0Black Male Fashion From Little Richard to André 3000, ostentatious style has long helped define the black-male ethos. So why do Kanye West's sartorial choices bring out homophobia?Updated Jul. 14, 2017 12:31PM ET / Published May. 05, 2009 2:27PM ET Eric Ryan / Getty Images Kanye WestEric Ryan / Getty Images PrinceMichael Ochs Archives / Getty Images World Class Wreckin' CruMichael Ochs Archives / Getty Images Little RichardMichael Ochs Archives / Getty Images Eddie MurphyEverett Collection Fonzworth BentleyJim Cooper / AP Photo George Clinton GAB Archive, Redferns / Getty Images Walt FrazierAP Photo Jack JohnsonFPG / Getty Images Deion SandersEvan Agostini / Getty Images P. Diddy Andre 3000Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images
Kanye WestEric Ryan / Getty Images PrinceMichael Ochs Archives / Getty Images World Class Wreckin' CruMichael Ochs Archives / Getty Images Little RichardMichael Ochs Archives / Getty Images Eddie MurphyEverett Collection Fonzworth BentleyJim Cooper / AP Photo George Clinton GAB Archive, Redferns / Getty Images Walt FrazierAP Photo Jack JohnsonFPG / Getty Images Deion SandersEvan Agostini / Getty Images P. Diddy Andre 3000Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images