Trevor Noah has taken a compassionate approach to addressing Kanye West's recent attack involving racial slurs hurled at the South African comic.
As for West’s use of the word “k–n,” Noah had this to say: “Clearly some people graduate, but we still stupid. I never want to read that headline about you.” “Damn, here we go again,” Noah, 38, began his lengthy response to West, 44, within the comment section of his now-deleted post referring to the host as a “k–n.”
Kanye West has been suspended from Instagram for 24 hours after he used a racial slur to describe South African TV presenter and comedian Trevor Noah.
"You’re an indelible part of my life Ye. Which is why it breaks my heart to see you like this. I don’t care if you support Trump and I don’t care if you roast Pete. I do however care when I see you on a path that’s dangerously close to peril and pain … Don’t ever forget, the biggest trick racists ever played on black people was teaching us to strip each other of our blackness whenever we disagree…" According to a spokesperson for Instagram’s parent company Meta, the suspension was due to West violating the company’s policy on hate speech, bullying and harassment.
Trevor Noah has responded to Kanye West's now-deleted Instagram post where the 'Jesus Walks' hitmaker called him a c**n.
Adding a bit of humour as only Noah can, he said: “I can’t front though, Koon baya is also funny as shit. Hopefully one day we will be able to laugh about this,“ ended Noah. “Which is why it breaks my heart to see you like this.
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“Oh and as for Koon ... clearly some people graduate but we still stupid. A k**n is someone who is black and is antiblack ...” one tweep wrote. They probably told Ye 'uzofa, delete that thing damnit!' You don’t mess with umXhosa.” another wrote. “Oh and as for Koon ... clearly some people graduate but we still stupid. “You’re an indelible part of my life Ye. Which is why it breaks my heart to see you like this. Tricking us into dividing ourselves up in splinters so that we would never unite into a powerful rod.”
Of the slur, Trevor said: “Clearly some people graduate but we still stupid. Don't ever forget, the biggest trick racists ever played on black people.
“You took samples and turned them into symphonies … You’re an indelible part of my life Ye. Which is why it breaks my heart to see you like this. Kanye West has been the tag in countless headlines for a rainbow of reasons. The words were less, but certainly said more.
Trevor Noah told Kanye West he was 'an incredible part of my life' but warned him that he's going down a dark path.
But you have to know the difference between that and fighting your family.” You took your pain and through the wire turned it into performance perfection,” he wrote. The comedian himself commended Kanye’s skills, calling him a “serious rapper who also knew when not to take himself too seriously.
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I think it’s going to bring a different energy, and I’m excited to be a part of it.” “I think it’s going to be a celebration of an industry coming back to life,” Noah said. “But it’s nice to have fans cheering for their favorite artist,” he said. “I think it’s also important for us to be able to take a break from everything,” he said. Definitely. It’s also important to celebrate things that are happening in the world.” Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R. are tied for the second-most nominations with eight apiece.