Van Lathan on Confronting Kanye Over "Slavery was a Choice" Statement at TMZ Offices (Part 8)
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In the latest clip, Van Lathan reflected on his decision to verbally confront Kanye West over his views on slavery. He explained that he wasn't going to say anything until Kanye challenged the room at TMZ's offices. Even though Van understood what Kanye was trying to say with his "slavery was a choice" remarks, he still felt the rapper viewed slaves as weak while he viewed them as signs of strength. He revealed that he spoke to Kanye after their verbal exchange and Kanye even invited him to his home to continue their discussion. Took a look above to hear why Van Lathan rejected the invite and why he wishes he hadn't. - Zábava
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I hope he is doing well after being firsd
Ratio
Nigga kind Of resemble Kanye
TMZ didn't want this brother to grow beyond their bubble .
That's a supposition
I think TMZ just wants TMZ to be the star and the not the employees.
@@ishmael802 100%
💯🤘🏾👑 I'm glad Van left and expanded his portfolio of work. I wish him well
Say It for what it really is, Harvey Levin don’t want anyone including Van Lathan to grow beyond their bubble….
Respect to van. He's a extremely talented individual. Van has a voice that's stronger than I think he even realizes
Just commenting because I like your user name! Dope!
Who cares what he thinks? The fact is most people didn’t even realize he was gone lmao y’all hate racist so much unless it’s a black one lol he argued with a man who is mentally Ill and y’all clapped like seals
“I can’t have my ancestors be the mascot for that” beautifully said
Well our ancestors were selling us to white Men . Sorry you been fooled. Black sold blacks to Europeans
Lmfao Ye didn't even say that. Bet yall weirdos didn't even get it.
400 years sound like a choice. They put it in the school books, and you didn't even think or question it.
Just like their white Jesus and Christopher Colombus "discovering" America. White people writing History and feed it to your children. The man is too ahead.
Exactly. That’s why to me fuck Kanye west forever
When Van said "My ancestors our sacred to me." 😭 Respect!
🙌🏾😭
@@lethudlamini411 I had to rewind that part just to hype myself along with ancestors 💯🤲🏾🐐
Yes
are*
@@lennell5883 you’re using white inventions like the Internet and the English language
This brother is phenomenal! I don’t think Van realizes how powerful his voice is and how essential it will be in the future of Blacks progressing in this country. I’m glad he realized he was worth more than TMZ and found his own voice and space to create.
Y’all are 🐑. He went from working from one white man to another white man who is probably more racist. Bill Simmons literally gets paid for Van to speak. How is that powerful?
He's a certified clown
@@zargrza thank u
Please stop saying blacks lol
Dr. Racist here... lol
Even to this day I’m glad you put principles over a celebrity moment. You did right by not going
which he also regrets..
I agree he did do the right thing. He didn’t let Kanye control/spin the situation. It went the way it was suppose to.
Okay
I think he was saying it could’ve stimulated a larger conversation beyond just those two, that could’ve been beneficial to society, had he gone. But there’s no way Kanye and the Kardashians would’ve let that happen; it would’ve just been damage control for them.
That took stones.
I love how Van responded to Kanye. You were honest and sincere. You backed up what you said , you explained it to him intelligently, without belittling him.
I have nothing but respect for Van! He said what so many others should have said to Kanye’s face.
I believe some people did. Kanye don't listen to nobody unless they got a money making platform.
Kanye was right though… 400 years of slavery was a choice!!! Maybe you should go back and watch the full interview and listen to what Kanye actually sad!!!
@@mosthighlawson3872 I agree , it was maybe the choice of words and how it was delivered and I feel what he was saying..
@@ONETAKEBKLYN Fr Kanye has a tendency to use analogies and with the slavery choice thing I think he was tryna say that he thinks they had the wrong mindset and kinda chose to withstand the harsh consequences unfairly given to them because of the color of their skin and not everyone able to dig deep enough into what he said cuz everyone sees him as a crazy dude now and as a villain and like makin him look bad for speaking his truth regardless what people have to say Kanye’s gonna be Kanye
@@Shutup-hk7pb I agree with Kanye as in the mindset of now. I don't think anyone chose slavery all those years ago but people are still in mentality of being slaves when it just isn't true today. They play the victim is what I believe he meant today when everyone has the same opportunity as anyone else in America. Sure, there are individual racist of ever race but you can still do what you want and no one is being held as a slave against their will. We wouldn't have any black celebrities or rich, successful ones if that was the case but we do.
