West is neither black nor even human, at this point. He is plain self absorbed and caught up in his own hype, spreading white propaganda (about black history). But the real point of the post though, was that both West and Lathan – the TMZ reporter who challenged him, are minstrels.
That means, both Lathan and West are performing, in different ways, versions of a black uni-dimensionality, primarily for a white audience. In effect, both men are prostituting black pain as a source of entertainment. This is then neatly packaged and presented as but one of the slew of “hot topics” to be found on TMZ, daily.
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