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Kanye West: More Woes Trail Rapper As He Loses Honorary Degree To Anti-Semitic Comments
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has revoked Kanye West’s (now Ye) honorary degree as a result of his contentious problematic remarks towards the Jewish and black communities. In a report by Page Six on Thursday, December 7, SAIC president Elissa Tenny explained that the rapper “has exhibited disturbing behaviours and made […]
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has revoked Kanye West’s (now Ye) honorary degree as a result of his contentious problematic remarks towards the Jewish and black communities.
In a report by Page Six on Thursday, December 7, SAIC president Elissa Tenny explained that the rapper “has exhibited disturbing behaviours and made a dangerous statements that do not align with our community values.”
In his exact words, West’s “anti-Black, anti-Semitic, and incendiary statements” are “disgusting and condemnable” and have been “painful for our entire community.”
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Tenny emphasised that although the private art school, which granted West an honorary doctorate in 2015, awards honorary degrees to those who significantly contribute to “art and culture” at a given period, the 45-year-old’s current actions “do not align with SAIC’s mission and values.”
The letter, written by the president read in part, “As a community, we know that there are varying opinions on what our School’s response should be––even as we all agree that his behavior is indefensible.”
Tenny stated that the decision was very difficult and painful to make, adding that this marks the first time in the school’s 80-year history that a degree has been revoked.
SAIC has been under increasing criticism from its students in recent weeks, who established an online petition calling for West’s credentials to be revoked. More than 4,100 people signed the petition for the group.
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Ye continues to face consequences of his anti-Jewish remarks. These comments have cost him hundreds of million of dollars in commercial losses from big firms that had previously supported his music, fashion line, and other ventures. It has also earned him a recent Twitter ban.
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