While claiming a Christian and pro-life worldview, Kanye West—who’s now often known as Ye—has steeped himself in scandal over blatant anti-Black and antisemitic remarks. In October, he donned a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt with a picture of Pope St. John Paul II on the front. Missing from his highly controversial remarks and actions has been any recognition of the harm done to Jews and Black people. That’s a vital omission, in response to Binta Niambi Brown, a talent manager within the music and entertainment industry, the founder Omalilly Projects and a member of the board of directors of America Media.
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On this week’s episode of “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Binta speaks with Gloria in regards to the cognitive dissonance that individuals can experience when a beloved and influential artist speaks and acts immorally. At times, Christians in the USA can have an anemic understanding of human dignity, they argue, on the one hand praising Ye for promoting the dignity of the unborn, while ignoring his anti-Black and antisemitic rhetoric. Additionally they discuss the importance of holding pop cultural figures with large platforms accountable.
Finally, Gloria and Binta discuss why music is a profound type of spiritual expression and offer a word of encouragement to Black Catholics in the USA who’ve considered leaving the church.
