Kanye's 'multiracial' model request causes anger

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Kanye West is doing a casting for his Yeezy 4 show, but has angered fans by asking for "multiracial women only".

Kanye is set to debut his collection on Wednesday on the opening day of New York Fashion Week.

The message on his Twitter account read: "Multiracial women only, no makeup, please come as you are." But some fans are calling it racist.

One fan pointed out: "It's for a hip hop fashion show excluding black women is sort of relevant to say the least."

The star put the advert out on his Twitter account., external

Others expressed surprise, by asking "so no black women?"., external

While others accused the star, who's currently on his The Life of Pablo tour, of being racist against white women.

"It's juts code for no white women," one follower wrote on Twitter., external

One added: "We are all mixed"., external

Of course, Kanye hasn't commented.

Instead he posted other pictures of his tour.

This one was entitled "vibes"., external

Image source, Getty Images

For his Yeezy Season 1 collection, Kanye debuted Wolves, while he premiered Fade at the second collection.

While at the epic Yeezy Season 3, the hip-hop icon premiered his latest album, The Life of Pablo, during the Madison Square Garden show, which was screened live in cinemas around the world.

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