Kanye West causes uproar

2014-09-14 by Jerrad | 133 Comments
Recently, Kanye West played a show in Sydney, Australia, and urged everyone to get up on their feet for one of his songs. Unfortunately, there happened to be a group of disabled people in the audience; thus, West refused to start one of his songs until they too, stood to their feet.

"I can’t do this song, I can’t do this show until everybody stand up. This is the longest I’ve had to wait to do a song, it’s unbelievable".

In the midst of frustration, West eventually gave a pass to those who had a "handicap pass and get special parking and s**t". West continued to wait until one of the disabled audience members waved a prosthetic limb signaling that they could not stand for West's performance.

Read more here:
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kanye-west-reportedly-stops-sydney-concert-and-asks-fan-in-wheelchair-to-stand-up-9731845.html

Watch footage of the incident here:



Tagged: Kanye West

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anarchistfish
September 14th 2014
30310 Comments


there is nothing this man can do that will make me not love him anymore

DamnVanne
September 14th 2014
3506 Comments


he told god he'd back in a second, perhaps he should finally accept it

anarchistfish
September 14th 2014
30310 Comments


headline doesn't match up to what happened tbh

Snake.
September 14th 2014
25250 Comments


article is like five hours late

ExplosiveOranges
September 14th 2014
4408 Comments


Classic Kanye.

undertakerpt
September 14th 2014
1645 Comments


What is disabled?

BigPleb
September 14th 2014
65784 Comments


Ye, article title is misleading.

pedro70512
September 14th 2014
4169 Comments


Ignoranus: someone who is both stupid and an asshole.

Gyromania
September 14th 2014
37017 Comments


i love his music but why must he be such an insufferable jackass

BMDrummer
September 14th 2014
15096 Comments


wow

YakNips
September 14th 2014
20098 Comments


hey another reason to hate him cool

ExplosiveOranges
September 14th 2014
4408 Comments


What Gyro said.

Tyler.
September 14th 2014
19020 Comments


omg i don't know what to say

Froot
September 14th 2014
1910 Comments


article title can go fuck itself

this is getting p. blown out of proportion btw. this type of scenario happens all the time.

wwf
September 14th 2014
7198 Comments


Yeah this situation isn't bad at all

It's good though, Kanye's at his best when he feels like he needs to prove something

Gwyn.
September 14th 2014
17270 Comments


misleading title on sputnik i wouldve never guessed

YoYoMancuso
Staff Reviewer
September 14th 2014
18855 Comments


if you guys were expecting legit news, remember this is the site that gave us MAXIMUM DRAGONFORCE

Dolving999
September 14th 2014
1853 Comments


Oh he god, no problem, he can make them walk

They just wanted to fuck him over.

Republican
September 14th 2014
39 Comments


Yeezus walks.

ibringyoufire
September 14th 2014
413 Comments


being a kanye fan is suffering

BigTuna
September 14th 2014
5907 Comments


Yeah, so this was a staged joke most likely.

Froot
September 14th 2014
1910 Comments


btw if you guys want to see the south rise again, go look at the YT comments for the video. jesus fuck.

MuhNamesTyler
September 14th 2014
6707 Comments


I've read this news on a few other sites, you seem to be exaggerating this a bit but yeah fuck Kanye anyways

Tyler.
September 14th 2014
19020 Comments


MAXIMUM KANYE WEST

MuhNamesTyler
September 14th 2014
6707 Comments


"Classic gay fish"


Lol

clander270
September 14th 2014
433 Comments


Why is the title misleading? That's literally exactly what he did from the sound of it. Kanye is always being a fucking douchebag though, this shouldn't surprise anyone.

beefshoes
September 14th 2014
8443 Comments


Meh, I couldn't think of a better title. I figured "Kanye West being a gay fish" or something like that
would get rejected
(mocking is an accurate way to describe his behavior in this case regardless of whether or not it was
intentional). Idk, it's possible that it was staged, and it's also possible
that West didn't mean anything bad by it, but it comes off as completely dickish regardless of intent.

wwba
September 14th 2014
480 Comments


Why is the title misleading? That's literally exactly what he did from the sound of it. Kanye is always being a fucking douchebag though, this shouldn't surprise anyone. [2]

beachdude
September 14th 2014
849 Comments


Why is the title misleading? That's literally exactly what he did from the sound of it. Kanye is always being a fucking douchebag though, this shouldn't surprise anyone. [3]

bach
September 14th 2014
16303 Comments


lol he didn't mock anyone. you guys are fuckin crybabies

danielcardoso
September 14th 2014
11770 Comments


As if people didn't have enough reasons to hate West already.

