Kanye West is baffled by the backlash against his ‘White Lives Matter’ merchandise

According to people close to Kanye West, the rapper-turned-designer is baffled by the leveled criticism he’s received over his latest collection. It is not a deliberate PR ploy aimed at

In an unexpected presence at his YZY Season Nine collection at Paris Fashion Week on Monday, West wore a t-shirt with the face of Pope Francis on the front and the words “White Lives Matter” on the back. was His YouTuber of controversial conservatives, Candace Owens, who wore the same shirt as him, was a guest on the broadcast, and the model wore that shirt while it was shown.

Upon seeing the bizarre design, front row visitor Jaden Smith promptly walked out of the concert, and West received widespread criticism from celebrities, journalists and activists.

However, according to people who have spent time with West since the show in France, he’s frustrated that he wasn’t able to get his message across to the audience well.

According to insiders, he believes it is a computer problem. He feels that the other side of the debate about race in the United States deserves to be heard.

The Anti-Defamation League reportedly considered the phrase “White Lives Matter” coined in response to the Black Lives Matter campaign to be hate speech, [it] To white supremacists like the Ku Klux Klan. This was reported by the New York Times.

West has been transparent about his battle with bipolar disorder, mentioning hospitalization in a meandering speech he gave before the event began.