Anyone who actually disappears from the public eye was never really in the public eye anyway. How many artists say that they've been canceled and are still in the public eye? The mainstreaming of the term "cancel culture" and any other related term (woke, social justice, etc, etc) has been greatly damaging. People parrot right wing talking points without even stopping to think what it all means.

I mean, being fair here idk if cancel culture 100% applies like for a "normal" celebrity when Kanye has both now cultivated a bigoted political fanbase but also is basically a mainstream lolcow that people are more interested in having in the spotlight to get entertainment from his outbursts and meltdowns rather than limit the harm he can do to others and himself.

To be clear: My main point is that this should not be the example case you use for if cancel culture is real or not.

He does have a broken jaw, that's how his career started lol

Late reply but yes, listen to Veteran. He's talked about his politics in some interviews, but it's not really all that straightforward as to say he's some kind of principled leftist who betrayed his ideals to go hang out with a Nazi he happens to admire because of his music. His political views are really a lot more vague and he's never really stated his allegiance to anything. Take that how you will, IMO it's still surprising and disappointing to see him go back on what he's said in his music to this extent but he hasn't exactly hidden that he's a little opportunistic.

He’s always made allusions to it, specifically calling out fascists and reactionaries including Kanye in his music. I’m so sad abt this, never expected this sort of behavior from the guy who said “you’re third reich IM STALIN”