

People got all crazy over Ye dissing Big Sean (he said signing him is his worst mistake ever) which was beyond the pale rude but what’s more interesting to me in that moment is why he’s so mad at Sean and John Legend, too: because they didn’t support him politically when he was running for president and being loud about being pro-Trump. You can’t just refuse to do anything that would help stop the spread. You can’t refuse to get fully vaccinated and also not avoid other people. If you don’t want to get vaccinated, OK, but then stay home. Of course, he’s also using loopholes to get around the strictures meant to protect populations from un- or under-vaccinated people - in order to get into France, which requires tourists to be fully vaccinated (a very reasonable request), Ye flew into Spain, which doesn’t make that same demand, then traveled into France which is just immoral. But he’s neither truly pro-vaccination nor anti-vaccination - he’s had one shot which he gleefully calls halfcinnated.

Ye isn’t fully vaccinated, but you already knew that was coming. I understand that he has enough money to stay wherever he wants, cool, and doesn’t want to be tied down, and it was sweet when he said he’s home whenever his daughter FaceTimes him but then he said owning a home is how “they” control you which is really dangerous because homeownership is a crucial part of building wealth for most people and encouraging his young fans to look at home ownership as some form of government control that they should avoid is terrible advice. Kanye says he’s homeless even though he owns like 12,000 acres in Wyoming. The whole thing feels really messy and way too public. I’m not saying he will, but some men who do show these same sorts of precursors. But he seems like the only one in the marriage who wants to keep it going and his insistence that they’re still married does feel reminiscent of ex-husbands who get violent. Sweet because he clearly wants to keep his family intact and it’s nice seeing someone fighting for that. This, to me, seems both sweet and dangerously delusional. Kanye still wants to be married to Kim Kardashian and says he still thinks of himself as married to her. Let’s go through a few of the things I gleaned from spending several hours listening to Ye talk with N.O.R.E. The man who stood up for Beyoncè - even though it meant him stepping on Taylor Swift’s moment - that man spends a lot of the interview wildly lashing out at lots hip-hop stars. The man who stood up to George Bush on behalf on Black people remains a Trumper. The man who once seemed inspirational because of how much he believed in himself - it’s his self-belief that propelled him from just another producer to an elite rapper - has become a caricature of himself as he careens between one offensive anti-Black comment and another. Nowadays he seems like a parody of himself. Kanye West’s Drink Champs interview ranged from disappointing at best to maddening at worst. Now talks are turning to pub grub - tell us where you think the best place for it is in our survey below.OPINION: In his sit-down with N.O.R.E., Kanye West wildly lashes out at hip-hop stars and insults Black history In the last few weeks, we've asked Teesside Live readers everything from their favourite takeaways to the best ice cream shops around in a bid to celebrate and showcase some of our region's best of the best. READ MORE: 'Breathtaking' pub and memorial bar crowned as region's favourite pub by Teesside Live readers Is it a lively local that provides customers with the best gammon, egg, and chips or bangers and mash around? Or is it a fancy gastro pub that serves up a high-end twist on the British staples we all know and love? We want to know the Teesside venues that serve customers the best pub grub. The winning combination of a relaxed and casual environment and a hearty serving of a British classic is the reason why so many of us hold a trip to the pubs so dearly.
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Whether it's fish and chips, toad in the hole, or a classic Sunday roast, everyone knows their way around a menu stacked full of pub grub staples. Going for a meal and a drink at the pub is part and parcel of being a true Brit.
