Kanye criticized over 'multiracial women only' casting call

 

A controversial casting call for Kanye West's next fashion show struck a sour note with some fans.
The often-polarizing rapper mandated that "multiracial women only" show up to Sunday's audition for his upcoming "Yeezy Season 4" event — prompting a wave of disgruntled social media followers to accuse the rapper of only wanting light-skinned females in his show.

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 3, 2016
"Hmm @ multiracial women only," one user replied to the casting call, which West posted to Twitter. "Does that include the dark skinned multiracial women or just the light skinned ones?"
Another echoed this sentiment, suggesting West wasn't interested in anybody who doesn't have a similar skin tone to his wife Kim Kardashian or his famous ex-girlfriend Amber Rose.
"Multiracial = ethnically ambiguous = Amber Rose-ish = Kardashian-y = mixed = no Black women allowed," they wrote.
West posted the notice for the fashion show tryout a day before the auditions, which are being held at Jack Studios in midtown Manhattan.
Several users commended West for requesting that woman arrive for the tryouts with "no makeup" — but a far greater number of commenters blasted West for his racial requirement.
"This is a major issue," wrote one particularly irate woman. "In an industry that consistently cuts Black models out, you do this?! You are the absolute worst. Truly."
Some questioned what exactly West meant by the seemingly ambiguous "multiracial" term, while one user simply chalked it up as "no white people."
Under that same breath, another follower asked "so no black women??"
West, 38, is expected to debut his new clothing line on Wednesday, Sept. 7 during New York Fashion Week.
It's not the first time the "Famous" rapper has sparked controversy during style-focused even. Last year, fellow designer Anne Bowen blasted the artist after he added a runway show to the already congested Fashion Week schedule at the very last minute."Kanye knows he is a media sensation and it is just not ethical to do this," she told Women's Wear Daily at the time. "It's like we are David and he is Goliath. We have put our heart and soul into our show, and should not be stepped on like this."
A rep for West did not immediately respond to the Daily News' request for comment following the latest drama.