• ditty@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Ye is a f***ing clown. A misogynistic, racist, Nazi, homophobic, ableist, sexual abuser who fell off almost 10 years ago now. I am so ashamed I used to love his music.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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      30 days ago

      You left out mass child abuser. But I wouldn’t recommend you reading about Donda Academy if you have a weak stomach.

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      1 month ago

      Don’t worry, you can swear on the internet. At least here, you can’t do that on TikTok or Youtube

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      1 month ago

      I still remember downloading The College Dropout when it released and loving it so much I had to share it with my friends. His whole album run up to Yeezus was great. But yeah the dude’s been mentally ill for awhile now. Haven’t listened to anything from him for a long, long time now.

    • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Art is one of those difficult subjects. As long as you’re not financially supporting them anymore (including with streaming) there’s no harm in having a relationship with a track that came from someone who had a downfall. I still listen to the Thriller album sometimes, and though it is always freighted with the context of what came later, I am able to separate the art from the artist enough to still enjoy the thing in itself.