But for West, despite societal influences that impacted his opinion as a teen, he later had a change of heart after learning that his loved one was gay. "I remember my cousin told me that another one of my cousins was gay, and at that point was the turning point where I was like, 'Yo, this is my cousin, I love him. I've been discriminating against gays. Do I discriminate against my cousin?' And then everything starts to click," he said.
West went on to tell Sway with a smile that his cousin brought his partner to join the family for their Thanksgiving festivities. "Hip-hop seemed like it was about fighting for your rights in the beginning and about speaking your mind and about breaking down barriers," West explained."... But everybody in hip-hop discriminates against gay people. To me, that's one of the standards of hip-hop ... Matter of fact, the exact opposite word of 'hip-hop' I think is 'gay.'"
West then called out his contemporaries and made a call to action, urging them to be more inclusive."Me speaking for my entire culture and me looking at my rappers out there, hip-hoppers discriminate against gay people. ... I wanted to come on TV to just tell my rappers, tell my friends like, 'Yo, stop it, fam.' Seriously, that's really discrimination. To me, that's exactly what they used to do to Black people. I'm just telling people to stop all that.
Since the video resurfaced, a number of social media users have expressed their support for West, saying that they wish more platforms would highlight his positive contributions to the industry, culture and beyond.
The queen is coming y'all! ❤️👑
yeezy the goat
Now this was someone who was open to being educated and realised how wrong his views were. Shame more hip hop artists aren't the same way.
Good for him!
15 years? How Sway?
Wiley anti-semitism too. Not a happy bunch of celebs.
10th album - real husstle man
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