by Ellyce Ferguson

May 3, 2018

Photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images

If you haven’t seen the #IfSlaveryWasAChoice hashtag on Twitter yet, you probably should. In a TMZ interview earlier this week, Kanye West made a statement implying that for 400 years black people chose to be enslaved.

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Although the comment was insane, insensitive, and utterly disrespectful, Black Twitter always finds a way to turn painful and outrageous moments into pure comedy. The rapper inspired some of the funniest memes on Twitter in a while and gave everyone a good laugh in the midst of the chaos. Check out some of the best ones below:

Me checking ratemymassa before picking a field
#IfSlaveryWasAChoice pic.twitter.com/NQnJTMm17J

— ّprince ali (@ALI_M0HAMED) May 2, 2018

#IfSlaveryWasAChoice

Massa: *pulls out whip* GET BACK HERE AND PICK THIS COTTON

Me: pic.twitter.com/FiTFfVDplO

— The Golden Goat 🐐 (@ZaeBlue) May 2, 2018

When you a freshman at Slave University and you get assigned to the house #IfSlaveryWasAChoice pic.twitter.com/nACNQdW4e6

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) May 2, 2018

After meeting bae on Plantations Mingle #IfSlaveryWasAChoice pic.twitter.com/Dk1lD0rhII

— Wavy Tia🍫 (@__BaabyTi) May 2, 2018

When you take a paid vacation from slavery 😂😂#IfSlaveryWasAChoice pic.twitter.com/heyylV84co

— Michael&Sarah (@2_many_tattoos) May 2, 2018

Hilarious! Although that was some great comedic relief, we’re going to need a sincere apology from Kanye and serious damage control at the least for his comments about slavery.

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