Rhyme
September 14th 2014
1405 Comments


anyone who actually watched the video of what happened would know that this was a huge misunderstanding


Markedspain
September 14th 2014
2 Comments


Read elsewhere that the whole thing was supposed to be a joke. I think the handicap guy was planted.

PappyMason
September 14th 2014
5702 Comments


Yh, I mean, it sounds like a stupid error on his part.

'West refused to start one of his songs until they too, stood to their feet'

Only a few artists could get away with doing this, most of time when a band/artist asks the audience to do something, they ask a bit more, nothing happens, and then they just play on.

Anyways, lets not make too much out of this.

DropdeadWHA
September 14th 2014
1396 Comments


Any reason for people to jump on the Anti-Kanye bandwagon. This is being blown out of proportion, this has happened before and it's likely to occur again with another artist somewhere down the line. Chill out.

Tunaboy45
September 14th 2014
18422 Comments


using the lad bible as a source probably isn't the best idea

beefshoes
September 14th 2014
8443 Comments


I included a link to the video itself.
If he had just started and not waited around like a gay fish, then perhaps it wouldn't have been such a big deal. If it was planted, that makes this even more ridiculous.

emester
September 14th 2014
8271 Comments


More like cuntye amirite...

ScuroFantasma
Emeritus
September 14th 2014
11971 Comments


wow, I hope he truly didn't know they were disabled

Spluger
September 14th 2014
1972 Comments


What he did is kinda bad but that article title is horseshit.

bakkermaarten007
September 14th 2014
5285 Comments


He didn't mock them but that doesn't change that he's a gigantic douchebag.

bakkermaarten007
September 14th 2014
5285 Comments


I mean I even stopped buying a clothing brand because he became ambassador of it. And people still listen to his music?? Well, damn.

beefshoes
September 14th 2014
8443 Comments


Fixed.
Yeah, it was a bit unfair. I thought about it, and the only person that truly knows if he was mocking or not was Kanye himself. If he knew that they were disabled, then I'd say that it was definitely mocking (unless they were in fact planted; then, he's just a douche).

LepreCon
September 14th 2014
5481 Comments


Not surprising at all

Gwyn.
September 14th 2014
17270 Comments


""Classic gay fish"


Lol"


your sense of humor is legendary

Froot
September 14th 2014
1910 Comments


I mean I even stopped buying a clothing brand because he became ambassador of it.


If this is for real, I'm p. sure this is the pettiest thing I've ever read.

Gameofmetal
Emeritus
September 14th 2014
11564 Comments


This gay fish does some hilarious shit.

titanslayer
September 14th 2014
2714 Comments


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04o7urBheb8

ShadowRemains
September 14th 2014
27741 Comments


everyone knows kanye is a dickweed, this isn't even news

Evatallica
September 14th 2014
384 Comments


All this Kanye hate is ridiculous.

The gayfish thing was never funny either

bakkermaarten007
September 14th 2014
5285 Comments


"If this is for real, I'm p. sure this is the pettiest thing I've ever read."
Well, it's A.P.C. Not exactly a cheap brand, so I wasn't buying it very regularly to start with. But am I petty for not wanting to associate me in the slightest with a person like Kanye West? I dislike the guy, pretty sure there are lots of people who you don't want to associate with either. I'm not going to call you petty for it...

ChoccyPhilly
September 14th 2014
13626 Comments


Wow

He's the most inconsiderate guy in the world and is too far up his own arse to realise it.

It's like the entire world must bow down to him, so he can grace us with his presence.

But then again, he is "god".

Kman418
September 14th 2014
13271 Comments


he's actually a great dude though generally speaking

though this was pretty dumb

Gwyn.
September 14th 2014
17270 Comments


where did it say it was a joke? i havent seen any article saying that

also he specifically singled out people in wheelchairs and stuff and said they were ok so chances are he had no idea there were any people like that in the audience

BigPleb
September 14th 2014
65784 Comments


He's the most inconsiderate guy in the world


The hyperbole is real.