This response is the best response I have ever heard. He touched on the past and present and the physical and mental and how it affects everyone differently. Genius!
If I could give a billion likes for this
Hearing Vlad recite What Van said to Kanye at TMZ just shows Van's intelligence and mental capacity. I would not have been able to string a response that on point and in such short amount time with the same effectiveness.
Wtf you talking about. Listen to Vlad recite what Kanye said. He literally said mentally.
Van will forever be remembered for the Kanye Rant Priceless Didn't bite his tongue let him know how he Truely felt The look on Ye face.
And Kanye was right at the end 🤷🏽♂️
Kanye wasn’t wrong though. In fact Kanye been proven right over and over again over the past couple years
@@breezonbrown4412 facts.. the only thing I disagree with Kanye is where he said it..
@@ItzKhalifa310 exactly
@@breezonbrown4412 I'm wit you on that don't get me wrong but that was some great tv nevertheless.
As native to NZ I feel this brother spoke for all indigenous around the world. ✊ Thank you for speaking when majority of us can't.
This guy is a lot more introspective and intelligent than I assumed just from seeing him on TMZ. I hope he gets his own vehicle from these and other interviews. He has some great points.
Don't hold your breath. Haven't seen his BETA ass on anything worthy since. I just feel bad for the future offsprings that come through these weak men. They ain't going to even have a fighting chance in America. They'll most likely make the choice to be victims.
@@lindy8077 lol the things you folks say . Just say that you hate when blk ppl talk about how bad slavery was , just say that punk. Who's being the beta now
@@lindy8077 Slavery was a choice, too, right? You sound like a white suprematist.
He has a popular podcast called Higher Learning. He's a smart, funny guy. Check it out.
He won an Oscar last year
I respect Van for the way he explains what his response was and why he said it . Very intelligent man .
He's one of the reasons I'm here watching Vlad and someone I've studied prior to creating my own VLOG and Podcast.
I wish he would take on Candace Owens
Nothing but respect for Van. Love the truth, honesty and self reflection. And the missed opportunity will come back around, and it will be when you most need it and can most appreciate it.
He's a clown
To hell w/You and him
@@arizonaFIREent you white boys live kanye now huh, I wonder why 🤔
Slavery was taught to us in reverse our ancestors weren’t slaves. Slaves meant servant of your family or anyone else. We were called slaves when our Indian ancestors entered the corporation on their own rather than being with the tribe. They killed a lot of our warriors and chiefs and women and kids. We experienced a Holocaust fuck slavery we were done wrong on our own lands by black and white Europeans moors and other traitors!
@@luchalerae7687 right back at chu! Oh, and you really hurt my feelings with your words 🤣🤣🤣
Man i laugh so hard at kanye during that interview😂😂😂😂but respect to Van he was on kanye...nothing but respect homie..wish you the success
You a disgrace to the arm forces. You probably hid the whole time behind real soldiers.
Kayne was right
Kanye was right tho
This guy is winning me over, that was well said
So without him you were lost
@@1990758 no i just always heard such a ridiculous hyperbole take from the likes of conartists like sharpton
@@gigglemaniarunninwild2207 The bottom line is this guy's telling us what we want to hear. No celebrity of any color. Is no athlete of any color or personality person can teach me anything about life.
That was so beautiful what he said and I’m paraphrasing can not let my ancestors be seen as a symbol of weakness when they are not image of strength. Most powerful thing I have heard someone say on any vladtv interview. I hope this brother has much success.
I really respect the way Van Lathan stood strong on his words and convictions on checking Kanye. It took some integrity to refuse to go along to get along.
He didn’t check Kanye!!! Kanye stood on what he said… maybe you should go watch the whole interview… and 400 years of slavery was a choice!!!
You’re a go along get along type of person because , you don’t think for yourself and integrity comes from standing up for yourself vs going with the crowd. Your statement is that of sheep.
@@mosthighlawson3872 Instead of "was a choice", it should be said, "is a choice" since the slavery Kanye was talking about is the mental slavery that we are currently under and have been under since the ending of chattel slavery in 1865. The mere fact that he said 400 years explains this bc chattel slavery only lasted around 245 years (1619-1865). So Kanye wasn't saying that our ancestors 400 years ago chose to be slaves. Anyone regurgitating that lie is operating from a place of ignorance. He was saying us continuing to be slaves TODAY, is a choice.
