Rapper posts message in Hebrew to social media, saying he is ‘committed to making amends and promoting unity’

Kanye West has apologised to “the Jewish community” for a series of antisemitic remarks he made in 2022.

In a statement posted in Hebrew on his Instagram account, where he has 18.2m followers, he wrote (as translated by Google): “I sincerely apologise to the Jewish community … It was not my intention to hurt or demean, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused. I am committed to starting with myself and learning from this experience to ensure greater sensitivity and understanding in the future. Your forgiveness is important to me, and I am committed to making amends and promoting unity.”

West, also known as Ye, was widely condemned after writing on X in October 2022 that he was “going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE … You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.” He posted a screenshot of a conversation with the rapper Diddy, in which West wrote: “Ima use you as an example to show the Jewish people that told you to call me that no one can threaten or influence me.”

The comments prompted Adidas to cut ties with West and end its lucrative Yeezy footwear partnership, with the company calling his comments “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous”. (Adidas’s chief executive Bjørn Gulden later said: “I don’t think he meant what he said and I don’t think he’s a bad person – it just came across that way.”) Gap, which also partnered with West and was already winding up their collaboration, stopped stocking West-affiliated products.

  • rustyfish@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Oh I am sure people will forgive you for saying “The Jewish media has made us feel like the Nazis and Hitler have never offered anything of value to the world. I see good things about Hitler, also.”

    I am not a Jew. I don’t really care about Jews. I don’t think I have ever met one? But one doesn’t have to be a Jew to think of you being one of the dumbest motherfuckers on the face of the planet. And no, having mental health issues does not excuse sparking that much hate especially when most of your fans are young people. Shithead.

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      1 year ago

      Off topic a bit, but you probably have met a Jew. They’re just normal everyday people and prolly don’t go out telling everyone they’re Jewish. Antisemitism always confused me as a kid because the people in my life I knew were Jewish you wouldn’t be able to tell unless they told you.