Bravo Allison... you are spot on in your analysis. It also seems that if we a critical of someone spewing hate speech towards black communities and heroic figures like Harriet Tubman then we are… - Aza Y. Alam - Medium

Yet it seems like Kanye’s defenders are insisting that if we don't accept hate speech, we're trying to put a cage on Blackness or limit Kanye's uniqueness. It's as if Kanye West forgot that Hip-Hop was founded by five percenters who considered themselves poor righteous teachers, not Christian capitalists like himself. "Our people need some leaders and some positivity," the Poor, Righteous Teachers chanted in 1990. But…
Kanye West, White Supremacy, and The Anti-Black Hatred
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Oct 28, 2022
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Bravo Allison... you are spot on in your analysis. It also seems that if we a critical of someone spewing hate speech towards black communities and heroic figures like Harriet Tubman then we are treated as if we are the problem! Being critical of him for his hate speech, can render us of being accused of ... being derogatory!
I wrote a poem that's critical of Kanye and I'm surprised that someone has reported it as violating Medium's terms... I'd really appreciate you taking a quick read - it's only. a couple of minutes of time, and share what you think.
https://medium.com/illumination-curated/rap-rat-speakin-crap-935317c4108f
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Exploring the entanglements of gender, race and class during this era of the Eurokleptocene. Let’s do better, one story, one learning, one comment at a time.
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