Kanye West has caused controversy at Paris Fashion Week this week after showcasing t-shirts with the slogan ‘White Lives Matter’ on. The Yeezy Season 9 show, billed as a surprise, secret event, took place yesterday and has since been condemned by various public figures.
‘Black Lives Matter’ is a phrase used by anti-racism activists, which arose out of a need to protect Black people who are disproportionately killed by police – and in turn became a rallying cry for activists fighting the ways racism impacts the lives of Black people. ‘White Lives Matter’ is a slogan that was created in response to the movement, often used by white supremacists in an attempt to invalidate and undermine anti-racism campaigning.
What those who support the ’White Lives Matter’ movement fail to understand is that white lives are not in disproportionate danger due to the colour of their skin, and in fact the privilege that comes from having white skin in a white supremacist society means that white lives have always been protected over Black lives.
As his show provoked outcry, Kanye has doubled down. On Instagram, he has been accused of bullying fashion editorafter the Vogue contributing editor dubbed the show ‘indefensible’. Despite the fact Karefa-Johnson shared her thoughtful attempt to understand West’s reasoning for the ‘White Lives Matter’ stunt, West has posted images of her on his Instagram ridiculing her fashion sense.
Karefa-Johnson had previously posted Instagram Stories from the apocalypse-themed Yeezy show, writing under a video of the sloganized t-shirt, ‘I’m fuming… collecting my thoughts.’
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