Kanye West compared cancel culture and #MeToo movement to Orwell's 'mind control'
Rapper Kanye West voiced his opinion on the MeToo movement in the Podcast Drink Champs, which encourages abused women to talk about what they have been through.
Guests at his recent performance at Soldier Field Stadium in Chicago were DaBaby (a rapper known for his homophobic attitudes) and Marilyn Manson (a heavy metal singer accused of sexually abusing several women).
"All the #MeToo – like, when I sit next to Marilyn Manson and DaBaby right after both of them got canceled … it’s like, they can’t cancel us all! They’ll hit you with the accusations or somebody who you was with 10 years ago,” Kanye West said.
He compared MeToo to George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984”.
"It’s power and politics. You know, power-hungry maniacs and just, control,” he noted “This is 1984 mind control that we in,” he said, referring to the George Orwell novel about a dystopian society under constant government control. “And mob mentality,” the rapper added.
In the podcast, West also spoke about Kim Kardashian, the presidential campaign, friendship with Donald Trump, opinions on African American rights, and other controversial topics.
Listen to the whole podcast here!
By: Helen B.
