David Schwimmer blasted Elon Musk on Saturday for permitting Kanye West to make use of his platform X, previously Twitter, to make extra “hate crammed” antisemitic (together with extra racist and misogynistic) statements. Up to now week, West has just lately taken to X to reiterate extra of the hateful antisemitic rants that obtained him banned from the platform beforehand.
In an Instagram submit, Schwimmer addressed the DOGE chief instantly. “That is so 2022. We are able to’t cease a deranged bigot from spewing hate crammed, ignorant bile… however we CAN cease giving him a megaphone, Mr. Musk,” he wrote, declaring that West has 32.7 million followers (West is at present at 32.9 followers).
“That’s twice as many individuals than the variety of Jews in existence,” he added. “His sick hate speech ends in REAL LIFE violence towards Jews.”
Schwimmer referred to as out particular posts Ye had just lately made and since deleted on X for instance, together with, “Jewish individuals really hate white individuals and use black individuals” and “I like Hitler Now what bitches,” amongst them.
“I don’t know what’s worse, the truth that he identifies as a Nazi (which suggests he needs to exterminate ALL marginalized communities together with his personal), or the truth that there’s not ample OUTRAGE to take away and ban him from all social media at this level,” Schwimmer continued, earlier than closing with: “Silence is complicity.”
Again in December 2022, Ye was on the same antisemitic tear, which included a submit with a picture of a swastika intertwined with a Star of David, which prompted Musk to ban Ye on the time.
Up to now, although, Musk has not banned Ye and in keeping with one of many rapper’s tweets, they had been in touch as just lately as every week in the past, texting about such necessary issues as posting footage of merchandise and product movies.
Ye additionally seems to really feel unfettered by any criticism on his newest rants, nor does it appear to be he’s involved about Musk responding negatively with regards to Ye and X, posting on Friday, “I gotta give Elon his flowers for permitting my fuckery It’s a complete new world I gotta say Elons an actual n—a for this.”