'The white folks are screaming about equality': Akon drags SA into Ye's 'white lives matter' debate
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Musician Akon has dragged South Africa into the 'white lives matter' debate recently reignited by American rapper Ye.
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, made headlines after wearing a “White Lives Matter” hoodie at a fashion show earlier this month.
A stance Akon said would've made sense if it was shared in South Africa where, according to him, white people are suffering.
In a recent interview with VladTV, the singer shared his thoughts about alleged inequalities in Mzansi.
“Now that the power has been taken over, if you go into government its 90% blacks running it and the white folks are there screaming more about equality, saying things are not fair.”
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Akon said there was a widening gap in SA society.
“They are saying: 'things are not fair. If I go to get a job a black man would get hired before the white man. So the exact same thing that's happening in America is happening in South Africa
In a recent interview on the Drink Champs podcast, Kanye made snarky comments about SA-born comedian Trevor Noah’s ethnicity.
“The 78 media outlets that called me an abuser ... Trevor Noah [is] not even from America, he just looks black. I'm going to say: ‘Yo, Kim it’s going to get dangerous.’ So he's putting all that, 'He crazy [and] he's so OJ,” he said.
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