It’s not hard to stand on a scripted statement
@@rationalsportsfanatic7416 I agree with you… it’s funny how he makes slave clothes and shoes and we buy it up… we can’t get rid of that mindset… he was saying we need to think free feel free and be free!!! It’s a choice to remain in this position…
At first i thought he didn’t understand what Kanye was saying; after hearing this I rock with him 100% u can’t dismiss our Ancestors and the pain they had to endure for us to reach this point of questioning their Morality
Naw…that just means U & Van still don’t understand what Kanye meant by what he said.
@@mearllee3511 I think what Kanye meant was similar to like manifestation and like the mindset people have on certain situations and that the slaves had the wrong mindset idk if that’s right but lmk
I respect him on such a high level. Thank you Van!!
Glad he explained this. I always wondered what his full thoughts were.
He didn't explain it bruh. He gave his version which is incorrect.
Kanye meant "How could we stay slaves when it was more of us than the whites? We should of been killing them and slowly taking them over"
Think about the movies, it was only a slave master with all the slaves lined up. All they had to do was kill the master and any whites that showed up.
Put it like this, if a dude comes up with a gun and it's 10 of us, we could all rush him because he can't kill 10 of us at the same time (Proof, soldiers in the middle east that get captured by terriost because they run up and aren't scared of the gun)
The fact you couldn't understand Kanye without Van smearing him is amazing to me. Critical thinking has been lost.
Crypto a lot of people will miss what you just said, I agree with you
@@DaddyLogic Their bullets outnumbered us and never in the history of man has 100% of any huge group of people agreed on everything. Many Many, MANY revolts were snuffed out by ONE SNITCH. Kanye is an ...... (Not good noun)
@@DaddyLogic Kanye's lunatic rant made it seem as if our ancestors as a whole just accepted slavery. Ignoring that 300 warriors can get undercut and destroyed because of ONE coward. Anyone who thinks we "chose" to be in that situation is THE FARTHEST THING from a critical thinker. Look at the Nat Turner revolt, thwarted by a snitch...
@@DaddyLogic u need to do more research. In America enslaved Africans we're never the majority of the population. U talking about some shit u seen a movie lol. That ain't facts.
Well put by Van. He put Kanye in his place and articulated it so well there was literally no comeback possible
Not even by his shrew in crime Candice Owens
He did the right thing! You go Van
The jewel here is, standing strong on what you say, doesn’t mean you turn your back on the conversation!
Harriett Tubman said it was a choice! Our generation is so ignorant, just because you don't like the alternative, doesn't mean that you didn't have a choice!
Exactly.........👍🏾
Choice? We're still in it boo. Ha! He dogged Harriet out! F Kanye crazy arse!
Google what he said about Harriett Tubman
Our Ancestors thank you, Van. To this day, he is the only one that confronted that clown" Ye" and put him in his place about this crap. You are the true dream realized! Much love brotha!
I’m glad you made that decision Van cause I definitely would’ve felt like you sold out if you took that picture the next day. I remember watching that clip and feeling like man, somebody stood up to this clown. I gained so much respect for you then and even now I have a new found respect for you my brother. Keep being a revolutionary and changing the world 1 step at a time. ✊🏾
Listen to "Saint Pablo" by Kanye. He's talked about "slavery's a choice" for a long time. He's an inarticulate guy and he's much better at expressing himself in music. If you listen to the song you'd know exactly what he was trying to say. So called "fans" canceling Kanye were never even fans in the first place or they would have heard "Saint Pablo" before.
But slavery was a choice tho….Kanye said nothin false with that statement.. fight or b held captive. What would u choose?
BuiltLegendzTV
Yea I would have hated to see Van break bread with Kanye after that moment. Kanye deserved to stew for a bit. He doesn't get to flex his celebrity and make things alright again. Ef that.
@@BwoodsGod27 If you fight, lose, and then become enslaved anyway, what then? The Africans were literally overpowered, physically and mentally. They were broken.
If you're looking at it like, "I could remain here, or I could hold my breathe until my brain stops working," and the person didn't choose to hold their breathe until they're life expired, I guess I see your point.
