Kanye West has launched a furious rant against animal rights campaigners after he was slammed for stepping out in a fur coat - calling his critics "scared, incapable or just plain idiots."
The rapper and his girlfriend Amber Rose incurred the wrath of bosses at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), who labelled him a "pathetic idiot" for wearing animal pelts during Men's Fashion Week in Paris, France.
And West has now struck back with a post on his official blog, which appears to respond to PETA's comments.
The message, posted on Friday and subsequently removed, reads, "When it's all said and done, remember the fearless, remember the dreamers, remember those who represent the ghetto. The fairy tale of nothing to something.
"I'm briefly saddened by negative comments, but I have to remember those people are scared, incapable or just plain idiots. We are the f**king rock stars baby. It's funny to me when fashion bloggers down our outfits and then super jock outlandish s**t on the runway but they dress mad prude and don't live fashion.
"Very few human beings are strong enough to take constant hate. If we don't do what you feel is the s**t, you beat us up verbally and mentally. At the end of the day, who are we hurting? Since Barack is president blacks don't like fur coats, red leather and fried chicken anymore? Remember clothing is a choice. We were born naked! Fresh is an opinion, love is objective, taste is selective and expression is my favourite elective."
