Fans have come out in droves in order to sign a petition that would prevent Kanye West from headlining at Coachella 2022.
Fans Sign A Petition Demanding That Kanye West Be Removed From Headlining Coachella 2022-‘He Has Been Threatening Actual Bodily Harm’
The response is hardly a surprise, given what the rapper has been doing of late. His social media attacks against Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have also been accompanied by a racial slur that was directed against talk show host, Trevor Noah.
The latter was something that had gotten him suspended from Instagram for 24-hours. And now it seems that fans have decided to take a stand by demanding that he be removed from the festival.
In the petition here, which goes under the name of ‘Kim Pete,’ it states that fans have “watched Kanye harass, manipulate, and hurt Kim, Pete, and others for over a year now.
“He has been threatening actual bodily harm on others…Coachella..should be ashamed of themselves and should not be giving him any more of a platform.”
The target for the petition is 5000 signatures, and as of now, that is very close to being met. And if this does go ahead, with Kanye dropping out of the festival, the blow could be dampened for the following reasons.
First of all, Kanye had recently threatened to boycott the festival after Billie Eilish had shaded Travis Scott at one of her concerts over his reaction to the Astroworld tragedy.
In response, he demanded that Billie apologise, but if she failed to do so he would withdraw from the festival. And given that she did not apologise, then there is the obvious question of whether he will follow through with his claims.
Secondly, he recently announced that his ‘Donda 2’ album will only be streamed exclusively on his own platform, the stem player. Therefore, if he is not welcome at the festival, then Kanye does have measures in place.
Thirdly, in any event, there is always the possibility that Kanye gets more publicity by not attending and uses it to his advantage.
Time will tell whether Kanye does withdraw, and given everything we have seen so far, that is precisely what the fans want him to do. So there you have it folks. What did you think about this? Let us know what you think in the comment section down below.
