Kanye West has subtly referenced his famous feud with Taylor Swift on Twitter.
The rapper posted another string of random tweets on Friday night, and seemed to hint at their public falling out.
In one tweet, the 43-year-old shared a picture of a snake at his Wyoming ranch, and wrote: “Not gonna use a snake emoji cause you know why… I’m not sure if Christians are allowed to use snake emojis.”
Kanye is referring to the time his wife Kim Kardashian called Taylor a “snake”, after they fell out in 2016.
Not gonna use a snake emoji cause you know why … I’m not sure if Christians are allowed to use snake emojis ???? pic.twitter.com/CUR6SSRNqP
— ye (@kanyewest) August 15, 2020
Kanye and Taylor’s feud began at the MTV VMAs in 2009, when he stormed the stage after Taylor won Best Female Video – claiming Beyoncé should have won the award.
The pair later patched things up, but their feud was reignited in 2016 when Kanye released a song called ‘Famous’ – which included the lyrics, “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that b***h famous.”
After releasing the song, Taylor claimed Kanye never got permission to call her a “b***h” in the song – and it sparked one of the biggest celebrity feuds of the 21st century.
Kanye’s wife Kim then got involved, by releasing a series of videos on her Snapchat Story – showing Kanye and Taylor discussing the lyrics over the phone while he was recording the track in the studio.
The songstress was dubbed a “snake” by Kim following the controversy – which led to her being trolled online with the snake emoji.
The drama caused Taylor to take a break from the spotlight, and she later opened up about the incident to Vogue magazine.
Speaking about the fallout of their feud, Taylor said: “A mass public shaming, with millions of people saying you are quote-unquote canceled, is a very isolating experience.”
“I don’t think there are that many people who can actually understand what it’s like to have millions of people hate you very loudly….”
“When you say someone is canceled, it’s not a TV show. It’s a human being. You’re sending mass amounts of messaging to this person to either shut up, disappear, or it could also be perceived as, kill yourself.”
The songstress also opened up about her decision to remain silent during the 2016 presidential election.
She explained: “Unfortunately in the 2016 election you had a political opponent who was weaponizing the idea of the celebrity endorsement.”
“He was going around saying, ‘I’m a man of the people. I’m for you. I care about you.’ I just knew. I knew I wasn’t going to help.”
“Also, you know, the summer before that election, all people were saying was: She’s calculated. She’s manipulative. She’s not what she seems. She’s a snake. She’s a liar.”
“These are the same exact insults people were hurling at Hillary. Would I be an endorsement or would I be a liability? ‘Look, snakes of a feather flock together. Look, the two lying women. The two nasty women.’”
“Literally millions of people were telling me to disappear. So I disappeared. In many senses,” she added.
