Thursday 6 October 2022 06:37 PM Kanye West claims he's 'broken mind control' as he doubles down on White Lives ... trends now
Kanye West has claimed he has 'broken mind control' as he doubled down on his divisive White Lives Matter T-Shirt.
However he may not be pleased to find out that the design has been stolen as fakes are currently being sold on eBay for only $23.80.
The 45-year-old rapper continued his social media posting spree as he took to Instagram to praise DailyMail.com for being 'really fair and positive' regarding coverage of the White Lives Matter T-Shirt controversy.
Taking a stand: Kanye West sparked controversy at his surprise Yeezy fashion show in Paris on Monday by wearing a 'White Lives Matter' shirt as he has claimed he has 'broken mind control' as he doubled down on the divisive top
He added, 'GOD IS GOOD I’M USED TO ATTACKS FROM HOLLYWOOD ACTORS SO TO GET SUPPORT FOR STANDING MY GROUND IS AMAZING WE BROKE THE MIND CONTROL NOBODY IS TRAUMA DRUNK NO MORE GOD IS FIGHTING THIS BATTLE FOR US.'
He also shared a screenshot of an article from Dailymail.com where professor Tatishe M. Nteta stated West is 'not alone' in his skepticism at the Black Lives Matter movement.
The top has become the most talked about piece of clothing of the week as he unveiled it at his surprise Yeezy fashion show in Paris on Monday.
But as with all things in the fashion world, counterfeits have quickly come after as duplicates are currently being sold on sites like eBay and Etsy.
Fair: The 45-year-old rapper continued his social media posting spree as he took to Instagram to praise DailyMail.com for being 'really fair and positive' regarding coverage of the White Lives Matter T-Shirt controversy
Not alone: He also shared a screenshot of an article from Dailymail.com where professor Tatishe M. Nteta stated West is 'not alone' in his skepticism at the Black Lives Matter movement
Uh oh: Counterfeits of the White Lives Matter shirt have quickly come after as duplicates are currently being sold on sites like eBay and Etsy for prices as low as $23.80
As Yeezy brand shirts often sell for more than $200, the reproductions of the shirts which still have not been officially released are quite the deal at prices as low as $23.80.
Earlier in the night Kanye once again stood by the 'White Lives Matter' slogan as he posted a photo of the long-sleeved black shirt to his Instagram on Wednesday with the caption: 'Here's my latest response when people ask me why I made a tee that says white lives matter… THEY DO.'
Meanwhile, one of the only famous friends coming to the defense of Kim Kardashian's ex-husband at the moment is Sean 'Diddy' Combs, who called the musician a 'free thinker' and says his message was 'misconstrued.'
Earlier in the night Kanye once again stood by the 'White Lives Matter' slogan as he posted a photo of the long-sleeved black shirt to his Instagram on Wednesday with the caption: 'Here's my latest response when people ask me why I made a tee that says white lives matter… THEY DO'
Diddy, 52, said 'My boy is a super, super, super free thinker' in an interview on 'The Breakfast Club on Wednesday.
'And a lot of times, what he means is, like, misconstrued, you know what I’m saying?' the record executive added.
When host Charlamagne, 44, interjected to say, 'You gotta stop making excuses for him' he replied, 'No, no, I'm not making excuses, I'm just sayin' if he did it, that's the way he thinks.'
Free thinker: One of the only famous friends coming to the defense of Kim Kardashian's ex-husband is Sean 'Diddy' Combs, who called the musician a 'free thinker' and says his message was 'misconstrued'
The rapper also stated that people 'don’t have to condemn Kanye or cancel him,' but that he understands that the shirts are 'very tone-deaf.'
'I understand white lives do matter, but it’s not that,' Diddy went on.
'[Black Lives Matter] was our slogan. That wasn’t our slogan to go share with nobody else… Because right now, we’re the ones that are dying, that are incarcerated, that are left in poverty.'
In defense: Diddy, 52, said 'My boy is a super, super, super free thinker' in an interview on 'The Breakfast Club on Wednesday
Misconstrued: 'And a lot of times, what he means is, like, misconstrued, you know what I’m saying?' the record executive added, but noted that the shirts are 'very tone-deaf'
'You have to be unapologetically black and love your people and love your tribe first,' he added.
Diddy also revealed that he had previously planned to release his own T-shirt to support West, but now '[needs] a couple of days to get over' the 'White Lives Matter' design.
On Wednesday evening, Diddy took to Instagram to again make it clear he didn't support Kanye's message.
He said: 'I’m not about to be addressing every last thing that is going on in the world on the internet, but the thing I do have to address is this White Lives Matter shirt.
'I’ve always been there and I’ll always support my brother Kanye as a free thinker.
'But the White Lives Matter T-shirt, I don’t rock with it, I’m not with it. And what the press and what fashion is doing, thinking this is a joke, but right now, all America has planned for us is poverty, incarceration and death.
'So before I can get to any other lives matter – which all lives matter, you know what I’m saying – that Black Lives Matter... don’t play with it. Don’t wear the shirt, don’t buy the shirt, don’t play with the shirt. It’s not a joke.'
On Thursday, Kanye continued his social media posting with more cryptic messages including apologizing to DJ Khaled 'for not being more present'
