Kanye West’s Homecoming Show Spark Social Media Discourse On Forgiveness

Erika Goldring / Kanye WestKanye West has become one of Hip-Hop’s most polarizing figures, to say the least, and following the reception to his latest stadium performances in Chicago, the internet (specifically Black folks) is debating whether he is still worthy of the adulation. An artist like West, who gave us several albums that could be deemed classics and produced some of the biggest musical hits in the world, should be celebrated on a normal day, but when it comes to a man who wants to be known as simply Ye, being a fan of his has become a choice due to his problematic behavior.Instead of his music, the rapper has become more known later for dabbling in occasional antisemitism, praising Adolph Hitler, embracing Nazism, sexual deviancy, and being so much of a sellout that he would make Clayton Bigsby proud; his homecoming concerts sparked a lot of conversations on social media, specifically about forgiveness. West, who seems to be on a redemption tour more than anything, while promoting his latest project Bully, decided to bring out some former friends whom he has beefed with over the past few years during his descent into far-right politics (which they try to blame on his wel...