Kanye West criticises Harriet Tubman in his political rally, rapper T.I. calls him out

Just earlier this month, American rapper Kanye West anunced that he is running for President in 2020 US election. He commenced his first presidential speech on Sunday and covered a wide range of topics in his speech from his stance at being pro-life, his battle with opioids, how his far wished to abort him, and more. Kanye also criticised American abolitionist Harriet Tubman in his speech and received a lot of flak for it. Rapper Tip also called him out regarding same. 

T.I. calls out Kanye West for criticising Harriet Tubman

Kanye West said that Harriet Tubman “never actually freed slaves” and added that she just "had slaves go work for or white people". Many people on Twitter shared  particular snippet from speech and revealed that y walked out after that. Rapper T.I. took to his social media to diss Kanye over controversy. 

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T.I. shared two pictures of Harriet Tubman and penned down a long te addressed directly to Kanye West. He wrote in caption, "Nahhhh WE Can't let you do that Ye'... What WE T gon do is slander r disrespect legacy of our heroic Queen Harriet Tubman by telling falsities in an attempt to discredit contributions she made to LIBERATE OUR PEOPLE‼️". Accusing West of taking it too far, Tip continued, "I truly hope you eir have a logical explanation for all this... or get medical attention you so desperately need Bro. I say this with love and sincerity". [sic]

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Fans and or celebrities were quick to support T.I.'s stand on matter. Jamie Foxx commented, "🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾" while or fans called Harriet Tubman a "Queen" and dropped down crown emoji in comments section. When a fan asked Tip to say that to Kanye West privately, rapper clapped back at her and told her that "public violations justify public demonstrations".

Kanye West has made controversial statements regarding slavery in past as well. In an interview with a publication, American Rapper implied that slavery was a choice. He said that when one hears about slavery for 400 years, it sounds more like a choice. 

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