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Antonio Brown of Donda Sports took to social media to defend Ye formerly known as Kanye in lieu of his anti-Black and antisemitic rhetoric.

Balenciaga cut ties with West, AB says the timing is not a coincidence. The people and brands that have relentlessly profited from Black ideas and Black culture chose to distance themselves at a very specific time: a time that demonstrated their prioritization of certain groups over others. Sure, thats one way of looking at it. You could even argue that brands had much more tolerance for Yes anti-Black comments which disrespected the ancestors and gave credence to the idea that George Floyd wasnt murdered than they had for Yes antisemitism.But another way of looking at it is Black Kanye defenders are vehemently defending him despite his anti-Blackness and then wondering why brands werent dropping him while he was being anti-Black.But whatever, Ima let Brown finish. None of us in this world are free of judgment, yet we live in a time where scrutiny and pessimism have driven our dialogues on cultural issues toward diatribes, he continued. Sensationalism and groupthink have forced people to not speak their minds and act out in fear rather than love. For these reasons, I stand by my dedication to freedom of speech, thought, and opinion. People like Brown need to understand that its entirely possible for opposing opinions to both be popular. Kanyes opinions arent original. For example, millions of (mostly white) people have said Floyd died from an overdose, not police brutality. Plenty of people share antisemitic comments constantly. All of this also constitutes groupthink if were defining the term as narratives shared by the ideological masses. In fact, Brown himself is just a raindrop in the sea of people on social media who will blindly defend Ye no matter what he says. So, Brown is also part of groupthink. Brown probably thinks hes being a provocative free thinker by posting all lives matter to Instagram. But weve been listening to fragile white people shouting those words for nearly a decade in response to Black Lives Matter. Its nothing new. Its no more controversial than the very concept of BLM itself. It doesnt take any measure of bravery to say it. At the end of the day, brands dont have to keep dealing with someone who might be bringing them negative attention. Thats not Jewish oppression, thats just good business sense. Still, Antonio Brown is letting it be known that he will not be canceling Ye. I remain true to the mission of Donda and our amazing staff and community, he said. I remain committed to bringing new ideas, experiences, and designs to our world I remain in support of the humanity that is Ye. These people really just love to put Yeezus up on the cross. Besides possibly mental illness, the only thing Ye is suffering from is the consequences of his own actions. Read more