@@ChristopherX30 what then? You keep fighting. Either you die for a cause or live for someone else. Ye had a point. As a matter of fact slaves didnt become free bc they fought their enemy, they were let go. Their enemy found a better way to make a profit off of them and thats exactly what happen then and whats happening now. The only reason we focus more on white folks owning slaves over everybody else who was doing it at the time is bc white folks benefited the most from it. But this is where Ye was wrong, the slaves that were born into slavery were doomed from birth bc that was life to them. The 1st batch of slaves shouldve fought way b4 white folks got their hands on them bc what most ppl dont know is that those slaves were slaves in africa 1st. Thats how white folks got their hands on them bc they were for sell by other africans, who saw them as outsiders, criminals etc.
I don't know if Van will ever see this but this man is such an inspiration to always speak up for what you believe in. So much respect.
Dope I’m glad he challenged Kanye in that moment, he’s absolutely right. Some of these celebrities sometimes feel they can say or doing anything because of their talent people just going to go along with it. Well not this brother
Did you watch the whole interview??? 400 years of slavery was a choice!!! Kanye also sad you should be able to say what you feel rather it’s viewed as positive or negative… but to think free feel free and be free!!! We still in slavery!!!
Kanye is a fool that thrives in these weirdo times. He needs to be checked.
@@mosthighlawson3872 what slave has a thousand dollar phone and can watch & comment on these videos without getting whipped or hanged. So your no slave, and I damn sure ain’t. So cut it out. Comparing yourself or as you said all of us as slaves is completely disrespectful to real slaves
Kanye want to talk about “slavery was a choice” well those Asians who makes his Yeezy sneakers don’t have much of a choice at higher wages now do they. Why don’t he demand Adidas Gap and all the other fashion brands he works with or wear to pay those factory workers more so they don’t have to live like slaves. But that would affect profit margins and he probably would have never made it to Billionaire status 🤔think about it
@@CryptoDun he said media controls people and is a big problem… young dolph has an album called RICH SLAVE!!! It’s a mindset…
Kanye's a dangerous dude because of the influence his words and actions have. Respect to Van for checking him on the spot.
The part we’ve all been waiting for 🍿
The way he chose his words to respond to Kanye were PERFECT!!
The black man fought back, by literally getting hung. And killed for their family. I’m sure many men died so their family could be left alone. Those incredible, unbelievable, photos of white men of all ages in one photo while one black man is hung from a tree where his feet could nearly touch the ground. have you seen it? this was a great convo. Feel bad as a non black man for Kanye, but idk, it was a statement that was so dry and unexplained, and improperly explained by all the confusion it left people. But ya man. “The mental slavery. Is harder to escape than the physical slavery” that was 💯
Preach!!!
If you ever run into Kanye, please explain this to him.
That’s not what he said
He actually explained himself… even apologized to Van and blacks who feeling he hurt… but he stood at n his believes…
@@mosthighlawson3872 blacks...... haven't heard blacks refer to themselves as that....ha!
I can appreciate how well spoken as well as articulate Van is, by far 1 of the best things TMZ lost letting him go or him going to leave anyway, or whatever the case is.
I'm willing to bet the same people who hated what Kanye said cheered when Killmonger said, "Just bury me in the ocean with my ancestors that jumped from the ships because they knew death was better than bondage."
Huh
Yawn 🥱
U just said something but they not gone pay attention cause they hate it 🥴💯
Niggas need to stop hanging on Kanye every word. AND STOP QUOTING THEM GODDAMN MARVEL MOVIES LIKE THEY GOSPEL. Corny AF
@Khalim Hannah please elaborate
I was happy and proud u said what u said to him big salute brotha
Van said it perfectly
I’ve been waiting for this part!
I watched that whole situation on TMZ and that was one off the most powerful moment I’ve ever seen on T.V. He’s brilliant with his words, thank you Van.❤️
This man is brilliant. I love listening to him talk.
"You can't have them be your example of weakness bc their my example of strength..." 🙌🏾
That Van moment was so brilliant he sounded like he was practicing that speech for about a week.
Kanye was speaking about mental slavery. Which van is a liberal who clearly is still mentally enslaved. Always crying about something
Yeah, i know. That was a poor choice of words. But Van's rebuttal was iconic
Van is the truth.....much love ❤
Van is so well spoken 💪🏾💪🏾
LOVE VAN, THAT WAS A GREAT INTERVIEW.
