Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, aired a controversial Super Bowl commercial promoting a T-shirt emblazoned with a swastika. The ad, filmed on an iPhone while Ye was in a dentist's chair, directed viewers to his online store, Yeezy.com. Following a recent social media rant where he identified as a Nazi and expressed admiration for Hitler, the Anti-Defamation League condemned the ad, citing the swastika's historical significance as a symbol of hate. Despite the backlash, Ye had previously released a confusing clothing collection featuring nonsensical messaging in other languages.
Ye appears to be filming a close-up of his face while lying in a dentist's chair. I spent, like, all the money for the commercial on these new teeth, he said, smiling into the camera.
The swastika is the symbol adopted by Hitler as the primary emblem of the Nazis, the Anti-Defamation League wrote. It galvanized his followers in the 20th century and continues to threaten and instill fear in those targeted by antisemitism and white supremacy.
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