Kanye West says the fashion world discriminated against him for not being gay

The rapper made the comments in a recent interview with Show Studio

Kanye West has spoken extensively in the past about how his race has hindered his success in the fashion industry, now stating in a new interview that he also feels discriminated against him for not being gay.

The rapper made the comments in a two hour-long live interview with Show Studio earlier this week (October 6).

“I feel like I got discriminated in fashion for not being gay,” West said. “In music, you definitely get discriminated in music if you are gay. It takes amazing talents to break down barriers. Everyone thought that when Frank Ocean dropped that it was going to be bad for his career [Ocean came out in 2012]. I feel like it’s so cliché to speak about him as it relates to this subject, but there are people who broke the ground and he broke the ground. The people that break the stereotypes make history.”

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West also spoke about his reaction to the news of Caitlyn Jenner, the step-parent of his wife Kim Kardashian, who recently transitioned from male to female.

“The first thing I thought about was a black radio show host maybe possibly making jokes because the black culture is generally homophobic,” he said. “Then it was like, ‘Fuck what people say. Fuck what people think.’ I feel proud to be in a family that has so many people breaking ground for generations to come.”

Read the best quotes from the interview here.

In a recent interview with NME, Rihanna revealed that she is waiting for West to be free so she can finish recording her new album with him.

Similarly, Justin Bieber has said that he too is working with West on new music that boasts a “New York vibe.”

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