A man burns 40 pairs of Kanye West brand shoes in protest of his anti-Semitic comments

By EFE

A man from Miami, in southern Florida, burned about 40 pairs of Kanye West brand shoes, worth about $15,000, in protest at recent anti-Semitic and racist statements by the American rapper, such as US media reported on Wednesday.

Daniel Schiff joined the wave of rejection that Kanye West's comments have provoked with the burning of footwear from the Yeezy brand, owned by the rapper, which he acquired in recent years, as he recorded in videos he posted on his social networks .

The man pointed out that the controversial statements by West, who changed his official name to Ye, can "

Daniel Schiff says he has $25,000 more worth of Kanye West shoes. Courtesy of Daniel Schiff

As Schiff told the CNN news network, he still has about $25,000 worth of Yeezy brand shoes, which he will auction off and donate the money he earns to organizations that combat racism and anti-Semitism.

West has seen several brands and large companies turn their backs on him after posting a series of anti-Semitic messages on social media this month.

Previously, Kanye West appeared at a parade in Paris wearing the slogan "White Lives Matter" ("White lives matter"), often used by white supremacists in response to the anti-racism movement "Black Lives Matter".

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Days ago, the sportswear brand Adidas announced that it would stop selling Yeezy clothing in its stores after stating that "

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The measure meant that 1.5 million dollars of the rapper's fortune vanished and his departure from the list of billionaires of Forbes magazine.

Joining Adidas' announcement

on Tuesday were casual clothing retailer Gap and athletic shoe retailer Foot Locker, which said they were stopping selling Yeezy-branded products.

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Other companies that have decided to move away from the controversial musician and designer have been the luxury clothing brand Balenciaga, Vogue magazine, the representation agency CAA, the platform for the sale of second-hand goods The RealReal or the production studio MRC.