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TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts)
Thu Oct 8, 2015, 02:49 AM Oct 2015

11 Reasons Why Kanye West’s Gay Discrimination Claim Against Fashion Is Insane [View all]

Kanye West has the fashion world buzzing again, and not because of controversial last-minute runway shows or using Kardashian sisters as models.

The singer-turned-designer, whose minimal Yeezy collection showed only weeks ago at New York Fashion Week, said he felt his heterosexuality worked against him in fashion circles.

“I feel like I got discriminated in fashion for not being gay,” West said in a recent interview. “In music, you definitely get discriminated in music if you are gay. It takes amazing talents to break down barriers.”

It’s no secret that fashion has its powerful sect of gay designers, creative directors, curators and journalists, but plenty of heterosexual men enjoy successful careers in the menswear, womenswear and accessories game.

Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/11-Reasons-Why-Kanye-West-s-Gay-Discrimination-6556873.php

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