Kanye West on Alex Jones

[Irreligious Atheist]

It's Toby! Your name is Toby! Say it! Not Ye. Toby!

Too bad, I never said he couldn't change his name. I said I wouldn't refer to him as such due to the fact I think it actually bothers him because he's not sincere and just using the legacy of slavery to get attention for himself. Which is gross (like we're going to actually meet in person ). This is not the same as demanding he calls himself toby. So this is a silly comparison and I have my position on this matter clear....

Using the legacy of slavery to get attention for himself? Hmm. Isn't that what people on the right have to say about Al Sharpton, Ben Crump, and so on? That they're using slavery? How about we stop using right wing arguments? Ye, as a black man and a descendant of slaves, as far as I know, has a right to not be over slavery, whether he's an egomaniac or not, and surely he is an egomaniac. So is Al Sharpton though, but that doesn't mean Al doesn't therefore get to mention slavery. That's not quite how things work. And you know how I can be pretty sure that Ye really does identify with that name and he is serious about it? Ye's been his nickname for over a decade now. He didn't just get a focus group together to come up with a new name out of the blue to pull off a publicity stunt. He's been called Ye pretty much forever now. And again, it doesn't bother me if anyone wants to call him Kanye. Don't let me stop you. I just like to point it out when I see people having a lack of consistent values. Caitlyn Jenner doesn't believe in gay marriage. Caitlyn Jenner was involved in a car crash that led to a person's death, and that was all brushed under the rug. I'll give Ye the same basic decency I give Caitlyn. Our identities are what we say they are. Now, if we're talking about a really sussy case like that person who shot up club Q who claimed to be non-binary, that is obviously fair game I'd say to question their non-binaryness, because the incentive to lie in that case to avoid hate crime charges or whatever is glaringly clear. In Ye's case, though, not so much, since he's been called Ye, for, you know, over a decade now.