The 'Dragon Energy' of Kanye West and Donald Trump
The scandals are like sediment in the delta of Kanye West. Each new controversy—each paparazzi fight, each “BILL COSBY INNOCENT,” each repackaging of ratty apocalypse couture as expensive fashion, each “multiracial women only” casting call—instead of burying him, only builds up higher and higher until it somehow becomes the very thing that grounds him. It’s worth wondering if, some untold number of years in the future, contemporaries will reflect on West and struggle to remember past the questionable comments and erratic behavior to even recognize his brilliant artistic contributions. The rapper and producer has become a pulsar of nihilism, an object to be followed closely only if one wants to have their faith in humans tested.
That’s why his newfound—and loudly tweeted about—admiration of fellow star Donald Trump shouldn’t be all that surprising.
West opened up his freshest round of controversy on Twitter this week, after a series of. He posted lots of his fashion concepts, including photos of that appear to take their inspiration from lawnchairs and spaceships, or . It was weird, but Kanye West fans handle weird just fine, so long as it’s weird.
