- This clip I watched of Kanye West that's going around.
Have you seen this clip of his that's gone viral?
He's like in this interview with hip hop DJ Big Boy,
and it's really fascinating, in the clip he's like,
"Black people have been brainwashed,"
and he's like, "As black people,
you don't have to vote Republican.
Why have we been brainwashed into thinking
you have to vote Democrat?
Why do black people have to vote Democrat?
You don't have to vote Democrat."
And he's like, talking about the culture,
"They rap about fucking bitches and buying foreigns,"
you know, foreign cars,
"and doin' things that is illegal,
then you talk about prison reform and it's like nah!"
And I was watching and I was like, "are you shitting me?"
(audience laughs)
Like, are you, of all people, like I'm not saying
everything he's saying is wrong, but I'm like
you are gonna say? (audience laughs)
You as Kanye West are gonna talk shit about other rappers?
Talking about, you as Kanye West?
(audience laughs)
I know Spike Lee's gonna kill me, but let me finish.
I'd rather buy 80 gold chains and go ign'ant,
that Kanye West? (audience laughs)
That Kanye West? Are you, do you know what I mean?
Like, are you serious?
You're such a fucking ho I love it?
(audience laughs)
That Kanye West is gonna talk shit about
rapper fucking bitches?
It's like, dude, come on man.
Here's my biggest issue, is this.
My biggest issue is this, I don't disagree
that you can have your own opinion.
That's what opinions are, you have them, right?
But this is what I don't like is when Kanye West
and people like him will say,
"Black people in America have been brainwashed.
They've been brainwashed into voting for the Democrats
believing that they're victims, but we're not victims.
We can vote Republican, we can do whatever we want."
Then I'm like okay, let me get this straight.
So you're saying every black person in America
is brainwashed?
Like that's basically what you're saying,
that 70, 80 percent of black people, 90 percent
who are voting Democrat, they're brainwashed.
So you're saying you're the only person who's enlightened.
(audience laughs)
And all these black people are just stupidly
following this Democrat victim?
What is more likely?
What is more likely, the fact that these people
are brainwashed, or the fact that in America
you have to vote for the system
that gives you the best chance.
You only have two choices. And that does make it weird.
But you only have two choices.
And if you are a black person, you go,
"Well I'm gonna vote for the choice
that gives me the best chance of success."
If you're a gay person, and you're voting
for the right to marriage,
you will vote for the best chance that you have.
If you're a woman who's voting for your right to chose,
you will vote for the best chance you have.
You may not even like all of the Democrat positions,
but you're like, "yeah, but I'm voting for my best shot."
And that's what voting is all about.
But he's gonna make it like, cause like, if you look at it
just simply, drilled down in voting,
fundamentally what Kanye West doesn't realize
is he has the option to fuck with Democrat vote.
He does. He has the option to be like,
"yeah I'll try Democrat."
Because you get to a point, it's true,
when you are famous and right enough as a black person
where it's like, yeah, your life isn't affected
the same why by Republican policies.
In fact it may be even beneficial for you
as a rich person, to go and vote Republican.
Cause they're like, "Less taxes,"
you're like, "Yeah, I'll take that. I'll take that."
(audience laughs) You know?
But like, Kanye West is gonna, you know who doesn't
mess around with their votes in America?
Black women. (audience applause)
They don't. They do not.
And I refuse to live in a world where I go like,
"Black women have been brainwashed."
No, I don't think black women in America
have been, or can be, brainwashed.
(audience laughs)
I think if anything black women in America
have the least leeway when it comes to
messing around with their vote.
They have the least opportunity to be like,
"I don't care, I'll try this out, I'll mess around."
Black women in America are like,
"No, I know where my vote needs to go
because I know how important this is to me.
Because as a woman and as a black person combined
the impacts of my vote are exponentially felt.
I have a higher rate of mortality when I'm giving birth,
I have a higher chance of not getting a loan,
I have a higher chance of not getting a job,
I will get exponentially less for doing the same job
as somebody else, as a black woman I cannot afford
to mess around with this vote."
You go like, that to me is not a brainwashed person.
(audience applause) That's not a victim.
And I love Kanye's music.
It's not even like I'm one of those people that are like,
"And his music sucks."
I'm like, no, I don't think the new album is great,
but I love Kanye's music.
I'll still be at home poopdy scoop, scoopdy poop.
Whoopdy scoopdy poop. Poopity scoop doop doop.
I'm in there.
(upbeat music)