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This Story Of A White Man Speaking Up About The Kanye Controversy At A Harlem Barbershop Is Gold

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Kanye West lost more than a few fans on Tuesday after making a controversial statement about slavery. The musician said that 400 years of slavery “sounds like a choice,” igniting public outrage.

Celebrities and fans alike haven’t held back from commenting on Kanye’s words. Most recently, a white man shared his opinion on the matter at a Harlem barbershop, and his statement has the Internet talking.

A Twitter user who goes by the name of RafiDAngelo took to social media on Tuesday to say that he usually gets his haircut on Thursdays, but this week, he went in on a Tuesday. “… so, you know, there’s a different group of regulars there. Apparently, Tuesday has a white dude.”

RafiDAngelo said that when someone in the barbershop brought up Kanye West, the white man, whom he refers to as Chad, jumped in. “…the SILENCE that befell the shop! Like, Chad…do you really wanna do this? Here? I was not ready to see that little white man get thrown out with half a haircut.”

“Kanye Is Throwing You Under the Bus by Aligning with White Supremacy”

 

But what Chad had to say next had everyone floored. “I understand what you’re saying about protecting your community, but Kanye is throwing you under the bus by aligning with white supremacy, and to say that ‘he’s going through something’ is in direct contrast to his own claims and his wife’s claims that he’s just fine.”

Chad didn’t stop there. He continued, “Kanye’s biggest problem isn’t that he’s ‘going through something’ but that he doesn’t listen. Kanye decided Kanye is a genius and Kanye decided Kanye has all the answers, and he lives in a bubble of his own making. The only thing he’s going through is being an asshole.”

After what RafiDAngelo says was five seconds of silence, everyone in the barbershop applauded Chad, saying “yooooo” and “my man Chad.”

RafiDAngelo summed up his story by describing the incident as a very tiny victory for gentrification.

The Twittersphere Reacted Strongly to the Man’s Statements

Everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief:

https://twitter.com/DanaProphet/status/991820647742558209

https://twitter.com/FlyandtheMighty/status/992044366901346306

Twitter was clearly loving this “Chad” character:

There were, of course, some who thought that the man expressing his opinion shouldn’t have anything to do with his race:

It just goes to show that you can’t always just a book by its cover:

https://twitter.com/TsumiMusic/status/992026791920504832

H/T: Twitter