A lot of libs are calling out Kanye West for this tweet where he talked about abolishing the 13th Amendment:
this represents good and America becoming whole again. We will no longer outsource to other countries. We build factories here in America and create jobs. We will provide jobs for all who are free from prisons as we abolish the 13th amendment. Message sent with love pic.twitter.com/a15WqI8zgu
— ye (@kanyewest) September 30, 2018
Yes, this is somewhat confusing, but he’s talking about how the 13th Amendment allows for prison labor and that’s what he wants to overturn it:
Slavery is *technically* still allowable as "punishment for a crime" under the 13th Amendment but, Ye being Ye, he doesn't really clarify? That's what I'm assuming he means, though, because I can't imagine he wants to repeal the whole amendment. https://t.co/4hBtZHTDQl
— Marcus Gilmer (@marcusgilmer) September 30, 2018
West later clarified, calling the amendment “slavery in disguise” and “meaning it never ended”:
the 13th Amendment is slavery in disguise meaning it never ended We are the solution that heals
— ye (@kanyewest) September 30, 2018
You’d think liberals would be on board with abolishing prison labor, but nah. Maybe they missed this day in civics class?
There’s nothing more maddening than debating someone who doesn’t know history, doesn’t read books, and frames their myopia as virtue. The level of unapologetic conjecture I’ve encountered lately isn’t just frustrating, it’s retrogressive, unprecedented and absolutely terrifying. https://t.co/4jCFwB4T5U
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) September 30, 2018
The 13th ammendment abolished slavery. Re-upping this from the last time: @ye is truly an idiot. Message sent with distaste for idiocy. https://t.co/d0BNi45Zm8
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) September 30, 2018
I’d say repealing the 13th amendment is probably unwise. Who’s with me? https://t.co/iBWM67SVnY
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 30, 2018
Kanye = gamergater who thought it was about "ethics in gaming journalism" https://t.co/Z6KRdmT2YO
— Graham Linehan (@Glinner) September 30, 2018
You can tell that people have stopped taking his calls. https://t.co/I98Q2yOIFr
— The Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom (@tressiemcphd) September 30, 2018
You want to make slavery legal again? Did I read that right?@KimKardashian I think your husband might require some medical attention. Just a thought. https://t.co/Q7SEfSwjWo
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) September 30, 2018
I think the Trump Show writers overreached with this “abolish the 13th amendment” thing. It’s just a lazy plot twist and it paints this “Ye” character as an unbelievable fool. https://t.co/PfVm58Ju4J
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) September 30, 2018
"Abolish the 13th Amendment" takes dog-whistling to a whole nother level. https://t.co/t0tUKOiDPP
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) September 30, 2018
Anyone wanna tell him that the 13th Amendment abolished Slavery?
Ignorance grows like mold on a loaf of unattended bread. https://t.co/KeJHMag6hk
— Jay Scott Smith (@JayScottSmith) September 30, 2018
Although we do eagerly await Kanye West trying to manufacture his clothes and shoes in America:
where do you manufacture your shoes at sweetie https://t.co/XrFcGLPqvq
— thomas halbert (@ThomasBeautyy) September 30, 2018
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