Kanye West Receives Backlash , for Using the R-Word.
'TMZ' reports that while appearing in an interview with Piers Morgan, Ye referred to President Biden as a "f****** r-word.".
'TMZ' reports that while appearing in an interview with Piers Morgan, Ye referred to President Biden as a "f****** r-word.".
According to Jordan Kough, Executive Director of the National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC), the r-word is hate speech against those with disabilities.
'TMZ' reports that the National Disability Rights Network has called on West to apologize for using such an "outdated and hateful" word.
The National Down Syndrome Society
has also condemned Ye's comments. .
Ye's use of the r-word comes amid a whirlwind of backlash brought on by other questionable behavior.
Recently, he's been accused of making antisemitic comments and promoting other forms of hate speech by wearing "White Lives Matter" attire.
He's also been in the spotlight for alleging that George Floyd died from poor health and a fentanyl overdose rather than unnecessary force imposed by Derek Chauvin.
He's also been in the spotlight for alleging that George Floyd died from poor health and a fentanyl overdose rather than unnecessary force imposed by Derek Chauvin.
Roxie Washington, the mother of Floyd's daughter, Gianna, has said she intends to sue West for $250 million