Kanye West’s words have “greater significance” because of “how high a celebrity he is and just how violent the language is,” said Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism.
Part of what makes West’s recent comments concerning, Abdullah said, is the fact that he is a Black man speaking out against Black rights groups and widely held concerns of the Black community, which has made him a sought-after figure by right-wing, extremist and racist voices.
West’s embrace by groups and people who espouse racist ideas is not a new strategy, but one employed repeatedly by supremacist groups, Abdullah said. West’s popularity can make it difficult to counter or address, Abdullah said, even by a nationwide movement like Black Lives Matter, which has condemned his comments.
“We know from all the research that hateful speech leads to hateful actions,” Farkas said. “When influencers like Kanye West have the opportunity to say what they say and it goes unchecked, ... it normalizes the experience of hatred.”
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