Kanye West said slavery was a choice (elect, status, prison)

[knowledgeiskey]

Sounds like what someone who doesn't read history would say.

http://twitter.com/zarzarbinkss/stat...023943170?s=19

[greatblueheron]

Every comment he makes......

[Rocko20]

He's speaking slavery from a psychological standpoint and he's right.

If the slaves outnumber the owner, you shouldn't be a slave anymore. However if you believe you are a slave, then you'll remain a slave.

Even today, many people have the slave mindset even after we elected a black man as president for 8 years.

[Suburban_Guy]

I really am not clear what the heck he's talking about or trying to infer, but it's hella confusing

“When you hear about slavery for 400 years. For 400 years?! That sounds like a choice. Like, you were there for 400 years and it’s all of you all? Like, we’re mentally in prison. Like, slavery goes too direct to the idea of blacks,” he said. “So prison is something that unites us as one race, blacks and whites being one race. We’re the human race.”

Well, if you take the first four sentences out of context as people are doing now just to spite Kanye cuz of Trump, sure, it sounds like he's blaming black people for being slaves. But as he goes on, I really have no idea what he's trying to say.

[Timmyy]

Originally Posted by Rocko20

He's speaking slavery from a psychological standpoint and he's right.

If the slaves outnumber the owner, you shouldn't be a slave anymore. However if you believe you are a slave, then you'll remain a slave.

Even today, many people have the slave mindset even after we elected a black man as president for 8 years.

I don't think he is speaking from a psychological standpoint. I think he is trying to sound smart and failed miserably.

[Rocko20]

Originally Posted by Timmyy

I don't think he is speaking from a psychological standpoint. I think he is trying to sound smart and failed miserably.

He's a wealthy black man and is considered one of the greatest of all time, must not be too stupid.

[golgi1]

There are slave cultures and non-slave cultures. That much is true. Slave cultures tend to be those that fail to protect you from slavery.

[thriftylefty]

This reminds me of the Richard Pryor bit on slavery.... but seriously walk away really?

[TreeBeard]

Kanye will probably be president soon. If the country can elect a Donald Trump, a Kanye can't be far behind.

[loves2read]

Kanye ought to know
He is voluntarily sucking up to Trump