A few days ago, TMZ reported that during a recent concert in Australia Kanye West forced a handicapped person out of their wheel chair.The reality of the situation has since then proven to be much different.
As relayed in a new video featuring Complex News reporter Jinx, Kanye paused during his performance of “Good Life” and stated, “I can’t do this song if there’s anybody in here sitting down…unless you’re handicapped. I need to to pull out your handicapped parking slip right now.”
Anybody that has ever been to Ye show knows how important fan interaction and crowd participation is to the Yeezus rapper. If you listen close to the audio you can even here the concert-goers laughing after the statement was made confirming they understood the tone in which West was speaking in.
Words of Ian Servantes for Complex News:
Someone with a flashlight, presumably security, then scoped out a person sitting and confirmed they were in a wheelchair, and a person with a prosthetic leg held it up for ‘Ye to see. Satisfied with seeing every one capable of standing doing so, Kanye continued with the song.
This might sound obnoxious, but Kanye was clearly trying to maximize the audience’s involvement. Considering his dedication to putting on the best live show possible, this shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Someone in the crowd even told TMZ Kanye didn’t mean to offend and that the whole thing is being blown out of proportion, but that was buried at the bottom.
Honestly, I see the whole situation as another attempt of the powers that be to discredit one of the most intellectual, innovative and creative entertainers of our generation.
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