Kanye West: ‘I Was Discriminated Against For Not Being Gay’

Ohhhh, Kanye West, what are we going to do with you, eh?

The rapper has hit the headlines yet again after claiming that he faced “discrimination” for not being gay when he tried to break into the fashion industry.

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We mean, we’re sure that he has a very valid point somewhere so let’s try and get to it, yeah?

The 38-year-old rapper was actually attempting to show some compassion for fellow musician, Frank Ocean, who has openly discussed the fact that he is bisexual.

However, getting somewhat wrapped up in ‘Kanye’s World’ along the way, Yeezus ended up trying to draw stark comparisons between Frank’s battle to leave his mark in the notoriously homophobic rap industry, and his struggle to be taken seriously as a fashion designer.

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Speaking to SHOWstudio, the star explained: “It’s funny, isn’t it so funny how just the culture of different art forms are so different?

“Where it’s like I felt that I got discriminated against in fashion also for not being gay. Whereas in music you definitely get discriminated against if you are gay. And it definitely takes some amazing talents to really break down that barrier.”

Nice pat on the back from Kanye to Kanye there.

He continued: “I just thought it was interesting to point that out about the fashion world and the music world and how just culturally it’s reverse discrimination.”

Kanye also compared Frank to Eminem, commenting: “Like, people don’t have a problem with white rappers now because Eminem ended up being the greatest artist, and everyone thought that with Frank Ocean.

“I think it’s so cliche to mention him with this subject but there always are people who broke the ground and I think he is the one who broke the ground because people don’t give a f*ck.

“People love his music so much. The people who break the stereotypes make history.”

D’y’know what? We’re sure ‘Ye’s heart was in the right place, and we’re pretty much certain that Frank will at least appreciate the sentiment a little bit…