(Follow up from the original post - read that first).
Who would have thought Obama's ribbing on Kanye 13 years ago would allow a course of history to unfold where Kanye was standing next to Candace Owens both with "White Lives Matter" t-shirts.
Before we look at the Reddit Hive, the biggest celebrity backlash so far has been from a rapper called Boosie. Here is what he had to say:
So....... Reddit. The Sardines found the drama on the /r/entertainment sub (who were arguing and insulting each other about whether Kanye was a white nationalist), but instead of celebrating the seethe, most seemed to join in and seethe themselves. Funny how that works. However, there were also some 
who thought Kanye was just doing it for shock value and not trying to make a statement. That was until.....
To be fair, knowing kanye it seems like hes wearing the shirt as satire. Not very good satire, but his brand of satire which is basically just doing things for shock value
Edit: apparently he wore it with candace owens, in which case I take it back lol
https://x.com/RealCandaceO/status/1577000138131656704?t=PYrSIwpanb_ME2R_tsjxVA&s=19
Other sardines weren't as stupid, or..... amused.
Sardine quoting someone from Ye sub:
Why can a white person wear a Black Lives Matter hoodie? But when a black person wears a White Lives Matter hoodie, itโs a bad thing?
Sardine:
I'm trying my hardest to be respectful of the kids who sat in the back of history class and fell asleep listening to kanye's new album in their earbuds.
But these little frickers can probably vote soon. Being this stupid is almost disrespectful to democracy and an affront to functioning brain cells.
An unusual sardine trying to escape the net:
You're assuming a lot from just a simple sentence. No one wants to be told its offensive to say their race matters.
Another deep-canned sardine responds:
Shut the frick up lmao you know exactly why โwhite lives matterโ is a racist dogwhistle. Go concern troll somewhere else.
By far the biggest seethe came from the entertainment sub though:
Wait ...does this actually make yall mad...? Do white lives not matter or something?
Donโt be dense. After all that BLM had to put up with? Of course this is gonna raise an eyebrow.
BLM had to put up with...? Many people make the argument for the other way around...some communities were destroyed in the process of BLM making headway initially...yet people wear BLM t shirts all the time....and they should...black lives matter...but I don't see why that means someone can't wear a white lives matter t shirt....if you want to set a good example...don't get upset at this kind of stuff...just nod your head or look away...you know the kinda thing we tell people who don't like seeing BLM everywhere...we can't be hypocrites...
Ahhh so your just willingly in line with that bigotry?
BLM was meant to address a group of people being dehumanized regularly to say their lives were worth just as much as anyone elses.
In response police made "blue lives matter" to drown out BLM; then followed by white lives matter because bullshit narratives like this keep being repeated that "BLM meant white lives dont matter" and shit like "we cant be hypocrites".
I don't for a moment believe your honestly that ignorant and wanting to lecture others on the "truth" that apparently BLM supporters don't know that its just anti-whiteness disguised as racial justice.
It makes it seem like you only listen to Klan news.
Uh...it scares me that you know what "Klan news" means and I didnt...so uh...thanks for..erm...educating me...? I guess? It's just not a good look dude...
Imagine being that ignorant on your society's history that you have to play stupid to what the "klan" is.
How about you ask that invented gf of yours? All black skinned individuals are the same to you right even if they arn't from the same countires?
Omg have white lives been subject slavery and discrimination in the US?
Red5_standingby_ said:
Wait....why is that even relevant...? And for the record yes...many whites were sold into slavery over the course of history....but why does that matter...? His shirt simply says white lives matter...and they do...? White black green or yellow it doesn't matter...because we all matter..
Not gonna feed the troll.
I guess loving your fellow man regardless of their race is now "trolling". sigh
Get fricked racist. Your intentionally here lying through your teeth.
Hopefully your brave enough to say this in person to someone and they get rid of those teeth for you.
Someone else then interjected and came to Red5_standingby_'s defense:
White lives matter and F people like you who suggest they donโt. Only the lowest scum of the earth would suggest someone doesnโt matter because of something they have no control over.
Quit using BLM as a shield for spewing hate against other groups.
See look at this nonsense. You've eaten from the house food too often that you can't think for yourself.
It doesn't matter how much people tell the truth to you, you keep reverting to all BLMs want to lynch every last white American in your martyr fantasy.
More back and forth in that thread I haven't posted, including Red5_standingby_ talking about how he has an African partner and that proves he's not racist scum. Let's hope she's not an Afrikaner!
However /r/entertainment's post was also host to some more 'unusual' comments:
Whatโs funny is white people get more mad at shit like this than American minorities. Thereโs a a lot of white guilt going on. You see it all the time on /r/whitepeopletwitter
And:
Seriously why are people getting so upset about a black person wearing a white lives matter shirt. If anything I feel like this would do more to bridge the hate gap between BLM and white people.
Seriously. You wear your black lives matter I wear white lives matter and we both bump into each other.
"Nice shirt." "Thanks. You too."
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Kanye sub is split on this latest news!
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Instead of "Yeah" and "No" the poll should have been "Ye" and "No"
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