Been reading about the latest Kanye West controversy where he has had a go at Jewish people in the entertainment industry and how they control black people.
He isn't the first to complain about Jewish influence in the entertainment industry. Mel Gibson, John Travolta, Gary Oldman have all been critical of the Jewish influence in Hollywood. Miley Cyrus, Ice Cube in the music industry. But Kanye (or Ye as he has been known now) is probably the most influential. And the backlash has been swift. Ye has often claimed he cannot be cancelled. Well we will see.
As for the claim, to me, its a big call. There is no doubt a lot of the CEOs of parent companies of the big studios and record companies are Jewish. But they are all technically in competition with each other so the idea that they are colluding to exploit black entertainers is a stretch.
But maybe its less about collusion by Jewish people, and more about collusion of purpose. Lets not forget that ultimately the aim of these companies is to make money for shareholders. And the best way to do this is to maximise their profits by increasing revenues and reducing the costs. And the best way to reduce the costs is to sign the talent at the lowest cost that reduces their expenditure.
I think, Ye should be blaming capitalism, rather than Jewish people. And the fact that black artists may be getting less of the pie than what he believes they are due.
So what is the answer? Better negotiation of contracts is probably the answer. Ye is rich enough to start a management company for black artists. He could think about unionisation of black artists to demand a greater share of profits.
But blaming the exploitation of artists on the CEO's religion should be no where near this conversation.
