Kanye West has claimed he had the idea for his swastika t-shirt ‘for eight years.’
The controversial rapper recently returned to X after taking his account offline following a string of anti-Semitic comments.
On Monday he embarked on a fresh rant, in which he admitted his shocking merchandise had been in the pipeline for some time.
In response to his Yeezy store being pulled due to it having just one garment for sale, a white T-shirt emblazoned with a swastika, a notorious Nazi hate symbol, he wrote: ‘No one seems to wanna produce me wittle t shirt.’ (sic)
And he later added in all capitals: ‘I remember going to Japan and gasping when I saw what is known as the swastika on clothing. It felt illegal to even look at it. That’s how I had been programmed.
‘I then found out that swastika had many different meanings and many different names,’ he added.
This comes after his ex-wife Kim Kardashian continues to stay mum on Kanye’s rants. Over the weekend, the 44-year-old looked sensational as she hit the red carpet at the SNL 50 event in NYC.
Kanye West has claimed he had the idea for his swastika t-shirt ‘for eight years’. The controversial rapper recently returned to X after taking his account offline following a string of anti-Semitic comments
On Monday he embarked on a fresh rant, in which he admitted his shocking merchandise had been in the pipeline for some time; seen with Bianca Censori on February 2 in LA
The singer added: ‘I’ve had my swastika t shirt idea for over 8 years. It was so intruging to me that a symbol had so much programing in it.’ (sic)
The Stronger hitmaker insisted having Shopify take down his Yeezy store was a ‘major victory’ because he ‘hates’ the company.
He wrote: ‘Yeezy was also dropped by Shopify. This was a major victory because I hate Shopify and always have.
‘I knew they would do some p**** s*** like this.
‘Anyone who’s on Shopify just know they control your market and they have all of your data which raises the value of Shopify while excluding the brands from that upside.(sic)’
Earlier in his tirade, Kanye had declared his previous anti-Semitic comments to be ’90 percent Jew proof’ and he went on to explain he meant no one had been able to ‘stop’ him.
He wrote: ‘I will write this more poetically in a bit cause right now I’m finishing my verse for Game’s album.
He used the Super Bowl to promote his Yeezy website, which displayed a single item – the $20 white T-shirt featuring a swastika
In response to his Yeezy store being pulled due to it having just one garment for sale, a white T-shirt emblazoned with a swastika, a notorious Nazi hate symbol, he wrote: ‘No one seems to wanna produce me wittle t shirt’
‘The idea of being Jew proof is…
‘I said all these politically incorrect things and nobody was able to stop me extort me threaten me to change anything
‘And I made 40 million the next day between my different business
‘There’s a lot of Jewish people I know and love and still work with
‘The point I made and showed is that I am not under Jewish control anymore (sic)’
Meanwhile, his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, 44, looked stunning at the SNL 50 event in NYC
Kanye and Kim share four children: North, 11, Saint, 8, Chicago, 6, and Psalm, 5. Kim and the kids with Scott Disick, Mason and Penelope
But the 47-year-old rapper noted his comments had caused him some ‘losses’.
He added: ‘In war you take a couple losses.
‘I lost one of my favorite Yeezy designers named Simon. He tailored the Grammy dress. This was a major loss.
‘We lost Malcolm who was our lead stylist and shopper who also found Simon.
‘Maybe one day they will understand why I had to do what I did and one day they will forgive my method.(sic)’
Meanwhile, his ex-wife Kim looked stunning at the SNL 50 event in NYC.
Kanye and Kim share four children: North, 11, Saint, 8, Chicago, 6, and Psalm, 5.
The budding lawyer has not commented on West’s latest moves.
West has suffered some setbacks. His website went down amid fierce backlash to the rapper using the Super Bowl to sell swastika T-Shirts which has seen him be slammed by The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for ‘vile antisemitism’.
West’s site Yeezy went down globally on Tuesday amid the fierce backlash over the T-shirts
Last week David Schwimmer, 58 – who notably portrayed Ross Geller on the beloved sitcom Friends – took to his Instagram page to urge Tesla CEO Elon Musk to ‘stop giving him a megaphone’ on the platform.
The actor uploaded screenshots of the rapper’s recent unhinged rants on what is formerly known as Twitter.
‘This is so 2022,’ he began in the caption. ‘We can’t stop a deranged bigot from spewing hate filled, ignorant bile… but we CAN stop giving him a megaphone, Mr. Musk.’
‘Kanye West has 32.7 million followers on your platform, X. That’s twice as many people than the number of Jews in existence.’
Schwimmer continued, ‘His sick hate speech results in REAL LIFE violence against Jews.’
A Friends alum has taken to social media to express his demand that Elon Musk ban West from X following his latest anti-Semitic rants and labeling himself as ‘a Nazi’
‘I don’t know what’s worse, the fact that he identifies as a Nazi (which implies he wants to exterminate ALL marginalized communities including his own).’
‘Or the fact that there is not sufficient OUTRAGE to remove and ban him from all social media at this point. Silence is complicity,’ David concluded in his message to Elon.
Musk began his acquisition of Twitter back in April 2022, which was then concluded that same year in October.
The SpaceX founder has been vocal about censorship and an advocate for free speech.
Back in February of last year, Elon penned on X: ‘Free speech is the bedrock of democracy. That’s why it’s the FIRST Amendment. Without free speech, all is lost.’
Schwimmer’s account on X is currently ‘suspended’ as of Sunday, February 9 – although it is not exactly known when that took place.
Earlier this week on Thursday, West – also known as Ye – took to X where he labeled himself as a Nazi and also asked President Donald Trump to free Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.
The music artist further sparked outrage when he mocked Cassie’s assault by Diddy – who is currently in prison while awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges.
David Schwimmer, 58, took to his Instagram page to urge the Tesla CEO to ‘stop giving him a megaphone’ on the platform; seen in 2024 in NYC
The actor – whose account on X is currently suspended – uploaded screenshots of the rapper’s recent unhinged rants on what was formerly known as Twitter; West seen in 2024 in Milan
‘Or the fact that there is not sufficient OUTRAGE to remove and ban him from all social media at this point. Silence is complicity,’ David concluded in his message to Elon
Kanye has also since taken to the social media platform to say he has ‘dominion’ over his wife Bianca Censori and branded her controversial naked Grammys dress the ‘best look of all time.’
West was first accused of anti-Semitism in 2022 after making a series of racist remarks. However, he later apologized, insisting it was not his ‘intention to hurt or demean’ the Jewish community.
Yet in a rambling U-turn, Kanye penned a series of tweets on X on Thursday, claiming that he will never ‘trust or work with Jewish people’ again and insisting he ‘will not apologize’ for his views.
Among his most shocking tweets in the hours-long tirade, Kanye proudly declared: ‘I AM A NAZI’, later adding: ‘I LOVE HITLER NOW WHAT B*****S.’
The troubled rapper also addressed concerns that his wife Bianca Censori is a victim of coercive control after her naked outing at the Grammys, claiming he has ‘dominion’ over her.
Kanye, who took aim at several minority groups in his foul-mouthed tirade, went on to state that ‘IF I LOST EVERYTHING ‘AGAIN TONIGHT WAS WORTH IT I CAN DIE AFTER THIS’, while also insisting he was ‘sober’ while tweeting.
Having voiced his support for incarcerated rapper Diddy, Kanye doubled down by saying he would ‘never speak again’ to anyone who disagreed with him, while also using homophobic slurs to lash out at those who supported Kamala Harris.
Kanye also went on to lash out at the ‘woke’ decision to use female plus-size models in fashion shows.
