Kanye West just lost his posting privileges. Well, for at least 24 hours. There’s a new report that says the rapper has been suspended from Instagram over his racist taunts towards comedian Trevor Noah. Here’s what you need to know.
An Instagram spokesperson has said that Kanye violated the company’s policies on hate speech and bullying and harassment. He is unable to post, comment or send DMs for 24 hours. The suspension comes after West posted an image of the Google search page for Trevor Noah – who commented on West’s treatment of ex-wife Kim Kardashian on Tuesday’s (March 15) episode of The Daily Show – alongside a caption containing racial slurs.
Kanye West Suspended From Instagram Over His Racist Taunts Towards Trevor Noah
In a since removed post, Kanye shared the lyrics to a well-known song about hope and togetherness, but replaced one word with a like-sounding racial slur seemingly at Noah for his Daily Show bit. West has 15 million followers.
Noah has since issued a lengthy response in the comments of Kanye’s now-deleted post. “There are few artists who have had more of an impact on me than you Ye. You took samples and turned them into symphonies. You took your pain and through the wire turned it into performance perfection.
I thought differently about how I spend my money because of you, I learned to protect my child-like creativity from grown thoughts because of you, shit I still smile every time I put on my seatbelt because of you,” the Daily Show host wrote.
So far Kanye himself has not made any comments about the matter, although there’s a good chance that he might do so once his suspension from Instagram has been lifted.
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