When he said that to Kanye I applauded this man
Respect to Van for calling out Kanye on the b.s he says
Kanye wasn't challenging or criticizing our ancestors, by saying, "that sounds like a choice." He was challenging you and I to break free from the mental slavery that we are currently under.
Did you listen to the interview?
@@Lex-hm9xg Yes, I did. Why do you ask?
@@rationalsportsfanatic7416 because he acknowledged your comment in it; and explained his stance
@@Lex-hm9xg No he didn’t. He acknowledged that Kanye was referencing mental slavery as well as the physical aspect of it, but he still said that Kanye was attacking/challenging our ancestors with his comments, and that’s just not the case. He claims to be upset bc Kanye disrespected our ancestors, well if it’s revealed that Kanye wasn’t addressing our ancestors, but rather he was talking to us (telling us to break free from mental slavery) then there’s no reason for Van to be upset with him then, right?
@@Lex-hm9xg and just bc a person is talking about something, doesn’t mean they’re addressing it. They could be talking around it. They could be lying about it. They could be talking on it from an ignorant perspective. Or they could just be saying a bunch of nothing that just sounds good/smart/articulate.
Facts Van!!! Learn your history our people come from a brilliant, strong tribe and we should always be proud of them and honor them always🙏🏽
What did harrit say? Kayne was right
Well said!!!
Van was larger than TMZ and they knew it. His on the spot response to Kayne was well said.
If more people would put Ye in his place he wouldn't be the maniac he is today SMH
Appreciate this interview and that moment. I was even enlightened on a few things.....1~Luv
Thank you Van
I love you Van. I haven't watched TMz since you left.
That boy preaching 🙏🏾
This right here is GOLD!!!
Hey it's Van!! Im a huge fan of the midnight boys podcast. Big ups man
“If you don’t remember what you said ima just read what you said ” this dude vlad man😂😂
Even though I always and will despise TMZ, this man is a solide dude, respect.
Thank you Van.
It’s time to have that meet-up Van!!! Now more than ever!!
"I freed hundreds I could have freed thousands, if only they knew they were slaves" - Harriet Tubman. Basically the same thing Kanye said. He was correct. The Haitians made a choice to NOT be slaves at all cost.
And look at them now.
Free will God gave it to us , not man
@@ibervillezee9142 Haiti is in a bad place but it's not because they freed themselves from slavery
@@ibervillezee9142 that's not the point. They couldn't predict what the future would hold. France made Haiti suffer for their choice and the world watched. There is so much evil being allowed to happen in this world.
You also forgot to mention that Haitian slaves vastly outnumbered their slave owners on a small colonial Island. While the slaves in the US were out numbered in a country vastly bigger than Haiti.
You seem to be doing the same thing Kanye did. Speaking on history without, purposefully or not, putting the historical situations you refer to in proper context.
VAN,,,, WE LOVE YOU ,,, AND WE ARE HERE FOR YOU 💯💯💯 ,,,,LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU CAN SAY WHAT EVER YOU WANT AND WE SALUTE TO YOU SIR ,,,FOR STANDING UP FOR US PERIOD SO KEEP ON PREACHING GENERAL THE REAL........ FROM DETROIT SIR VAN WE SALUTE TO YOU.....❤️🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤
Beautifully said, Van!!!
Van gives in depth responses and reads history but folks who thought Kanye really said something only like sound bites and tweets and don’t like to read books
Big up Van for this empowered words about our ancestors.🙌🏿 Love and light ✨
Seeing two strong strong minded black men expresses how they feel to each other without it being super intense or any violent acts happening is amazing to see.
Amen finally a real article smart brother
At the time I tried to follow Kanyes train of thought but soon I had doubts as well and i remember when he asked the room their opinion, I was thinking, "if no one says anything then I'm going to be worried." It's hard to say so easily that slavery was a choice because instinctively we are hard wired to survive and will navigate our environment to do that. Except for those enslaved, those environments were extremely limited. Our capacity to think was limited and most of our knowledge came from the experiences of those that came before you.
