kanye west is well known for his outspoken nature. He is fund of making semantic comments which have cost him his contract with many top brands. Adidas Dropped Kanye West due to antisemitic comments on his social media platforms.
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Adidas is not the only clothing brand that has cut ties with Kanye. High-end fashion house Balenciaga and talent scouts Creative Artists Agency also cut ties with the rapper earlier in October this year.
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The list only keeps getting long of institutions cutting ties and dropping Kanye. These are all related to the controversial remarks he throws out there.
This time around, due to controversial remarks he’s made toward the Jewish and black communities, this has caused his honorary degree to be revoked. This degree was the honorary degree to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago SAIC. Kanye West was awarded this honorary degree in 2015.
In a statement, the president of SAIC, Elissa Tenny explaned that the rapper “has exhibited disturbing behaviors and made dangerous statements that do not align with our community values.” Tenny went on to point out that West’s “anti-Black, antisemitic, and incendiary statements” are “disgusting and condemnable” and have been “painful for our entire community.”
A petition calling for his honorary degree to be rescinded emerged last week after the InfoWars appearance and quickly spread. It garnered over 4,000 signatures.
