Kanye West made a play on the military term ‘Defcon 3’He posted a tweet on Saturday, October 8th that was tagged a “vicious anti-Semitic comment”American Jewish Committee. The tweet, written in Ye’s typical cryptic style, has left others confused.
The tweet has been deleted now read: “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE. The funny thing is I actually can’t be anti-Semitic because black people are actually Jews also. You guys have toyed with me and tried to blackball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”
Let’s dive further into the meaning of “Defcon 3.”
What is Defcon 3 and how does it work?
The Jewish Chronicle reported Kanye’s use of the term “death con 3”It was most likely a reference US military term Defcon 3. The US armed forces use Defence readiness condition (Defcon), an alert system that allows them to be prepared for any situation. There are five levels of readiness, ranging from one up to five.
Defcon 5 represents the most severe, while Defcon 1 is the most serious, signalling the outbreak nuclear war. This system was first introduced in 1959. Defcon 3 can be described as an “anonymous” system. “Increase in force readiness above normal readiness.”
The Jewish Chronicle alleged Kanye’s misuse of the term was a move to “declare metaphorical war on Jewish people.”
Kanye West was already locked from his Instagram account
The alleged reference is to Defcon 3 seems to follow more warfare-themed comments posted by the Donda Artist on Instagram on Friday October 7.
The fashion mogul’s Instagram account was restricted later that day after he posted screenshots of a text conversation with rapper Sean Combs, also known as P Diddy or Puff Daddy.
Ye wrote the following in the text conversation: “I told you this means war. Ima use you as an example to show the Jewish people… that no one can threaten or influence me.”
Captioned the post ‘Jesus is Jew.’
A series of controversies kicked off last week after Yeezy’s Paris Fashion Week show, coincidentally held on Paris’s Avenue de la Grande Armée (Grand Army Avenue). Models were seen wearing T-shirts with the slogan on them. ‘White Lives Matter,’A phrase often associated with white supremacy.
Famous figures such as Gigi Hadid, a supermodel, and Gabriella Karefa Johnson, the first global black contributor editor for Vogue, wore the T-shirts. “dangerous”And “offensive.”
David Baddiel strikes back ‘Jews don’t count phenomenon’
Following West’s Defcon 3 tweet, British-Jewish comedian David Baddiel responded: “Kanye West’s threat to Jews is as ever based on a myth of Jewish power, a myth believed across the political spectrum. It lies at the heart of the Jews Don’t Count phenomenon: Jews are powerful so attacking them is punching up.”
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