
Kanye West appeared on SNL dressed as a bottle of Perrier.
Yeah, that's where we are at.
The rapper performed onstage and then stayed to give a politically-charged speech about his support for Donald Trump, his pledge to run for president in 2020 and lots of other pseudo-intellectual ramblings like the need for 'dialogue not diatribe.'
He lamented: 'So many times I talk to a white person and [they] say 'How could you like Trump, he's racist?'
Well, if I was concerned about racist I would've moved out of America a long time ago...You wanna see the sunken place? Okay, I'ma listen to y'all now. I'ma put my superman cape on, because this means you can't tell me what to do...You want the world to move forward? Try love.
According to Variety, the whole thing was a little strange, and one witness even said 'the entire studio fell dead silent' and 'booed him' at least twice.
His appearance on SNL was scrutinised online
1. Kanye fans were weirded out
2. Others praised his social media strategy
kanye west just made sure he is the topic of discussion for the week dressed as a bottle of perrier doing the worst… https://t.co/KrlyUnfaK8— KENNY (@KENNY) 1538281266
3. 'Full on Galaxy Brain'
take note, kids: kanye is what happens when you go full galaxy brain https://t.co/tdnLYVJ5ZY— Astead (@Astead) 1538281359
4. Meme creation is not a lucrative endeavour, Ye...
Does Kanye know he won't get paid for being in memes?— Frank Tantillo (@Frank Tantillo) 1538281268
5. People brainstormed possible inspirations
.@kanyewest & @lilpump on @nbcsnl 😂 https://t.co/VhsI4p93yt— First We Feast (@First We Feast) 1538281118
6. Has Kanye secretly been a troll the entire time?
The last eight years have been Kanye trolling us after MBDTF wasn't even nominated for album of the year.— David Scrivner (@David Scrivner) 1538281110
7. Or was dressing as Perrier a tongue-in-cheek reference of his recent 'Ye' rebranding?
OMG I JUST FIGURED IT OUT... @Perrier = Perri-Ye right? UGH.... #SNL #Kanye https://t.co/xMMZRJgy0c— Shem (@Shem) 1538281120
8. People were having fun
Just took a selfie with Kanye West! #SNLpremiere https://t.co/nOFE987l6a— Samia Khan (@Samia Khan) 1538281562
9. Then again, at least Ye looked happy
Say what you want about Kanye, but he smiled more in that Perrier water bottle costume than he has ever smiled in a… https://t.co/24un4FWE6t— Jeff Rumage (@Jeff Rumage) 1538281177
10. People want a Kanye TV series
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