What You Need to Know About Recent Comments by Kanye West About Jews
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Author/Atul K Rawat
Kanye West's alter ego, Ye, has positioned himself in the middle of yet another round of anti-Jewish conspiracy theories.
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Ye, a well-known rapper, entrepreneur, and cultural icon, made a number of antisemitic remarks this month
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about Jewish "control" of the media and finance in television clips and on social media
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Jewish and non-Jewish Twitter users as well as celebrities have criticised the remarks.
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Ye is considered to be the father of "introspective, melodic rap music" and has a net worth of around $1.8 billion.
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Ye has 31.5 million followers on Twitter and 18.2 million followers on Instagram
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He came in first place on TIME Magazine's 2015 list of the 100 Most Influential People.
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Ye has a lengthy history of generating media attention.
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In a live fundraising event for Hurricane Katrina victims, he emphasised the systemic racism in George W.
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Bush's response to the crisis, saying that "George Bush doesn't care about Black people.
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