Kanye West slammed as 'dangerous' by ADL after promising to sell more Swastika merchandise and posting holocaust joke on X
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Kanye West’s recent expansion of his swastika T-shirt collection has faced widespread condemnation from various groups, including the Anti-Defamation League, who called the rapper’s latest series of posts on X "unacceptable and downright dangerous."
On Saturday, the 47-year-old rapper shared a shocking stream of posts displaying a new range of shirts and logos featuring swastikas to his 33.3 million followers on the platform.
West boldly showcased his latest collection of Nazi-inspired apparel, which includes black, white, and red shirts with swastikas at the center, describing the product as "coming in crispy."
The term "crispy" was allegedly a reference to the extermination camps during the Holocaust, where Jewish people were killed by gas and incineration.
ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt exclusively told Dailymail.com on Monday, "There is no excuse - none - for praising Hitler. Glorifying a genocidal dictator with swastika merch is not 'edgy' or 'controversial.'
"When someone with Kanye’s influence spreads Nazi glorification, it emboldens extremists. It’s unacceptable and downright dangerous."
The 24-time Grammy winner himself modeled the shirts, wearing a black t-shirt with a silver swastika and the caption, "never mention money."
West also posted a Nazi-inspired logo he designed for himself and his wife, Bianca Censori, 30, who earlier this month caused a stir by revealing a sheer bodysuit at the Grammy Awards after removing her coat.
The American Jewish Committee responded by pointing to West's "anti-Jewish hatred" in his social media activity and the "dangerous influence they can have on his millions of followers, particularly on social media, where a significant portion of today’s antisemitism thrives."
The AJC stated, "Hate, left unchecked, only multiplies. At a time when antisemitism is skyrocketing to terrifying levels worldwide, Ye is actively endangering Jews.
"We urge others with a platform like Ye’s – particularly in the entertainment industry – to call out this blatant hatred."
It remains unclear whether the latest tweets, which West deleted on Saturday, breached X/Twitter's "Violent and hateful entities policy."
Dailymail.com has contacted X/Twitter’s Help Center for clarification on the policy, as well as West’s representative, Milo Yiannopoulos, for comment on the situation.
X/Twitter owner Elon Musk addressed the controversy surrounding West’s posts earlier this month after the rapper shared a series of racist, sexist, and misogynistic comments over the Super Bowl weekend before temporarily deactivating his account.