That's the problem. You left one slave master just to be programmed by another (Kanye Train) you must be a weak person to "Follow a train". Do you like trains? It sounds like you like trains. Bend over train boi 😂😂😂😂
nah theres nations that fought out of worse slavery. usa slavery was for the most part cool
Slavery was definitely a choice if you think Ye was crazy, it’s shows how “Misinformed” we as African Americans are with our history. To honestly say with all your feelings and emotions behind saying “slavery wasn’t a choice is just as crazy as calling Kanye crazy.” Our African ancestors that came off the boat FOUGHT their way out of slavery for US TO BE HERE. Honestly Ye needs an apologies from all the miseducated African Americans but they obviously never paid attention to
-3 Fingered Jack - Leader of Jamaican Maroons of the freed Blackmen of 18th century
-Nat Turner - if you seen birth of a nation i shouldn’t have to say anything about Nat Turner
-Boukman - educated the slaves on the plantation while leading the Haitian Revolution
There’s plenty of more but the point is that OUR AFRICAN ANCESTORS FOUGHT our way out. The colonizer didn’t just wake up one day and had a change of heart. Africans would die at the stake if they didn’t comply which feared the majority to be decile during the slave trade, they knew the consequences of their actions, which was death so “THEY CHOSE” to be in captivity for survival. Most of us African Americans were MISEDUCATED on that because it always looked like we had no willpower since our history books starts the African at slavery. These slave rebellions were Africans PILLAGING white folks for our freedom, WE CHOSE FREEDOM.
@@HitmanAvery Goat Post
@@HitmanAvery I get what you mean. But when someone says that slavery was a choice, it feels as though they are saying that we just all decided to get on the boat willingly, without putting up any opposition, and allowed for slavery to exist; When in reality, the bodies of slaves were under complete physical, mental, and psychological control. There are doctrines that you can actually view online that explains the process of brainwashing slaves to keep control which when you read it, sounds similar to instructions on how to control large herds of cattle. The only difference is that psychological control was the main mechanism that was used to limit our ability to see outside the lines of slavery. Of course there were revolts and this was a choice; but being taken from your family and forced into work with no pay or guarantee of a solidified future was not a choice. It was necessary for survival. For 400 years we were culturally destroyed and the lingering damage of that cultural destruction still exists today. They even went as far as to put other blacks in specific rankings where the high ranking blacks would then control other blacks which caused division and hatred towards one another. For 400 years, the psychological, physical, and mental control was fine tuned similar to how a programmer fine tunes a software program. To say this was a choice, for me at least, quickly bypasses the cruel reality which these slaves endured and perpetuates the idea that these psychological limitations did not exist which is not true. I'd ask you to read about a man named William lynch, a man who mastered the ability to control the perception and attitudes of his slaves by creating division and hatred towards
owns self and others. A lot of Williams philosophies are still used today in corporate America to keep their employees happy while at the same time maximizing productivity.
Much love from Baton Rouge . I fuck with Van, dude always speaking facts in the most articulate way possible. You can tell he really put thought into all his plays. 💯
*We Love You For That*
✊🏿
good conversation...
It was awesome when he checked Kanye on that. Most folks would bow down to a celebrity the status of Kanye.
Saying slavery was a choice is like saying any other genocide in history was a choice. He was so disrespectful for that no matter how he meant it. Like van said don’t try to make them an example of mental weakness. Kanye be having breakdowns over bandaid colors
It was a choice hence some slave masters weren’t successful at bringing would be slaves to America
Excellent interview. Van makes perfect sense.
Spot on
I'm so proud of VAN he explain Da whole situation!! About slavery!!🎯🎯♥️. I love me some Van!! Watch him everyday on TMZ!!♥️🎯
The fact y’all still riding with Kanye after he said what he said proves how slavery was in place for so long. A real life Stephen.
The fact you’re still living in America after all that’s been proves how much of a slave you are in today’s day and time
@@joeblack2809 bruh wtf are you talking about now🥴 lol
@@andresc1143 if this OP is shaming folks for “still rocking with Kanye” after he said intangible things that ultimately effects no one’s lives, then what is your excuse for still “rocking with America” which tangibly effects the community every day with its laws, corrupt politics, police, etc.
@@andresc1143 👆🏾 👆🏾 👆🏾
My comment must’ve clearly flown straight over your head cuz this man explained what I said fucking flawlessly.
@OrbitingDoom I’m not acting bad I’m just proving a point thanks for showing that you missed the point too.
Right on Brother 👍🏾
Dam Van we need a real one like you running shit. I hope you have a inspiration for politics.
