Kanye West is one of the well known figures in the history of hip-hop. He is an American rapper and record producer known for his political Commentary, polarizing culture, and Varying musical style. Moreover, this musician and designer is currently selling Swastika t-shirts on his website. During the national football league championship on Sunday, he ran a commercial telling people to “go to Yeezy .com”. He made the advertisement during the Super Bowl that Ye is selling the t-shirts on Yeezy and Shopify Inc. is hosting it.
Kanye West Selling Swastika T-shirts on Yeezy
On Monday morning, West’s website was selling only one product: a Swastika T-shirt for $20. However, on Saturday West Made a post on X saying that, “ he would never sell a Swastika T-Shirt because his fans may be physically harmed by wearing it.” Furthermore, he also wrote that he loves his fans and supporters. In Spite of this post, after the weekend the t-shirt appeared on the website. After Saturday’s post, Kanye ran a Super Bowl Advertisement during the Super Bowl in the Los Angeles area. So that people will visit Yeezy.com and will buy the t-shirts. Moreover, these t-shirts were available on Yeezy.com. However, the commercial platform did not specifically mention the Swastika T-shirt name.
According to Canadian e-commerce policy, users can’t do anything illegal when they are in a business. However, the company has removed a clause banning “ HATEFUL CONTENT”. Moreover, in Germany selling or supporting Swastika goods is illegal. Furthermore, in Ottawa, a store also sells Holocaust denial merchandise.
Kanye West’s “X” Post
The American rapper and record producer, Kanye West is facing a hate-filled week. All this hatred is because of his X’s account post. Moreover, through his post, he called himself a “Nazi” and praised Adolf Hitler. West bleached homophobic, virulently antisemitic, and misogynistic hate speech through his X account. Moreover, his X account has more than 32 million followers. His remarks triggered outrage all over social media. Many organizations and celebrities also condemn his actions. Furthermore, Kanye’s last posts on X were equally contentious. Before deleting his account, he criticized Taylor Swift through his post. He criticized her for singing along to Kendrick Lamar’s “Not like us” during the Super Bowl halftime show.
In his post, he stated, “Why are we letting teller Swift be seen on TV singing a song about taking a black man down…kendrick is being used by these white people and Jews and so am I”. Many celebrities and organizations condemn West’s posts publicly. Moreover, Musician Charlie Puth condemned his actions and urged him to stop spreading rumors. Furthermore, he also wrote on social media that, “Kanye influences millions of people.” He asked him to stop.
The Anti-Defamation League’s Statement
On Monday the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) issued a statement about Kanye’s words. They also condemn Kenye’s different ways of selling the Swastika T-shirts. According to them, it is “ further proof of Kanye’s antisemitism”. Along with this, Swastika’s level on the website is “HH-01”. Moreover, this is a code language for “Heli Hitler”. On Friday, The American Jewish Committee also criticized Kanye’s statement. They call it “ blatant hatred”.
Moreover, Kanye’s last message on X was “I AM LOGIN OUT OF TWITTER. I APPRECIATE ELON FOR ALLOWING ME TO VENT. IT HAS BEEN VERY CATHARTIC TO USE THE WORLD AS A SOUNDING BOARD.”
Kanye West’s Controversy During the 2025 Grammy Awards
Kanye’s controversial statement came out just a few days after his appearance at the 2025 Grammy Awards. Kanye appeared with his wife, Bianca Censori at the 2025 Grammy Awards. Moreover, her outfit on the grand night sparked many debates online. Along with this, many questioned whether Kanye was controlling her. Later, West defended her wardrobe choice. However, he also said that he “definitely wouldn’t have been able to do it without his approval.”
Kanye West’s Other Controversial Statements and Their Impact
Kanye loses a number of partnerships and lucrative Yeezy deals because of antisemitic statements on Instagram and Twitter. Moreover, the series of bizarre comments started years ago. On Tuesday night he also posted that, “he is never going to Apologize for his Jewish comments”. Along with this, he had posted numerous comments about the Holocaust and Jewish people. Some of his comments are:
- I love Hitler now what b*****es.
- I’m a Nazi.
- Hitler was sooooo fresh.
- I am going to normalize talking about Hitler the way talking about killing n****s has been normalized.
- I love when Jewish people come to me and say they can’t work with me anymore. It’s my fav.
- He also talked about his wife’s dress, and said “ I have Dominion over my wife this ain’t no woke as Feminish s***t.”
Conclusion
Kanye West always remains in controversy because of his statements. Furthermore, recently because of certain statements he faced various outrageous opinions from celebrities and different organizations. He also deleted his X account. So, from Monday his X profile has been displaying as, “this account doesn’t exist.”
