The latest "Fashion Review" from the New York Times trashed
Kanye West’s new clothing line because it featured a shirt emblazoned with the slogan "White Lives Matter."
Written by fashion director and chief fashion critic for the Times, Vanessa Friedman, the piece, titled, "There Is No Excuse for Ye’s ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirt," tore into the rapper and style mogul for the politically incorrect message found on one of his latest style creations.
Friedman began her piece with a blistering critique of West’s recent Paris Fashion Week showcase, dubbed "The YZY Experience."
In general, she called it a "a chaotic mess of self-justification, confessional, bone-picking and messianic ambition, with a ‘White Lives Matter’ shot of shock and provocation that overshadowed the clothes on the runway."
Friedman mentioned how West depicted himself as "leader" of "the culture" during his presentation, saying, "we changed the look of fashion over the last 10 years. We are the streets. We are the culture." And when it comes to the culture, "I am Ye, and everyone knows I am the leader."
She then described the controversial t-shirt he wore while making his grandiose statement, writing, "Except this leader was wearing an oversize shirt with a photo of Pope John Paul II and the words ‘Seguiremos tu ejemplo’ (‘We will follow your example’) on the front, and ‘
White Lives Matter’ on the back."
The fashion critic cited the Anti-Defamation League’s assessment of the slogan on the back of the shirt, telling readers it’s a "phrase that the Anti-Defamation League has called hate speech and attributed to white supremacists (including the Ku Klux Klan), who began using it in 2015 in response to the Black Lives Matter movement."
Friedman also noted that The Daily Wire commentator
Candace Owens "was in the audience and wearing one, too."
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