Kim definitely couldn't conceal her pride for husband Kanye.
"Watching Kanye's speech at the BET Honors made me smile! He's so deserving of this visionary award! So proud of him," Kim posted on social media.
When Kanye was presented with the award, He began by saying he felt “humbled” for the first time in his life, and then used his relationship with Kim, who is a “person not of color” to talk about race and separatism.
Pointing out that Kim isn’t with him for his fame or fortune, West said, “My wife has dated broke black dudes,” prompting her and the audience to break into laughter. “So it ain’t got nothing to do with the money.” West then related a story Kim once shared about her father Robert Kardashian being deemed a “n*gger lover” for representing O.J. Simpson. West said, “We deal with racism because there are different races. Or the micro of it is that we focus on the different races, as opposed to the macro, which is the human race.”
West, referencing some of his past controversial remarks, said “race” and “people’s perception of celebrity” have been used to stop him from being “empowered,” and argued that the worth of black people has been misrepresented. He even said, “Harriet Tubman could have freed more if they only knew they weren’t free.” West went on, “So don’t think that because we can afford this custom Balmain suit that we’re free. And don’t think that because we can buy a $300,000 car that we’re free. And don’t think because three percent of a gated community has colored people in it that we’re free.”
“It’s the mentality, the slave mentality, that we all eventually become slaves to that car, slaves to the perception, slaves to the idea of being cool,” West continued. He concluded, “Our power, our oil, since we don’t own any oil, is our expression, is our influence. Don’t never let them take that away. And when we have the chance to express it and influence, don’t just do it for us. Do it for the human race.”
This is truly an inspiring speech. You wanna hear it for yourself? Click play on the video below... Enjoy!
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Kim truly looks so proud! He's speech is awe - inspiring..
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