Very great response both in the moment and after the fact via the interview. Kanye was wildin and its obvious that no one has ever really checked him in such a manner before. I'm glad that Lathan never validated Kanye and his opinions by going to his house to converse with him on the subject
People still choose to ignore what Kanye said even after Vlad was reading his exact words. Ye said "That sounds like a choice." What he said was how come we didn't fight then for our freedom if it was more of us vs one slave owner. Ye stands on the freedom of our people. Please wake up and see the deep meaning of what he was trying to say. The intentions means more than the wording. He's passionate about our people and freedom for all races as well. But, it's 2021 now and he's growing as a person. Love you all! Ye loves you as well. Peace and keep God with you 24/7!
I hear ya, but some stuff you should just leave alone honestly. That statement definitely could have been omitted. If you want to talk about modern times, cool, but we can’t be diggin up shit like slavery and assume shit when none of us who inhabit this technological world we live in now we’re never there. Tf
@@DRS506 i feel u and ur right. we have evolved. thats like us criticizing cave men for staying cold when they got fire wood. i just wish people would see a person's true intentions.
Only 10 percent of whites owned slaves
@@ashenone3427 some intentions just cause for universal understanding and being clear and concise. If it’s hard to understand or correlate, the message will never be heard. Ye just has/had to understand that
@@nastystew6942 *in my Big Worm voice “what the “fonk” that got to do with anything
Wow this man speaks powerful 💯💚💯💚
Yo, I miss Van on TMZ. Happy Holidays 🎇
I swear y’all still acting like he wasn’t talking about mental shackles of today…prolly cause y’all living it.
They love the narrative and the struggle
Of course people are living in it. The point is it's not a choice and what you said is stupid
Ye said "400 years of slavery SOUNDS like a choice." When certain black ppl hear the word slavery everything else goes out the window. Van even just acknowledged he understood what Kanye was tryna say, but he acted like he didn't at TMZ in front of the white man and the camera.
So they mis judge kanye comment ?
VAN been sold out and got his card revoked
Yeah even I understood what Kanye meant, but on a national platform such as TMZ, that would have caused even more hellfire if Kanye wasn't checked for that. Of course, they get Van to do it because other races of people in that room may not go against that statement. I'm sure there were many, many slaves that chose to be on the plantation than to rather run away back then; but 400 years though? Bruh.
@@bradlee5874 many didn't even leave after they were freed. They had to be paid and they couldn't be held against their will, but they stayed working for the same masters.
You Did Right Brother 📿💯
Powerful
How Ye still gets a pass from black people is beyond me . If a Jewish guy was to say Holocaust was a choice, his own community will cancel him
Cause of the music and shoes sad to say
Exactly . I’m not a fan of him at all because he says crazy things and really believed it . To me the media beefs him up and to me he is not anymore intelligent than us but a brilliant business man . That’s the facts . Van told the truth .
The Holocaust only lasted like 7 years and it was also the entire German military with a shit ton of machine guns vs a minority population that were taken from their homes with nothing lmao. Kanye makes a good point but no one has an open enough mind to just think about it and not get angry
Rember the original jews were black not white
@@bushwxcker540 Kanye is generally a shit person ... Example : Slavery was a choice ,. I don't care how many big words or turns and turns you can have to clarify this one ,it was purely idiotic
“Most known for his argument with Kanye” lol that’s disrespectful to his career
THANK YOU VAN
Mad love and Respect to you Brother Van!!! ✊🏿
This man needs to have his own podcast, if he doesn’t have one already.
Slavery was a choice. There were a few hundreds of whites that got off that ship when it docked in Africa, confronting a few thousand sub-Saharan Africans. We as blacks had every opportunity bumrush the slave handlers for 400 hundred years, a few times we did start an uprising and failed but at least we tried.
Bumrush the slave handlers with guns?you see yo Top warrior get smoke in front you thats gon slow you down make u 💡Special when u have no guns to fight with
@@blacgod4550 They had muskets that take 60 minutes to reload gun powder after every shot. Blacks had the chance to either bumrush them or chuck spears at them. Shaka Zulu would die trying.
@@Beckonor you just missed the point
I never knew that much about Van but after this interview I got the up most respect for this guy
Grateful that Van stood up and wasn't afraid to stand up.
Damn his explanation was almost as dope as the statement itself lol 🔥