Kanye West is losing all his awards, honorary degrees, brand deals, and wealth right, left, and center amid the anti-Semitic backlash. However, one thing you did win from these controversies is the ‘Anti-Semite of the Year’ award.
According to TMZAfter weeks of campaigning and nearly 10,000 votes from members, the watchdog group Stop Antisemitism has named you its 2022 Most Troubled Person.
“Kanye uses his celebrity platform to push dangerous antisemitism about Jews and power, and he refuses to stop,” Laura Reese, executive director of SA, tells the entertainment outlet. His constant onslaught of bigoted rhetoric has resulted in horrific acts of anti-Semitism by white supremacists . . . , black Hebrew Israelis, and other sectarian groups seeking to harm Jews. are.”
“Semitism is already out of control in the United States, and the last thing we need is a celebrity like Kanye to add fuel to that fire,” she continues.