“Jeopardy!” viewers need Kanye West to go away.
A clue concerning the controversial rapper, 47, sparked a debate with followers of the sport present on Reddit final week.
Throughout Thursday’s episode, returning four-day champ Alex DeFrank from Brooklyn selected the $1,200 clue within the Double Jeopardy class “The Song of Roland Drums Machines.”
“The title of his album ‘808s and Heartbreak’ refers to the death of his mother Donda, and to the Roland TR-808 used on the songs,” host Ken Jennings learn to the contestants.
DeFrank, who was competing in opposition to Cameron Berry from Brighton, Mass. and Hillary Hess from Arlington, Va., accurately answered, “Who is Kanye West?”
However the clue about West — who has not too long ago exhibited problematic conduct on social media — didn’t sit properly with some.
In a Reddit thread concerning the episode, one fan wrote, “That’s the fourth Kanye clue this year. Make it stop.”
“That Kanye question needed a note saying the clue was recorded before he declared himself a literal Nazi,” one other viewer mentioned.
A 3rd Reddit consumer wrote, “I’m not inherently against ever featuring bad living people in clues, but there’s an argument to be made that it would be better to feature those sorts of people less often. Bill Cosby has not been featured in a clue since 2014, according to another comment.”
A distinct fan questioned if the clue about West was written previous to his newest controversies. “He’s been problematic for a while, but the swastika shirt and abuse allegations are relatively recent,” they mentioned.
However different viewers defended the sport present for that includes West.
“Unpopular opinion here but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with having a Kanye question,” one fan wrote. “Yes his recent actions are beyond despicable but he’s an important part of music history. Having a trivia question about him is not endorsing his action or even shedding more spotlight on him (let’s be real having one Jeopardy question is not going to give him much extra attention).”
The identical fan added, “Plus this was also likely taped before his recent outbursts. There’s plenty of trivia questions about terrible people, especially celebrities.”
One other viewer mentioned, “Not sure i’m following the ‘no Kanye clues’ plea. There are clues about actual war criminals, dictators, etc. culturally significant people can be awful. is using their names in a knowledge game really considered giving them a platform? idk.”
“I don’t see the issue with including him in clues,” another person agreed. “There are tons of bad people in clues.”
West not too long ago sparked controversy for promoting Swastika T-shirts and launching antisemitic tirades on social media.
He additionally accused his ex-wife Kim Kardashian of operating a sex-trafficking ring involving their youngsters and attacked Beyoncé and and Jay-Z’s children in his on-line rants.
Moreover, West’s rep shot down rumors that the rapper’s spouse, Bianca Censori, was a “battered” lady. The couple made headlines when Censori, 30, posed nude on the Grammy Awards in February, which led to claims that West is allegedly controlling and abusing his spouse.
Final month, sources advised The Put up that West is inhaling nitrous oxide, which has contributed to his erratic conduct.
“When he comes off the nitrous, he’s crazy, he just wants to be able to do anything he wants,” an insider shared.
