{"id":1770732,"date":"2022-12-09T13:54:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T18:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1770732"},"modified":"2022-12-09T14:04:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T19:04:57","slug":"the-school-of-the-art-institute-of-chicago-strips-kanye-west-of-honorary-doctoral-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-school-of-the-art-institute-of-chicago-strips-kanye-west-of-honorary-doctoral-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Strips Kanye West of Honorary Doctoral Degree"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-school-of-the-art-institute-of-chicago-strips-kanye-west-of-honorary-doctoral-degree%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1770732&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfetched.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/The-School-of-the-Art-Institute-of-Chicago-Strips-Kanye-West-of-Honorary-Doctoral-Degree.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"     style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Rapper Kanye West has been stripped of his honorary doctoral degree by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>West, now known as Ye, was awarded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colleges-and-universities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">degree<\/a> in 2015 in recognition of his contributions to art and culture.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the college announced its decision to strip Ye of his degree.<\/p>\n<p>The school said it \u201ccondemns and repudiates Kanye West\u2019s (now known as Ye) anti-Black, antisemitic, racist, and dangerous statements, particularly those directed at Black and Jewish communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYe\u2019s actions do not align with SAIC\u2019s mission and values, and we\u2019ve rescinded his honorary degree,\u201d a statement from SAIC said.<\/p>\n<p>The decision came as pressure mounted from the Change.org petition, which was started by \u201cAgainst Hate at SAIC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis award bestows the legitimacy and luster of the School on a figure who has in recent months made repeated public statements expressing and justifying anti-Semitism,\u201d the petition read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of his contributions prior to receipt of this award, it is harmful to allow Ye, as he is presently known, to continue to use the School of the Art Institute of Chicago to help legitimize hatred and violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The petition garnered over 4,000 signatures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfetched.com\/kanye-west-claims-jewish-owned-media-created-hitlers-bad-reputation\/\">Kanye West Claims \u2018Jewish-Owned Media\u2019 Created Hitler\u2019s Bad Reputation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SAIC\u2019s decision to rescind West\u2019s degree follows a slew of other media companies, social media, and retail brands that have cut ties with the rapper.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes just weeks after West <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfetched.com\/kanye-west-on-infowars-i-like-hitler-watch\/\">appeared<\/a> on Alex Jones\u2019s InfoWars show in a bizarre mask covering his face and spurting vast amounts of anti-Semitic remarks that even the host was visibly uncomfortable with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler,\u201d Ye said. \u201cAlso Hitler was born Christian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see good things about Hitler also,\u201d Ye said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love everyone. Jewish people are not going to tell me you can love us, and you can love what we\u2019re doing to you with the contracts, and you can love what we\u2019re pushing with the pornography,\u201d Ye added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapper Kanye West has been stripped of his honorary doctoral degree by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 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