Imma let you finish, but how do you allow yourself to like Donald Trump but not Kanye West?
They both speak their minds, right? That’s the reason so many people support Trump — and it’s also the reason people hate Kanye.
I’m confused.
One of my favorite memories of Kanye speaking his mind was during the 2005 telethon for Hurricane Katrina victims.
While co-host Mike Myers read off the teleprompter, Kanye spoke off the dome.
“I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family, it says they’re looting. See a white family, it says they’re looking for food,” Kanye said at the beginning of his monologue.
By the end, everyone’s jaws had dropped.
“George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” Kanye said.
Kanye has a history of blurting out inappropriate comments at inappropriate times.
Another memorable Kanye moment is when he interrupted Taylor Swift during her 2009 VMA acceptance speech. On national television, he let her know she was undeserving of the “Best Female Video” award, and it should’ve been Beyoncé giving the acceptance speech.
He received so much hate. Taylor Swift fans were ready to burn him at the stake.
It’s 2016, and the Republican presidential nominee is Donald J. Trump, the narcissist who literally has no sensitivity for anyone but himself.
Many Trump supporters admire him because there’s never been a presidential candidate who “speaks his mind.”
Who could forget his presidential announcement speech?
“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you, they’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bring crime. They’re rapists … And some, I assume, are good people,” Trump said.
That’s just one example. Let’s not get into when he talks about Muslims, women, African-Americans or anyone who isn’t a white man.
That’s just one example. Let’s not get into when he talks about Muslims, women, African-Americans or anyone who isn’t a white man. Actually, let’s.
His latest talked about scandal of him speaking on sexually assaulting women is just “locker room banter,” right?
Donald Trump can brag about sexual assault, “You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it.”
But Kanye can’t say Taylor Swift didn’t deserve an award? OK.
I’m not saying everyone who hates Kanye is a Republican, and I’m not saying all Republicans are Trump supporters. But there are some Republican, Kanye-hating, Trump-loving people out there, and I’m here to call you out on it. You’re all hypocrites.
Actually, this may be worse than hypocrisy. The person you hate is a rapper while the person you love is hoping to be the leader of the free world.
Clarke Perkins is a 20-year-old political science junior from New Orleans, Louisiana.