ChoccyPhilly
September 14th 2014
13626 Comments


ok, maybe not but still. This guy isn't exactly the opposite

TheGreatQ
September 14th 2014
3003 Comments


I told my mom about this and she asked if his words gave them back the use of their legs.

JizzInMyPants
September 14th 2014
2940 Comments


Kanye didnt realise they were disabled....

anyways if kanye tells you to stand up then you stand up if you can.

Intothepit
September 14th 2014
4348 Comments


If people stopped listening to an artist/band because of douche baggery, half of the world wouldn't be listening to music, and an art form would go quietly unnoticed. Stupid logic.

Lord(e)Po)))ts
September 14th 2014
70239 Comments


goddamn i hate this fuck

dawija1017
September 14th 2014
691 Comments


OMG news flash! Kanyes a fucking dumbass tool! All the loyal fans are desperately struggling to defend his highness for his "clearly understandable" irrational, bigotry bc he's a GOD of music!!!
Like out of this fucking world music. So good we should all find and rape that fucking asshole who didn't stand up when Kanye DEMANDED it. Fuck that guy, seriously who in their right mind would defy the God Of Music's will?

Thunderkat
September 14th 2014
579 Comments


This guy hasn't made anything interesting ever

Lord(e)Po)))ts
September 15th 2014
70239 Comments


dude you're australian you think all gay and racist jokes are hilarious

chug73
September 15th 2014
4649 Comments


He did the same thing in Melbourne. ppl in Sydney are just babies (srs).
The dude in the wheelchair in Melbourne was fine about it.

Hyperion1001
Emeritus
September 15th 2014
25762 Comments


kayne west does something stupid

everyone surprised

MonotoneMop
September 15th 2014
573 Comments


Joe Biden did the same exact thing.

Gwyn.
September 15th 2014
17270 Comments


"OMG news flash! Kanyes a fucking dumbass tool! All the loyal fans are desperately struggling to defend his highness for his "clearly understandable" irrational, bigotry bc he's a GOD of music!!!
Like out of this fucking world music. So good we should all find and rape that fucking asshole who didn't stand up when Kanye DEMANDED it. Fuck that guy, seriously who in their right mind would defy the God Of Music's will? "

probably the worst post in this site

BigSimo
September 15th 2014
190 Comments


"He did the same thing in Melbourne. ppl in Sydney are just babies (srs).
The dude in the wheelchair in Melbourne was fine about it."

Exactly. It was funny at the time and made the song that much more exciting when he actually performed it.

VaxXi
September 15th 2014
4418 Comments


if you think that's funny then confirmed you have the worst sense of humour ever [2]

Also I really don't give a shit, ill keep listening to his music anyways :/

Kman420
September 15th 2014
49 Comments


kanye's great he should cum in my butthole

OwMySnauze
September 15th 2014
2523 Comments


Double postage

OwMySnauze
September 15th 2014
2523 Comments


LOL @ new title

chug73
September 15th 2014
4649 Comments


That's because ppl in Melbourne aren't pc as fuck and like to laugh.

Xar
September 15th 2014
1652 Comments


you guys are hilarious.

tommygun
September 15th 2014
27108 Comments


kanye rules

TomTomTomato
September 15th 2014
134 Comments


i don't see what he did wrong here tbh

Insurrection
September 15th 2014
24844 Comments


"Kanye West causes uproar"

breaking news

MuhNamesTyler
September 15th 2014
6707 Comments



""Classic gay fish"


Lol"


your sense of humor is legendary"

Obviously your sarcasm is better


Ignimbrite
September 15th 2014
6869 Comments


god damn, people, he wasn't actually being malicious, he was just trying to get the crowd going

Xar
September 15th 2014
1652 Comments


Obviously your sarcasm is better
but it is tho.

Insurrection
September 15th 2014
24844 Comments


arcade tellin it how it is

MuhNamesTyler
September 15th 2014
6707 Comments


"but it is tho."


