Earlier this month the rapper once called Kanye West walked back his claims of being a Nazi, but now he’s been caught in Los Angeles sporting a plain white shirt with a swastika on it.
According to TMZ, Ye was spotted in public wearing a t-shirt featuring the hate symbol. In footage published by the outlet, he can be seen making sure his offensive shirt was fully visible to the camera capturing the moment. Shortly after the video began spreading online, he posted on X saying, “It was always a dream of mine to walk around with a swastika T on.”
Before that, he tweeted in all caps about his swastika t-shirt fantasies. “N***as rap about how many people they killed but they scared to wear a swastika t-shirt ’cause they labels and managers and streaming services and touring companies mob up to stop n***as money. Nobody better never say shit to me about my t-shirt. White people who are against the swastika don’t want to have a convo about black abortion.”
He also shared a link to an article on the Study Buddhism website discussing Nazi connections to Shambhala and Tibet. The swastika was widely used across many religions worldwide before being hijacked by the German Nazi Party. It’s worth pointing out that the symbol on Ye’s shirt matches the exact placement and rotation of the Nazi Party insignia, a recognized hate symbol.
Ye briefly had a swastika T-shirt for sale on the Yeezy website earlier this month, but it was later removed. He previously claimed that putting the hate symbol on a shirt was meant to “show n***as that we don’t have to be afraid of white people.” He added, “When I use a swastika I render myself unusable to users.”
This latest provocative move follows his public request for jewelers to design him a swastika chain. “For all jewelers I’m looking for swastika chain designs please submit to [email protected],” he tweeted on Thursday, Feb. 27.
The multi-hyphenate, who once made headlines for his music and fashion in better times, declared himself “a Nazi” shortly after a controversial Grammys red carpet appearance with his wife earlier this month. He later backtracked with a tweet saying, “After further reflection I’ve come to the realisation that I’m not a Nazi.” Whether he considers himself a Nazi or not, he’s certainly giving that impression with his choice of T-shirt.
