2022 ANTISEMITE OF THE YEAR: KANYE “YE” WEST StopAntisemitism was one of the first to call out Kanye “Ye” Westʼs antisemitic social media posts and alerted mainstream media to the problematic rants. Through social media and weekly newsletters, StopAntisemitism reached tens of thousands of concerned citizens who joined the campaign to have Ye dropped by Adidas and banned by Meta and Twitter. StopAntisemitismʼs ability to respond quickly meant that Yeʼs antics were exposed at every turn, whether he was appearing on a podcast where he doubled down on his antisemitic viewpoints or was having dinner at Mar-a-Lago with white nationalists. When the 2022 “Antisemite of the Year” contest was announced, there was overwhelming condemnation for the disgraced rapper by way of voting with more than 10,000 votes cast. TMZ broke the story of Kanye earning the disgraceful title. 16
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