Kanye West stated at his concert in SAP Center in San Jose, California on Thursday night that he would have voted for Trump. But he did not stop there. He went on to admonish his fans to stop focusing on racism. Recall that not too long ago Lil Wayne said he did not feel connected to the Black Lives Matter movement and now another rich, black guy is saying he would have voted for the Donald Trump.

Some folks say this is Kanye being Kanye, others have accused him of being needy for public relevance. Oh, well, everyone is entitled to their opinions, even if it goes against the grain of public consensus. One wonders whether Kanye will suffer any backlash, beyond Twitter for these statements. We also wonder Jay Z thinks about it.

According to CNN, Kanye also said that “Not one or the other candidate was going to instantly be able to change [racism] because of they views.”

Do see below.

Kanye West tonight speaking on racism in America. "Specifically to black people, stop talking about race so much." pic.twitter.com/HTWlJgdq7E

— Brandon E. Patterson (@myblackmindd) November 18, 2016

You think black people haven't wanted to stop talking about racism for the last 300 years? @kanyewest

— ? Ferrari Sheppard (@stopbeingfamous) November 18, 2016

https://twitter.com/itsrortiz/status/799630085128994818

Kanye West will not be allowed to come with us when we #BLAXIT. The Council of Onyx People Everywhere (COPE) unanimously agreed.

— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) November 18, 2016

https://twitter.com/stan_swin/status/799647367087718400

I can see why Kanye likes Trump campaign. Even with all the craziness, it had a smoother rollout than Life of Pablo.

— Hannibal Buress (@hannibalburess) November 18, 2016

old Kanye: George Bush does not care about black people
New Kanye: pic.twitter.com/J0htIWOFa3

— M (@longlivemcqueen) November 18, 2016

Hey Kanye. Listen. *sigh* Here's the deal. Nobody cares about you not voting. Nobody cares who you "would've" voted for either. Okay? Okay.

— Jenny Johnson (@JennyJohnsonHi5) November 18, 2016

Kanye: No rants tonight… Just perform.

Kanye to Kanye: Say you would've voted for Trump. pic.twitter.com/ANuYVIDhEW

— safin ???? (@safxn) November 18, 2016

ALL YALL KANYE STANS READING TWITTER LIKE "HE SAID WHAT?" pic.twitter.com/4WFcIKCBau

— THE KID MERO ?? (@THEKIDMERO) November 18, 2016

"I MISS THE OLD KANYE
STRAIGHT FROM THE GO KANYE
CHOP UP THE SOUL KANYE
SET ON HIS GOALS KANYE
I HATE THE NEW KANYE
THE BAD MOOD KANYE…" pic.twitter.com/15A90uoM1L

— That problem. (@Nip__) November 18, 2016

https://twitter.com/CarterSteph_/status/799626038636638208

https://twitter.com/_DrewKyle/status/799625655495393281

Kanye West and Stacey Dash haven't been black since they broke up at the airport pic.twitter.com/DfSxi3xZgN

— Zoe ?????????????????????? (@YourFavoriteZoe) November 18, 2016

BREAKING NEWS: Lil Wayne and Kanye has been drafted to the white side in the 2016-2017 racial draft pic.twitter.com/Cxd9kWhAfH

— AMAZEMODICA (@AmazeModica) November 18, 2016

Y'all posting these pics of lil Wayne at ODU but mad at Kanye ? pic.twitter.com/EnYt1q4AWf

— E ?? (@ericalvnn) November 18, 2016

Idk why people are surprised Kanye supports Donald Trump, they have so much in common, like being rich, unstable, narcissists with hot wives

— Sarah (@thetigersez) November 18, 2016

*Someone says something problematic*
Me: CANCELLED
*Everytime Kanye says something problematic*
Me: I'll give him 1 more chance.
I hate me.

— c (@chantellebreezy) November 18, 2016

Kanye: So many people hate me…

Kanye to Kanye: But not ALL the people hate you…make all the people hate you… pic.twitter.com/qkF0HkKnUe

— Kozza (@Kozza) November 18, 2016

Kanye don't wanna discuss racism but he wants to discuss how Tidal and apple are separating us.

— DADITO CALDERONE (@TAXSTONE) November 18, 2016

Blu: Daddy, how come people keep saying bad things about Uncle Kanye?
Jay: That's not your uncle babygirl pic.twitter.com/FN05sMHDeB

— Majesty (@Stalinonyou) November 18, 2016

https://twitter.com/IamAkademiks/status/799632498443616256

White Kanye

Op-ed Editor