Ye (Kanye West) is trending.
Well maybe we should be clear….. his shirt/hoodie with the words ‘white lives matter’ is trending!
According to Page Six the rapper staged a surprise Yeezy fashion show on Monday in Paris, showcasing his Season 9 collection to much fanfare.
Before the models appeared, West gave a speech while wearing a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt emblazoned with the Pope’s face on the front and the same bedazzled flip-flops he sported last week.
He referenced his ex-wife Kim Kardashian’s 2016 Paris robbery, his former manager Scooter Braun, the struggles he faced entering the fashion industry, his recent fallout with Gap and much more.
“I am Ye, and everyone here knows that I am the leader,” he said at one point, referencing his new legal name. “You can’t manage me.”
Before the show, Ye teased some of the famous models expected to make appearances: Kardashian, 41, ex-girlfriend Irina Shayk and current flame Candice Swanepoel as well as other big names like Beyoncé, Rihanna, Angelina Jolie, Lauryn Hill, Naomi Campbell, Emily Ratajkowski, Gisele Bündchen, Bella Hadid and Amelia Gray Hamlin.
However, it appears only Shayk, Campbell and Hamlin made appearances, with the Russian model watching from the side as the other two walked the runway.
Some of the models in the show wore the same shirt emblazoned with “White Lives Matter” on the back as well while fans on social media reacted.
“Sending a “WHITE LIVES MATTER” t-shirt down a runway in Paris is literal insanity and no amount of gospel is getting that man through Heaven’s gate, I’m so sorry,” one person tweeted. Another wrote, “mind you kanye was just calling kim and kris the kkk 2 weeks ago and now he’s wearing a white lives matter shirt.”
Others recalled his infamous trip to the White House wearing a “MAGA” hat. West has also previously caused controversy wearing a jacket with the Confederate flag on it in 2013.
Kanye West was on instagram not too long ago talking about the Kardashians we’re corrupting his BLACK children… just to be wearing a White Lives Matter shirt pic.twitter.com/mesEFeDteG
— vivi (@08_____02) October 3, 2022
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White lives matter….. Kanye such a weirdo because with his massive platform people gonna buy into this mess https://t.co/8tU1TA4UTs
— N8 (@N8RERUN) October 3, 2022
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So many folks are trying to excuse Kanye wearing a white lives matter t-shirt as just a troll move or marketing. Maybe it is. But it’s a dangerously dumb message to send for someone with his massive platform. I been off dude. But y’all go ahead labeling his foolishness as genius.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 3, 2022
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NO KANYE DONT WEAR THE WHITE LIVES MATTER SHIRT AS A “FASHION STATEMENT” KANYE pic.twitter.com/q2NqrTz5yk
— A Chair (@aliteralchair) October 3, 2022
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Kanye: *supports Trump*
Kanye stans: don’t worry guys he’s just trolling hard lmao
Kanye: *wears white lives matter shirt*
Kanye stans: lmao you guys fell for it, classic Kanye troll move
Kanye: *beats someone to death in a Wal Mart*
Kanye stans: omg guys he was trolling
— autumn (@autumn_breezy13) October 3, 2022
and Candace Ownes with a few flicks:
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) October 3, 2022
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— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) October 3, 2022
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