because it violated our policies. We also suspended those who violated the policies. There’s absolutely no place for bullying, hate speech or abuse on our platform as explicitly stated in our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service,” Clubhouse said in a statement.

Elsewhere in the conversion, he turned his attention towards Meek Mill. The two have been trading shots online for quite some time. Meek later responded to the comments in a tweet posted on Sunday. He criticized West for being “on clubhouse at 50.”

Check out Kanye’s latest comments below.

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Kanye West Suspended From Clubhouse Over Antisemitism

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The social media platform Clubhouse suspended Kanye West after he went live on the site Saturday. During the chat, Ye spoke with Wack100 and made several antisemitic comments.

Clubhouse confirmed West’s suspension during a statement provided to TheWrap afterward.

“We took action to shut down a conversation yesterday because it violated our policies,” the statement reads. “We also suspended those who violated the policies. There’s absolutely no place for bullying, hate speech or abuse on our platform as explicitly stated in our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.”

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 09: Kanye West attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/VF20/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)

During the almost one-hour conversation, Kanye suggested Jewish people “are used by the Chinese” to control Black people, describing them as “just middlemen.”

Additionally, Ye dissed Meek Mill at one point in the discussion.

“Oh, you know what, let’s go get celebrities,” Ye said. “Let’s go get Puff Daddy, let’s get Dave Chappelle, let’s go get Meek Mill… What made somebody think Meek Mill could say something to me?!”

“Yo, man, I’m about to start crying laughing,” he continued. “Somebody thought Meek Mill… Yo, I’m literally in tears.”

Meek later responded to the comments in a tweet posted Sunday.

“Never lost my mind for fame or money,” he wrote. “I still have my family …my people respect me … I’m freeing people from prison… I’m doing community service all month with children up close and personal .. I’m chilling wit my son and his friends today.. y’all on clubhouse at 50 lol”

West charged fans $20 for entrance to the Clubhouse Q&A.

Check out a clip from Kanye’s Clubhouse below.

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Kanye West Named “Antisemite Of The Year” By Watchdog Org

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As the year ends, anyone who caught a Ye headline in that time is likely reflecting on his actions. StopAntisemitism, a watchdog group, named Kanye West the “antisemite of the year” after 10,000 online votes. Moreover, the title comes as a result of his controversial statements on Jewish people, the media, and Nazi Germany. While he recently lost his honorary degree, it’s clear why many would give this title to the Chicago rapper.

LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 28: Kanye West aka Ye is seen on October 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)

In a statement to TMZ, the non-profit’s Executive Director Liora Rez elaborated on the dangers of Kanye’s rhetoric. Most recently, the former Adidas collaborator shared new music referencing the “Deathcon” tweet. Also, far-right commentator Alex Jones slammed his obsession with Hitler. As he continues to associate with harmful media figures and spew more misconceptions, groups like StopAntisemitism work to dispel them.

“Kanye uses his celebrity platform to push dangerous antisemitic tropes about Jews and power and he refuses to stop,” Rez told TMZ. “His continuous onslaught of bigoted statements has resulted in horrific antisemitic acts perpetrated by white supremacists, Black Hebrew Israelites, and other fringe groups looking to cause Jews harm.

“Jew hatred is already out of control in the United States,” she added. “The last thing we need is a celebrity like Kanye to add fuel to that fire.”

Unfortunately, Kanye’s “antisemite of the year” comments have caused more hateful actions against the Jewish community. For example, a group on an L.A. freeway held up a sign that read “Kanye is right about the Jews.” Later, demonstrators perpetrated hateful language and allegedly gave Nazi salutes.

At face value, Kanye has pushed back on some of that, albeit once confronted by Piers Morgan in particular. Moreover, he told the TV host that he only had ill will towards Jewish people who mistreated him in the industry. However, he followed such apologies with praise for Adolf Hitler and saying Jewish people should “forgive’ him. Then, he made these statements to many far-right figures, who have either since criticized them or fueled the bigoted fire. Either way, he’s not showing any sign of stopping, which only gets more dangerous.

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Kanye West References “Deathcon” Tweet & More In New Song

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Kanye West shared new music on Instagram, Wednesday, referencing marriage, his antisemitism, and more. The track is the first new music from West since praising Hitler during his recent appearance on InfoWars. It heavily samples Donny Hathaway’s 1973 song “Someday We’ll All Be Free.”

“Waking up to / I can’t do this anymore text / And The Bible said / I can’t have anymore sex / Till marriage / And no drip till Paris / And the meek shall flurish,” he raps on the song. West has since deleted the post.

INDIO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 21: Kanye West performs Sunday Service during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 21, 2019 in Indio, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella)

West goes on: ”And everyone’s a Karen / When they claim they care and / Wasn’t given a fair hand / Getting calls from parents / God calls for prayer rants.”

“I ain’t never rock with none of y’all no way / I’m pulling up in that white OJ,” he continues. “And the watch filled up with Oshays / that’s Jackson cause it’s nasty / Tweeted deathcon / Now we past three / Tweeted deathcon / Now we past three.”

Elsewhere, West references the women in his life, including Kim Kardashian and Juliana Nalú, leaving him over the “headlines.”

The song ends with a clip of West’s interview with Alex Jones playing. During the interview, Ye mentioned liking Adolf Hitler.

While Ye has since deleted the Instagram post containing the song, he allowed Alex Jones to publish it on InfoWars. The move comes despite Jones distancing himself from West during a recent interview with Steven Crowder. Jones remarked that West and Nick Fuentes have a “Hitler fetish.” He also said that he doesn’t believe West is “mentally ill” and is instead “enjoying himself.”

Check out Kanye West’s new music here. The song is not available on Spotify, Apple Music, or Tidal.

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