{"id":113760,"date":"2024-10-13T18:32:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T11:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113760"},"modified":"2024-10-13T18:32:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T11:32:46","slug":"how-hurricane-katrina-and-an-off-script-remark-by-kanye-west-shifted-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113760","title":{"rendered":"How Hurricane Katrina and an off-script remark by Kanye West shifted culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/editor-note\/instances\/cm22k2i7j000o3b6mo7ws3sxm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"editor-note\" class=\"editor-note vossi-editor-note inline-placeholder \" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n    Editor\u2019s Note:<em>Watch \u201c<\/em><strong>TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture<\/strong><em>\u201d tonight at 9 p.m. ET on CNN. <\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm22k109q00033b6mb6emc8x5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As the US works to recover from the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/weather\/live-news\/hurricane-milton-florida-10-08-24#cm20hgcyk0000356n9wow8rb3\">major hurricanes<\/a>, the cultural conversation and debate about disaster relief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/07\/politics\/misinformation-hurricanes-what-matters\/index.html\">efforts<\/a> in some ways began more than two decades ago, during a national telethon and a moment with Kanye West.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm23d5323000a3d5vz01yxa6t@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a Black family, it says they\u2019re looting. If you see a White family, it says they\u2019re looking for food,\u201d West, going off script, said in September 2005 during NBC\u2019s \u201cConcert for Hurricane Relief\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/id\/wbna9149149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telethon<\/a> following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/08\/23\/us\/hurricane-katrina-statistics-fast-facts\/index.html\">hurricane Katrina<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm22k109q00053b6m5q3iiwy3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cGeorge Bush doesn\u2019t like Black people,\u201d West said next.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm22k109q000a3b6mtvx0r15n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The provocative remarks reflected the frustration of many who felt the state and federal response to Katrina\u2019s impact \u2013 the deadliest hurricane to strike the US mainland in the past 50 years \u2013 was grossly inadequate and unfair, particularly to people of color or those living in economically disadvantaged areas.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm22k109q00063b6mty7xwpcf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, causing severe flooding damage to cities from New Orleans to Biloxi. New Orleans faced catastrophic flooding, leaving much of the city underwater after the levees and floodwalls failed. Thousands of people lost their lives and, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the total damage from Katrina cost more than $125 billion.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm23du36p000h3d5v0f7xljdk@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"katrina ann 10\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6663333333333333\" data-original-height=\"1999\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/120828074130-katrina-ann-10.jpg?q=w_3000,h_1999,x_0,y_0,c_fill\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1999\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/120828074130-katrina-ann-10.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1999\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/120828074130-katrina-ann-10.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1999\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/120828074130-katrina-ann-10.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1999\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/120828074130-katrina-ann-10.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/120828074130-katrina-ann-10.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"People seek high ground on Interstate 90 as a helicopter prepares to land at the Superdome in New Orleans on August 31, 2005.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1999\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm22k109q00073b6mp73s94hc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            More than 25,000 storm evacuees who took shelter at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/02\/17\/us\/new-orleans-superdome-national-register-historic-places-katrina\/index.html\">Louisiana Superdome<\/a> were met with unsafe conditions due to wind and water damage. The massive scale of the disaster resulted in breakdowns in basic supplies before the venue was eventually evacuated by authorities.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm22k0wfh00003b6mia4y4xib@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Then-President George W. Bush faced backlash at the time after a photo of him observing the destruction from the windows of Air Force One was released, and for the government\u2019s delayed response in providing aid to these areas.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm22kqb5u000z3b6m09enb4x5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt made you wonder whether or not you lived in a government that was operating on your behalf,\u201d Van Lathan, co-host of the <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay\/id1515152489\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cHigher Learning\u201d podcas<\/a>t, told CNN. \u201cIt made you wonder whether or not you were an American.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm22k109q00083b6mm83grl71@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            West\u2019s comments were met with varying opinions.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm23dx3mh000j3d5vc3l0elli@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"GettyImages-97632045.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.700625\" data-original-height=\"1121\" data-original-width=\"1600\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-97632045.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1121\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-97632045.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1121\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-97632045.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1121\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-97632045.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1121\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-97632045.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-97632045.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"An image of then President George W. Bush surveying damage over New Orleans on August 31, 2005.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1121\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm22k109q00093b6mk9bg9byn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Years after Bush left the White House, he disputed West\u2019s remarks in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/bush-admits-mistakes-defends-decisions-wbna39976132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC.<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm23e2w4y000l3d5vopctf8xl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt was not true and it\u2019s one of the most disgusting moments of my presidency,\u201d Bush said in 2010.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm22k109q000d3b6mpinuzyei@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In a new episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/22\/entertainment\/dan-quayle-murphy-brown-cat-ladies-cec\/index.html\">\u201cTV On the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture<\/a>,\u201d CNN contributor Van Jones described the telethon moment as part of the groundwork of what would come to be the Black Lives Matter movement.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm23e682x000n3d5vn63p4kq1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt was a cathartic moment that this new generation was coming on the scene and they were going to call it like it is,\u201d Jones said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm22k109q000e3b6mlj5gh7ir@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Comedian and actor Mike Myers, who appeared with West on the telethon, did not know about the artist\u2019s planned comments in advance. Myers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/mike-myers-kanye-west-spoke-706420\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a 2014 interview that he was \u201csuper proud\u201d to stand next to West in that moment.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm23eb4yz000p3d5vyjoeumy6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cSomebody spoke truth to power at a time when somebody needed to speak.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm22k109q000f3b6mupoolpfe@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Of course, this was decades before West went on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/05\/01\/entertainment\/kanye-west-charlamagne-interview-takeaways\/index.html\">stoke other political controversies<\/a>, and before subsequent comments from him more recently have been widely criticized as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/27\/entertainment\/kanye-west-hitler-album\/index.html\">antisemitic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/05\/01\/entertainment\/kanye-west-slavery-choice-trnd\/index.html\">anti-Black<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm22k109q000g3b6mmcsn2el3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThis moment should not even be about Kanye West and President Bush,\u201d CNN Entertainment Correspondent Lisa Respers France said in Sunday\u2019s episode. \u201cThis moment should be about how detrimental Katrina was to a community of people in New Orleans, the lives that were lost and the people who lost their ways of living.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/13\/entertainment\/kanye-katrina-tv-on-the-edge\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s Note:Watch \u201cTV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture\u201d tonight at 9 p.m. ET on CNN. 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