• ditty@lemm.ee
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    4 days ago

    Ye is a f***ing clown. A misogynistic, racist, Nazi, homophobic, ableist, sexual abuser who fell off almost 10 years ago now. I am so ashamed I used to love his music.

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      3 days ago

      You left out mass child abuser. But I wouldn’t recommend you reading about Donda Academy if you have a weak stomach.

    • eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz
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      3 days ago

      I still remember downloading The College Dropout when it released and loving it so much I had to share it with my friends. His whole album run up to Yeezus was great. But yeah the dude’s been mentally ill for awhile now. Haven’t listened to anything from him for a long, long time now.

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      3 days ago

      Don’t worry, you can swear on the internet. At least here, you can’t do that on TikTok or Youtube

    • Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Art is one of those difficult subjects. As long as you’re not financially supporting them anymore (including with streaming) there’s no harm in having a relationship with a track that came from someone who had a downfall. I still listen to the Thriller album sometimes, and though it is always freighted with the context of what came later, I am able to separate the art from the artist enough to still enjoy the thing in itself.

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        3 days ago

        I still listen to the Thriller album sometimes, and though it is always freighted with the context of what came later

        I’m very much aware of the controversy around MJ, but in the end he was cleared on all the charges. There’s obviously a ton of things which are problematic, to say the least, but in my personal opinion he was a victim of the system too. There’s absolutely things to condem him for, but I don’t think he was a bad person in the end. Just someone who really needed some help which wasn’t there. Britney Spears would be a better comparison than Kanye.

        And there’s quite a big gap between being a problematic human being who created (ambiguously) some of the best art around and someone who straight up wants to make a statement of being a bigger natzi than Elon.

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          I have a bigger problem with MJ than Kanye. Kanye admits to being an ass and his music has fell off since 808. But MJ contends that he did nothing and I don’t believe him. I believe the victims. Especially after that HBO movie. I just can’t support the guy.

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      4 days ago

      being a nazi is bad for business

      I’m sorry, but have you seen the world lately? What on earth has led you to believe this? Nazism is in its highest demand ever, so much so that even some Jews are onboard and are giving Trump literal golden gifts to celebrate ethnic cleansing. The richest man in history just proudly threw up a nazi salute for the world to see as he became the defacto POTUS.

      The soul-crushing truth is that being a nazi is the best business decision one can make right now. I hate it, and I wish something could be done about it.

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      4 days ago

      “Nooo! He’s just bipolar!” Some may say, but he’s actually really stupid.

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        4 days ago

        Apparently he got a second diagnosis and he’s not bipolar but on the spectrum, according to himself.

        Probably figured that was a better cover for being a nazi, after Elon’s Sieg Heil

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      4 days ago

      Is it bad for business these days? Tesla still worth a shit tone of money and he fucking saluted on national television.