Rapper Kanye West feels that he is racially profiled after showing his support towards US President Donald Trump.
In a new interview with the Wall Street Journal, the rapper talked about dealing with the public’s outrage that stemmed from his political views.
The rapper links the backlash to racial profiling as he said: “I’m a black guy with a red (MAGA) hat, can you imagine? …It reminded me of
ow I felt as a black guy before I was famous, when I would walk in a restaurant and people would look at you like you were going to steal something. ‘This is your place, Ye, don’t talk about apparel. This is your place, Ye, you’re black, so you’re a Democrat.'”
“Classism, protectionism — not just racism… Classism is like living on a bookshelf. The more money you have, the higher you go. And you get to the top and look over and what do you see? Fear,” he said.
Despite having publicly showing his support for Trump, West says he didn’t vote for Trump during the 2016 presidential election.
In fact, he didn’t vote at all. However, had he been a registered voter at the time, the rapper says that he would cast his vote in favour of Trump. (IANS)
