Tuesday, 17 December 2013

WHY ISN’T KANYE WEST A GOD??

Kanye West should not refer to himself as a god because it’s disrespectful to religions and inappropriate. Kanye Omari West is a hip hop recording artist, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Kanye proceeds to call himself a god and naming himself ‘Yeezus’, ranting on stage at concerts about people not recognizing ‘a god’ like him. It’s inappropriate because he is giving the impression that he has the same power as Jesus which most people find ignorant and out of line. Kanye has no right in calling himself ‘a god’, he has no religious actions like a bible or a special holiday dedicated to him like Hanukkah or Christmas and has no power over anyone but himself, which makes him like everyone else. Kanye even has a single on his new album Yeezus called “I am a God” in the song he talks about talking to Jesus and saying “I know he the most high, But I am a close high”, for him to compare himself to such a powerful religious person is very disrespectful and impolite to everyone that believes in that religion because so many people believe in Jesus and are very grateful for all the things he has done to them, so for Kanye to keep titling himself  ‘a god’ is upsetting and people do take it as that he is making fun of him or impersonating him. Though most of Kanye West fans disagree that him calling himself a god is wrong because they look up to him and think that what he is doing is right, but what they should consider is how many people are offended by him saying these things and then bringing people dressed up like jesus on stage at his concert. Even though Kanye West is famous and has a lot of awards does not give him a right to call himself a god and title himself higher than everyone else.

1 comment:

  1. Megan,
    I totally agree with you on this. Kanye West calling himself a "god" can be taken quite offensively to other people, especially religious people. He does not have a right to call himself a God, or even have the right to rant about how people can't recognize him as a God. He shouldn't be, what has he done thats so special that says he should be called a God? nothing really.

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