{"id":86719,"date":"2022-10-04T13:47:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T13:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kanye-west-ripped-for-white-lives-matter-shirt-at-paris-fashion-week\/"},"modified":"2022-10-04T13:47:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T13:47:59","slug":"kanye-west-ripped-for-white-lives-matter-shirt-at-paris-fashion-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kanye-west-ripped-for-white-lives-matter-shirt-at-paris-fashion-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West Ripped For ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirt At Paris Fashion Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rapper and fashion designer Kanye West drew criticism on Monday after he wore a emblazoned with the divisive phrase \u201cWhite Lives Matter\u201d on its back to a surprise showcase of his new Yeezy line at Paris Fashion Week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The phrase itself is categorized by the Anti-Defamation League as a hate slogan. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, White Lives Matter is a neo-Nazi group that grew into a movement as \u201ca racist response to the civil rights movement Black Lives Matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The front of West’s shirt featured a photograph of the late John Paul II. Some of the models on the catwalk of his show also wore shirts with the same message, The Guardian reported .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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West, who legally changed his name to Ye last year, walked the runway for Balenciaga earlier this week. He told the audience before the showcase of his own collection: \u201cI am Ye and everyone here knows that I am the leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On Tuesday morning, he shared this post calling Black Lives Matter \u201ca scam\u201d on Instagram:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Critics accused West, who has previously declared his love for former President Donald Trump and suggested slavery \u201csounds like a choice,\u201d of sending \u201ca dangerously dumb message\u201d with the garment:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Musician and actor Jaden Smith, Will Smith’s son, appeared to respond to West’s attire with these critical tweets:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n