DEEP DIVE

After Kanye West apparently assisted in the design for a merch line for Candace Owens’s #Blexit movement, Owens and West have both denied his association with Blexit.

On Twitter, Candace Owens walked-back on her previous statements that she and Kanye c0llaborated on the logo and design for Blexit merch. She has since clarified that Kanye should not be affiliated with the Blexit movement as he only helped her on a creative graphic design level.

#BLEXIT is about the beautiful stories of so many black people who have awakened themselves to the possibilities of our future, as Americans.

The press is trying to use Kanye’s name to create drama and further divisiveness which is WRONG.

Here is statement of clarity from me: pic.twitter.com/PJSdM2PRFi

— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) October 29, 2018

On the Blexit movement, Kanye tweeted “I have nothing to do with it,” explaining that he introduced Owens to a logo-designer but “never wanted any association with Blexit.”

I introduced Candace to the person who made the logo and they didn’t want their name on it so she used mine. I never wanted any association with Blexit. I have nothing to do with it.

— ye (@kanyewest) October 30, 2018

Ye then tweeted that he has “been used to spread messages I don’t believe in” and that “I am distancing myself from politics and completely focusing on being creative.”

My eyes are now wide open and now realize I’ve been used to spread messages I don’t believe in. I am distancing myself from politics and completely focusing on being creative !!!

— ye (@kanyewest) October 30, 2018

These tweets come after a very political period for Kanye in which he, among other things, advocated for abolition of the 13th amendment, went on an unscripted pro-MAGA rant on SNL, and met with President Trump in the Oval Office.

On Twitter, people are commenting on the roller coaster ride Kanye has been conducting:

I have tried hard to keep this TL Kanye-free since things went south, but I have to break that rule to say: the man may have betrayed everything we thought we knew about him, he may be living on the precipice of reality, but there was NO WAY Kanye Omari West designed those shirts

— wikipedia brown, chiberian tiger (@eveewing) October 30, 2018

#Yexit? NOPE! No #Blexit for you from Trump because you’re losing money. You insulted African-Americans openly. You believed every word & embraced nationalists, neoNazis & racists. Stop simpering & deal with your shame like a man. Draw some courage from that #MAGA Hat you love! https://t.co/bHEi3Ohy5t

— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) October 30, 2018

Kanye is now Blexiting from Blexit. Is that Blentry? Bleturn of the Bledi? Blexit 2: Bleck in Blaction? Please explain. pic.twitter.com/MWtAkYsRH6

— R. Eric Thomas (@oureric) October 30, 2018