Rapper posts message in Hebrew to social media, saying he is ‘committed to making amends and promoting unity’
Kanye West has apologised to “the Jewish community” for a series of antisemitic remarks he made in 2022.
In a statement posted in Hebrew on his Instagram account, where he has 18.2m followers, he wrote (as translated by Google): “I sincerely apologise to the Jewish community … It was not my intention to hurt or demean, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused. I am committed to starting with myself and learning from this experience to ensure greater sensitivity and understanding in the future. Your forgiveness is important to me, and I am committed to making amends and promoting unity.”
West, also known as Ye, was widely condemned after writing on X in October 2022 that he was “going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE … You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.” He posted a screenshot of a conversation with the rapper Diddy, in which West wrote: “Ima use you as an example to show the Jewish people that told you to call me that no one can threaten or influence me.”
The comments prompted Adidas to cut ties with West and end its lucrative Yeezy footwear partnership, with the company calling his comments “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous”. (Adidas’s chief executive Bjørn Gulden later said: “I don’t think he meant what he said and I don’t think he’s a bad person – it just came across that way.”) Gap, which also partnered with West and was already winding up their collaboration, stopped stocking West-affiliated products.
Just to play devils advocate, he might actually mean it, sincerely.
He has severe bipolar, and for the uninitiated, bipolar isn’t about switching moods multiple times a day. Bipolar people alternate between being manic and depressive for weeks or months at a time.
It was evident to most people that he was going through a full-manic state while he was saying he loved Hitler on Alex Jones show.
That being said, keep taking your meds Kanye. Nothing can make up for what you’ve said.
I’m not surprised lol. Dude is off his fucking rocker.
To clarify, I’m not convinced he is sincerely apologetic, just that it’s possible he slipped out of his manic state, and is back to his standard moronic state.
My wife is bipolar. You know what she isn’t? She isn’t a racist hypocritical asshole. He’s just running out of cocaine money. Fuck him. His music isn’t even good. Why did y’all make him famous in the first place?
Ye must be getting ready for another run at President!
I hope he’s back on his meds and has a better/actual support network
Fuck this guy. Hard. Stop.
He ain’t sorry, he’s sorry he’s no longer desired/wanted/fawned after. He misses the power.
That’s the thing with people with this level of money and impunity: they can do whatever they want, say they’re sorry and are willing to improve themselves, and that’s it.
Tomorrow he will offend or insult someone else, next year he will be saying he’s sorry, he wasn’t in a good place, and he’s ready to improve himself.
Pathetic.
Pathetic. Given the seriousness of what he said, and continues to say even this month, no one with a working brain could possibly believe anything in this sad non-attempt at an apology message. It doesn’t resolve anything, it doesn’t make clear that he understands what was wrong with what he said, it doesn’t specify what he is going to do differently going forward, and it isn’t even clear that it is truly a message from him or genuine.
Man wants to get back on the gravy train, makes phony apology.
Pocket sure hurt from what he said huh.
Don’t worry everyone, this Hitler fanboy is going to be more sensitive from now on. Concerns resolved. He’s been handed the GOP memo that the position of the right is to be staunchly pro-jewish and pro-israel again.
Glad Kanye is doing so.
Yo, we can listen to Ye again ❗❗
Welp, there goes his chance of becoming president
A heartfelt apology that was obviously written by a celebrity publicist.
My first question was, “why is he apologizing now?” It could be that he started taking his meds, or that he feels bad about the War on Gaza, but if you read the article, he has an album dropping in mid-January. This feels like his publicist made him apologize, not like he’s actually sorry for anything or doing better. Considering how recently he was still spouting crazy bullshit, I’d say this is just a case of $$$$$.
Until he misses his meds again and he’ll take it all back.
