![]() ![]() Now questions are being raised about what should happen to his old music, just as they were with R. At this point, West no longer even has a label (his recording contract with Universal Music ended last year) or a publisher (his administration deal with Sony Music Publishing expired earlier this year, although it will continue to administer his work for some time).įor the Record: Standing Up to Kanye's Hate Speech West’s deal with the Gap ended last month, but the company said it’s now taking “immediate steps” to remove his products from stores, Balenciaga ended its partnership with him, and stores like TJ Maxx and Foot Locker have also pledged to pull his shoes. (West intends to solve this by buying his own social media company, Parler, which seems like a really bad idea for everyone involved.) Finally, on Tuesday, even Adidas dropped him. West has the right to free speech, of course, but private companies also have a responsibility not to amplify his antisemitism. ![]() Weeks ago, Twitter and Instagram did the right thing by locking West’s social media accounts, while Revolt, Diddy’s media company, was wrong to show a lightweight interview with the rapper - and right to take it down afterward. This kind of overblown rhetoric that feeds into antisemitic stereotypes is dangerous, and Spotify should edit or remove this interview and either drop Rogan’s podcast or make sure he’s prepared to ask hard questions of controversial guests.īut it shouldn’t remove West’s music - or Waters’ for that matter. bear responsibility for the actions of Israel, “particularly because they pay for everything.” (Neither Spotify nor Waters responded to requests for comment on this matter.) In a recent Rolling Stone interview that he complained to Rogan made him look bad, Waters says that Jewish Israelis “are not the descendants of indigenous people who’ve ever lived there” and suggests that some Jewish people in the U.S. But over the years, Waters’ advocacy for Palestinians has curdled into bigotry that features comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany and antisemitic conspiracy theories about media control. There’s nothing wrong with criticizing Israel. Roger Waters attends the “Roger Waters Us + Them” Photocall during the 76th Venice Film Festival at on Sept. ![]()
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