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Outrage as projection saying ‘Kanye was right about the Jews’ is beamed at Jacksonville football game and downtown skyscraper
- A projection in defense of Kanye West’s anti-Semitic comments was beamed to the side of TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday night.
- It appeared towards the end of a football game between the University of Florida and the University of Georgia before being blasted onto the side of a skyscraper
- The message has now been condemned by local and school officials
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A projection defending rapper Kanye West’s anti-Semitic comments was blasted to the side of an arena where a college football game was being held Saturday night.
Videos posted to social media by WJXT reporter Vic Micolucci show the words ‘Kanye was right about the Jews’ racing across the side of TIAA Bank Field towards the end of a game between the University of Florida and the University of Georgia .
It was then apparently moved to the side of a nearby skyscraper, causing outrage among the Jewish community in Jacksonville, Florida.
West, 45, has been in an anti-Semitic diatribe since early October when he tweeted that he planned to do “death con 3” against the Jewish people.
Since then, he has continued to repeat his comments in various interviews, blaming Jewish people for his mental health problems.
West gave his most recent interview Friday night — and declined to apologize for his comments.
Brands like Adidas and Gap have dropped deals with the rapper over his anti-Jewish statements, costing him an estimated $1 billion.
But his comments also seemed to encourage other anti-Semites, with several neo-Nazis standing on the 405 freeway overpass in Los Angeles earlier this month holding a sign that read, “Kanye is right about the Jews.”
It remains unclear who broadcast the message in Florida on Saturday night, but it has since been widely condemned.
Videos posted to social media show the words ‘Kanye was right about the Jews’ racing across the side of TIAA Bank Field towards the end of a game between the University of Florida and the University of Georgia before apparently hitting a nearby building were projected
West, 45, has been in an anti-Semitic diatribe since early October when he tweeted that he planned to go “death con 3” against the Jewish people.
In a tweet on Sunday, Rep. John Henry Rutherford, who represents the area, comments.
“The kind of anti-Semitic hate speech being circulated online, ostensibly from within the Florida-Georgia game, is despicable and extremely disappointing,” he wrote.
“There is absolutely no room for this kind of hatred in Northeast Florida,” the congressman continued, adding, “I will continue to support the Jewish community in Jacksonville and across the country.”
Meanwhile, both the University of Florida and the University of Georgia have a joint pronunciation speak out against the comments.
“We strongly condemn the anti-Semitic hate speech projected outside TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville after Saturday night’s Florida-Georgia football game and the other anti-Semitic messages that have appeared in Jacksonville,” the schools said.
“The University of Florida and the University of Georgia jointly condemn this and all acts of anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred and bigotry. We are proud to be home to strong and thriving Jewish communities at UGA and UF and we stand together against hate.”
And the Southeastern Conference on College Sports issued a statement saying: “The Southeastern Conference joins the University of Georgia and the University of Florida in condemning the anti-Semitic hate speech in Jacksonville on Saturday.
“The SEC denounces all forms of hatred and bigotry,” it continued. “We are proud of the diversity of our campus communities and join the Universities of Georgia and Florida to fight hate together.”
Others, however, are calling on Governor Ron DeSantis to issue a statement after he kicked off the game between the two rival schools.
DailyMail.com has reached out to the DeSantis office for comment.
In a tweet on Sunday, Rep. John Henry Rutherford, who represents the area, explains the comments projected onto the stadium
The Southeast College Sports Conference also issued a statement condemning “all forms of hatred and intolerance”
His comments seemed to encourage others with anti-Semitic views. A widely circulated photo shows a group of people giving a Nazi salute at the 405 freeway overpass in Los Angeles with a sign that reads ‘Kanye is right about the Jews’