Opinion

gryndstone
September 15th 2014
2730 Comments


Nothing wrong with getting the crowd going but singling out disabled people for two and a half minutes is a bit silly and quite honestly rather rude

SpinLightTwo
September 15th 2014
1067 Comments


For those here who say this isn't a big deal, are you literally going as far as to say that Kanye is being even somewhat reasonable? The dude makes so much money off being a personality--remove his music, his fashion line, his comments on George Bush, or any publicity--does he really need to have everyone stand up at his show? He is an entertainer, I get that crowd participation matters but Kanye is a total dick here. He literally lets his ego surpass his intelligence, awareness, and consciousness; it's fucking ridiculous. He could have just performed his music, not expecting the world, and let people like his music without having to make them stand to act like they care. How much reinforcement does he need?

SpinLightTwo
September 15th 2014
1067 Comments


@arcade.

I have never actively hated Kanye West, or given a shit. Your assumptions are unprecedented. For a self-proclaimed genius, he should have been on top of this shit. I don't think real entertainers do this kind of ludicrous bull.

chug73
September 15th 2014
4649 Comments


sputnik is being weirdly pc about this whole thing.

SpinLightTwo
September 15th 2014
1067 Comments


I said real entertainers.

SpinLightTwo
September 15th 2014
1067 Comments


I don't think those people, despite acclaim, are that great at what they do. I don't listen to them, don't consider there music that great, and I could care less about their actions. If they made money for entertaining others it doesn't make them real in the subjective sense. And Kanye is still a douche for stopping a song to make people stand for an otherwise average piece of music.

MonotoneMop
September 15th 2014
573 Comments


What if my legs are just tired? What if my the combs on my APC x Kanye jeans are cutting into the back of my knees and my APC x Kanye alpaca wool airport sweater is making me sweaty and my breathing is restricted by my APX x Kanye ski mask?

HURRY UP WITH MY DAMN MASSAGE

SpinLightTwo
September 15th 2014
1067 Comments


I don't decide anything about their existence, I simply have an opinion on whether or not they exude a sense of character that is worth paying attention to.

SpinLightTwo
September 15th 2014
1067 Comments


aren't we talking about Kayne anyway?

SpinLightTwo
September 15th 2014
1067 Comments


you know what, I could probably go on forever about how I feel, but you are going to continue to argue what you may
possibly be right about. Fuck it, I've had enough beer and not enough sleep, I don't want enemies. Kanye still needs to
check his ego, you know, while he lies on a bed made of dollar bills.

someguest
September 15th 2014
30126 Comments


lmao

can't wait for his new hip-hop single "Handicap" where he compares fans in his audience to rappers who can't compete on his level

TomTomTomato
September 15th 2014
134 Comments


it's absurd how much people want to hate kanye

Intothepit
September 15th 2014
4348 Comments


He's doing a feature on the remix of "My Vagina's Not Handicapped"

someguest
September 15th 2014
30126 Comments


He's doing a feature on the remix of "My Vagina's Not Handicapped"


aka "Retards At The Waterpark"

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
September 15th 2014
32289 Comments


People who won't stand for me

That's that shit I don't like

chug73
September 15th 2014
4649 Comments


lol

Froot
September 15th 2014
1910 Comments


But am I petty for not wanting to associate me in the slightest with a person like Kanye West?


Through a choice of fashion that he hardly has influence over? Yes.

Pheromone
September 15th 2014
21335 Comments


lol he didn't mock anyone. you guys are fuckin crybabies [2]


Deathbeds
September 15th 2014
195 Comments


Kanye still better than spiderland [2]

chug73
September 15th 2014
4649 Comments


Sydney are babies and I hope u all know know that.

AmericanFlagAsh
September 15th 2014
13260 Comments


Wow. It wasn't bad at all.

bakkermaarten007
September 15th 2014
5285 Comments


"Through a choice of fashion that he hardly has influence over? Yes."
Then sir, you are the petty one. (and he 'designs' lines for the brand)
Don't try to rationalize preferences. I see no beauty in whichever project he is involved in and thus choose not to wear these clothes again.
I choose to separate as much shallow douchebaggery from my life as possible. But you're a Kanye fan I see, which explains the intolerant attitude for my decisions lol (/jk).


bakkermaarten007
September 15th 2014
5285 Comments


I expect to see a statement from Kanye claiming that the disabled fans refused to stand because he's black.

osteporosis
September 15th 2014
562 Comments


i dont think this guy knows what a disabled person is, so i cant really blame him

TomAkaVeto
September 15th 2014
1963 Comments


People need to shut up about this. He didn't really even do anything remotely close to as bad as what it being implicated in headlines around the internet.

