Tuesday, May 1, was a decisive day for Kanye West fans as he ascended to new levels of tomfoolery. He appeared on TMZ to give the rundown on his "free thinking" movement, and, in the process, successfully offended all of Black America, both present and ancestral, when he suggested slavery was "a choice."
“When you hear about slavery for 400 years. For 400 years?! That sounds like a choice,” West said. “Like you was there for 400 years and it’s all of y'all?”
In true Black Twitter fashion, the best way to deal with the situation was to laugh at our pain. The #IfSlaveryWasAChoice tag took a humorous and satirical approach to Kanye's, and it's not letting up anytime soon.
While Blavity already reported on the first round of these ridiculously hilarious tweets, we had to revisit it because Twitter is just too good:
Me going to visit my siblings that were ripped away from my mother at birth at the plantations on the west side of town #IfSlaveryWasAChoice
pic.twitter.com/XJYmtiWyeh— Shahem (@Shahemofficial) May 2, 2018
#IfSlaveryWasAChoice Me to all the homies after the 3rd time that bee flew in my mouth on the plantation. pic.twitter.com/LV7V3GbVz8
— Shot My Shot (@Popalop718) May 2, 2018
Massa: Are you gonna get out there and pick that cotton?!
Slaves: pic.twitter.com/CjWHlYYjmE
— ???? (@blckboytre) May 2, 2018
Massa : PICK THAT THERE COTTON FASTER!!!!!
Me : pic.twitter.com/qjp8wSQKYd
— Lex la Flame???????? (@Lex_P_) May 2, 2018
When I embezzled a bunch of cotton that my fellow slaves picked and made a brunch fit. #IfSlaveryWasAChoice
pic.twitter.com/9Mu7BbYTIP— Reginald Cunningham (@kidnoble) May 2, 2018
Rachel when they tell her she can't be a slave. #IfSlaveryWasaChoice
pic.twitter.com/VjDNPiOlao— Noxema Midnight (@ithinkmark) May 2, 2018
After escaping the plantation and getting caught…
White man: Where your freedom papers at?
Me: #IfSlaveryWasAChoice
pic.twitter.com/FM0D12fGmg— Terrence Thomas (@AlwaysOnTop85) May 2, 2018
Me filling out my slavery application #IfSlaveryWasAChoice
pic.twitter.com/ZBHuuh65xj— ???? (@YvngTrey) May 2, 2018
#IfSlaveryWasAChoice
Master: Don't make me get my whip boyMe: Don't make me get my whip either pic.twitter.com/gs7w2Bex3K
— Cinco de Mayo ???? King Day (@KXNGKESE) May 2, 2018
Massah: “Sojourner, you need to pick that damn cotton or imma whip you”
Me: pic.twitter.com/d5apZP7k5m
— Woopy ⚡️coop (@d0n__timoteo) May 2, 2018
Me, using the Underground Railroad to go party up north using my paid slavecation days: pic.twitter.com/DtkglyLR3f
— jiffy triangle (@ThatFakeHeaux) May 2, 2018
When you find out you and all your friends got accepted into the same plantation..#IfSlaveryWasAChoice
pic.twitter.com/Pu4Xztlyvy— ???? (@iamderickk) May 2, 2018
Me and my man stepping out after we both checked "no thanks" on our slavery forms pic.twitter.com/L3FGZRwI44
— do (@itsjustdebb) May 2, 2018
When you’re a “house nigga” but you still have to remind MASSA… pic.twitter.com/uNRbza9Lci
— Afro-LightskinO. (@itsKARY_) May 2, 2018
Extremely excited to announce I have received my 2nd D1 slavery offer from Oak Alley Plantation ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/On9NLQdN6J
— Ɖonnie Ɖarko ☭ (@CameronxDonovan) May 2, 2018
When Massa’s wife ask me to breastfeed their baby….#ifslaverywasachoice
pic.twitter.com/cxrg3ToLYF— stable genius (@slgore76) May 2, 2018
#IfSlaveryWasAChoice
me when massa gives me a task: pic.twitter.com/YfGyIKKhYc— ᴺᴷjareyce ???? (@illegalwhore) May 2, 2018
#IfSlaveryWasAChoice when massa tells you to entertain the guests pic.twitter.com/vTxdPyPdrC
— was @LILAFRIMANE (@LORAFRIMANE) May 2, 2018
When the other house nigger tells you to spit in massa's food#IfSlaveryWasAChoice
pic.twitter.com/j1TINxHvJg— 20% (@SketchDee) May 1, 2018
Applying to a slave auction straight out of slave university and they ask for 10+ years of slave experience #IfSlaveryWasAChoice
pic.twitter.com/543ez0imW6— quiyonce (@schoolgurlqxo) May 2, 2018
When masa holds a talent show #IfSlaveryWasAChoice
pic.twitter.com/12h1Kj7oEk— Khadi Don (@KhadiDon) May 2, 2018
#IfSlaveryWasAChoice
when you thought you and the squad got split up but you see them on the slave ship pic.twitter.com/D3BxcfXVIs— Bundy (@_brianbeckford) May 2, 2018
When you become slave of the month #IfSlaveryWasaChoice
pic.twitter.com/xJTx8duXUc— Uncle Drew (@drewball615) May 2, 2018
When Massa away and you sneak into his room and try on his clothes #IfSlaveryWasAChoice
pic.twitter.com/CGGsicDjhW— SSGSS Lank Lank (@YungLanksta) May 2, 2018
Massa: You coming in today?
Me: pic.twitter.com/oE3dPYabTb
— Nick Flowers (@_NickFlowers_) May 2, 2018
Me showing up to Chase to deposit my Tax refund check after claiming the Massa's kids on my Taxes. pic.twitter.com/CdoMCkjVgU
— firegodx (@Fire_Ice_Pain) May 2, 2018
While we can make anything funny, it's still time for Kanye to be quiet until further notice.