The controversial flag on his jacket.
Kanye West has gone too far after he brashly ignored critics and wore a jacket with a Confederate Flag patch in Los Angeles on Saturday. The Georgia born singer was spotted in the garment after he worked up a sweat in a private boxing lesson. The green jacket is part of a controversial fashion line he has created which he claims is an attempt to reclaim the Southern Cross from racists. He has emblazoned his tour merchandise with the flag design, which has been used by extremist groups like the Ku Klux Klan as an emblem.
Explaining his rationale, he said: 'React how you want. Any energy you got is good energy. You know the confederate flag represented slavery in a way -- that's my abstract take on what I know about it. 'So I made the song New Slaves. So I took the Confederate flag and made it my flag. It's my flag now. Now what are you going to do? The flag is featured on caps, shirts and
One of the T-shirts features a skull with the flag as the background and the words 'I ain't comin' down,' while another features a skeletal grim reaper wearing the flag as a cloak and carrying a scythe.
Other shirts feature skeletons in various positions, including one kneeling and praying with the words 'Yeezus wants you.' Also on display were shoulder bags bearing the flag.
Other shirts feature skeletons in various repose, including one kneeling and praying with the words 'Yeezus wants you'
Many disagree with Kanye's use of the flag, including Reverend Al Sharpton, who recently compared the symbol to the swastika. He said: 'Often times, people like to falsely believe that the Confederate flag is somehow not offensive 'As Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post highlighted in his recent piece, it's akin to placing a swastika somewhere.'The Confederate flag symbolises dehumanisation, injustice and pain. It is a stark reminder of an era in our history that was defined by the abhorrent practice of slavery. 'And it is representative of a mentality that looked upon Blacks as inferiors who needed to remain in the shackles of subservience.'
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