ChoccyPhilly
September 15th 2014
13626 Comments


He actually wasn't that bad in the video, it was literally a misunderstanding

LambsBread
September 15th 2014
6522 Comments


News stations/ blogs are able to post obviously false titles on articles like this knowing they will
still get massive amounts of views because it is actually somewhat believable Kanye would diss the
handicapped. He's like the Boy Who Cried Wolf.

ChoccyPhilly
September 15th 2014
13626 Comments


He didn't do anything wrong in the clip. I'll be the first to admit that I already had negative pre-determined thoughts about the man and i was wrong.

someguest
September 15th 2014
30126 Comments


Aww, that's cute.

anarchistfish
September 15th 2014
30310 Comments


"can't wait for his new hip-hop single "Handicap" where he compares fans in his audience to rappers who can't compete on his level"

lol

someguest
September 15th 2014
30126 Comments


West continued to wait until one of the disabled audience members waved a prosthetic limb signaling that they could not stand for West's performance.


"I took my fucking arm off for you. Play the fucking song!"

anarchistfish
September 15th 2014
30310 Comments


that one wasn't so funny

someguest
September 15th 2014
30126 Comments


Good.

dawija1017
September 15th 2014
691 Comments


Ahahahah Gwyn you faggot Kanye supporter nobody gives a shit about your opinion

Sharenge
September 15th 2014
5074 Comments


How shattered does your self-esteem have to have been as a child to not only like, but actively defend this guy and his fevered ego?

botb
September 15th 2014
17796 Comments


so many white people in the audience lol

bakkermaarten007
September 16th 2014
5285 Comments


"so many white people in the audience lol"
It's because they don't want to be racist. /kanyelogic

BigSimo
September 16th 2014
190 Comments


"How shattered does your self-esteem have to have been as a child to not only like, but actively defend this guy and his fevered ego?"

jesus christ. disliking kanye west brings out the worst in people, that's for sure.

Gwyn.
September 16th 2014
17270 Comments


no he's just retarded

"so many white people in the audience lol"

lmao i never realized how many until just now

dawija1017
September 16th 2014
691 Comments


Liking Kanye West brings out the worst in people.

bakkermaarten007
September 16th 2014
5285 Comments


"Liking Kanye West brings out the worst in people."
[2]
As teenage girls take wrong influence from Justin Bieber and the likes, adults even take wrong influence from Kanye West, desperate in the search for their own identity. (relax people, I'm kidding.)

TumsFestival
September 16th 2014
2470 Comments


"He's not a rapper, neither is Iggy, Lil Wayne, none of them, they have to actually have a backbone to there songs, like Hopsin or MGK, the only reason those people are so popular is cause every song involves weed"

I advise everyone to read at least a few of the youtube comments

MuhNamesTyler
September 16th 2014
6707 Comments


whoa sputnik looks different

henryChinaski
September 16th 2014
5015 Comments


Hahahaha

moron...

anarchistfish
September 16th 2014
30310 Comments


How shattered does your self-esteem have to have been as a child to not only like, but actively defend this guy and his fevered ego?

How shattered does your brain have to be to care?

DatBeefPudding
September 18th 2014
1952 Comments


i mean honestly this looks pretty bad but we've always known kanye is kind of a dumbass.

LambsBread
September 18th 2014
6522 Comments


People have every reason to insult and criticize someone who is too stupid to imagine that everyone in
a 5,000+ person venue couldn't stand up when the Prince himself demands it.

LambsBread
September 18th 2014
6522 Comments


Tyler the Creator let a kid in a wheelchair on stage with him.

actions speak louder than words.

SharkTooth
September 18th 2014
14921 Comments


This isn't even one of the
top 10 stupidest things he's done[2]


lignimvite
September 18th 2014
52 Comments


Shouldn't Yeezus have the power to make two people walk?

IAMLEGION
September 18th 2014
277 Comments


Gotta love the butthurt Kanye fans in here responding to every negative post about him. Get the fuck out of his ass and realize the man is a childish asshole. This is one of the least shittiest things he's done.



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