JohnLegend is “really concerned” about KanyeWest's “harmful behaviour”
album and Legend’s— both released in 2004 — is different from the divisive and controversial figure he is today.
“But, you know, I think life happens to people and I think the death of his mother [Donda in 2007] probably had something to do with this,” Legend continued. “I don’t want to play armchair psychologist, but he’s definitely changed and a lot of us who have known him over the years are really concerned about it.”
“We have not been friends for a while now, and so I’m not personally doing anything, but I do know people who are, and a lot of people are concerned about him,” he added.During the interview, Legend also explained the dangers of antisemitism, anti-Blackness and hateful rhetoric when it is espoused by people with power, influence and a broad platform.
“So when people who claim to be free thinkers or innovators or creative people just end up landing back at this centuries old meme of using the same stereotypes and tropes to malign Jews and instigate harm against Jews — this is an old but very dangerous tactic that has resulted in a lot of harm and a lot of death for people,” he continued. “And we don’t need to do much digging to understand how evil anti-Blackness has been in this country, particularly.
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