DocBarrister wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 7:01 pm
DMac wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 6:28 pm
Some of you boys need to pat yourselves on your backs.
old salt has clearly stated this more than once but that doesn't matter to you boys, it's pile on salty time again.
What "tropes" ? As I've stated --
-- I made no implication or reference to any religion.
-- I was not aware that 2 of the 3 "influencers" I referenced were Jewish. How would I know that ?
-- I am not familiar with the "dinner party trope" which MDLF76 so enthusiastically & tastelessly embellished.
This kind of thing has happened to me more than once on this board, you read it one way when it was meant another
but that doesn't matter your minds are made up and that's not going to change. The stones are going to be thrown,
careful not to break any of the windows in those glass houses, fellas. Not one of you is the least bit hesitant to say
some mighty offensive stuff to salty...not one.
NO.
You see, old salt’s comments were such a classic anti-Semitic trope that it practically defines what that is.
There is no room for interpretation. I think old salt should just apologize and we can move on.
But we certainly can’t let him off the hook if he refuses to even acknowledge how offensive his statements were and are.
As the recent Kanye West and Adidas controversy has shown, folks seem to feel more free these days to express their malignant anti-Semitism.
We shouldn’t allow that here.
Frankly, you are trying to make a mole hill out of a mountain.
Anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic tropes should not be tolerated on this forum.
DocBarrister
Banking Breakup Between Ye, JPMorgan Planned for Weeks
October 13, 2022, 6:34 PM EDT
Kanye West arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. West’s Twitter and Instagram accounts have been locked because of posts by the rapper, now known legally as Ye, that were widely deemed antisemitic, according to reports, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Kanye West arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. West’s Twitter and Instagram accounts have been locked because of posts by the rapper, now known legally as Ye, that were widely deemed antisemitic, according to reports, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (KEN SWEET)
New York (AP) -- JPMorgan Chase and the rapper formerly known as Kanye West are ending their business relationship, but the breakup is not a result of the controversy over the hip-hop star's recent antisemitic comments.
The letter ending West's relationship with JPMorgan was tweeted Wednesday by conservative activist Candace Owens, who has been seen publicly at events with the rapper, who is now legally known as Ye.
While Owens claimed that JPMorgan did not disclose the reason for severing ties, the letter was sent to West on Sept. 20, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to speak about it publicly. The decision was made after Ye publicly said he was going to cut off ties with the bank. JPMorgan is giving West 60 days from the date of the letter to find a new banking relationship.
West told Bloomberg News on Sept 12 that he planned on cutting much of its corporate ties, saying he “It’s time for me to go it alone." In that interview, he also criticized JPMorgan for not giving Ye access to Jamie Dimon, the bank's CEO and chairman.
While Ye is wealthy from his hip-hop career, he also controls a popular fashion and shoe line under Yeezy Brands. In that interview with Bloomberg, he said he also planned to cut relationships with his corporate suppliers as well.
Social media giants Twitter and Instagram have blocked Ye’s accounts from posting in recent days due to his antisemitic comments.
[Editor notes: Eds: CORRECTS: This story was first published on October 13, 2022. It was updated on October 14, 2022 to correct the spelling of Candace Owens' first name.]