Celebs React To Kanye West's MAGA Hat And Criticism Of 13th Amendment

Kanye West is stirring waves of controversy again after he declared during his political Saturday Night Live speech that 90% of all media, musicians, and performers are liberal. Now, the reaction that West's statements have received are pretty much proving his point for him. Big Hollywood names like Chris Evans and Lana Del Rey reacted with butt-hurt replies on social media touting the typical liberal Hollywood line that Trump is the devil.

West referred to his MAGA hat as his "Superman cape" and expressed a new desire to dismantle the 13th amendment, which he revealed on social media Sunday. The 13th amendment was passed in 1865 and abolished slavery in the United States.

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We build factories here in America and create jobs.  We will provide jobs for all who are free from prisons as we abolish the 13th amendment. Message sent with love</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kanyewest/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading&amp;utm_campaign=embed_loading_state_camera" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;" target="_blank"> ye</a> (@kanyewest) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2018-09-30T18:28:09+00:00">Sep 30, 2018 at 11:28am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async defer src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>

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West shared a selfie of him wearing his MAGA hat aboard a private jet with the caption, "this represents good and America becoming whole again. We will no longer outsource to other countries. We build factories here in America and create jobs. We will provide jobs for all who are free from prisons as we abolish the 13th amendment. Message sent with love."

Now, you may be thinking, "why would Kanye West want to get rid of the 13th amendment that abolished slavery"? Well, the answer is a little complicated but as West's fans pointed out, he was likely referring to the amendment’s wording that legally allows for unpaid servitude by convicted criminals. Basically, prisoners serving out sentences are forced to work on anything from license plates to Victoria's Secret underwear, usually for an abysmal sum of 10 cents a day.

He followed up the Instagram post with a tweet to clarify his meaning:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">not abolish but. let’s amend the 13th amendment <br><br>We apply everyone’s opinions to our platform</p>&mdash; ye (@kanyewest) <a href="https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1046495010500182016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2018</a></blockquote>

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The comments on Twitter were berating West for failing to release his latest album "Yandhi" which was expected on September 29th. One Twitter user replied to West's tweet saying, "We need an amendment where you can’t lie about album release dates." After carefully clearing up what he meant about the 13th amendment, not that he wants slavery but that he doesn't want prisoners to be forced to work for basically no compensation, celebrities started hammering West for his promoting Donald Trump.

Lana Del Rey responded on Instagram to West's post saying, "Trump becoming our president was a loss for the country but your support of him is a loss for the culture. I can only assume you relate to his personality on some level. Delusions of Grandeur, extreme issues with narcissism - none of which would be a talking point if we weren't speaking about the man leading our country. If you think it's alright to support someone who believes it's OK to grab a woman by the pussy just because he's famous-then you need an intervention as much as he does- something so many narcissists will never get because there just isn't enough help for the issue. Message sent with concern that will never be addressed.

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Jeez. When will the crybaby, pedophile enabling elite in Hollywood finally stop ranting about Trump's locker room joke about grabbing pussies? It is 2018 and they still aren't over it yet? I have a suggestion for Lana, maybe try doing something positive with your wealth instead of whining about Trump being the devil. Don't you have some hair appointment to get to or some brilliant song titles to come up with like "Venice Bitch"?

I try to separate the art from the artist, but Lana Del Rey just proved she isn't worth my money. Sadly, I may have to say the same for actor Chris Evans who plays Captain America. Yeah, how ironic that "Captain America" thinks that the most "retrogressive, unprecedented and absolutely terrifying" thing he has encountered lately is a black man supporting the president of the United States. Oh my God, Chris, that is so terrifying!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There’s nothing more maddening than debating someone who doesn’t know history, doesn’t read books, and frames their myopia as virtue. The level of unapologetic conjecture I’ve encountered lately isn’t just frustrating, it’s retrogressive, unprecedented and absolutely terrifying. <a href="https://t.co/4jCFwB4T5U">https://t.co/4jCFwB4T5U</a></p>&mdash; Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisEvans/status/1046483677184700420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2018</a></blockquote>

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