To those who live outside the fashion world (which, let's be honest, is most of us), fashion can appear to be a seemingly shallow line of work. But as we learned from Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada--fashion affects everyone, even us commoners. Does anyone else remember being teased in the 3rd grade because they were wearing fake Reeboks? Kanye's goal is to take the exclusivity and classism out of fashion. No, it's not fighting world hunger, but it is good. I think it's safe to say that we have a problem in the black community with measuring our self-worth in what sneakers we're wearing. Bad self-esteem turns into spending your savings on the hottest new shoes which turns into poor money management which turns into a perpetual cycle. In this interview with Ellen, Kanye pleads for listeners to understand the intentions behind his intentions and encourages rappers to create to make a difference instead of creating for radio plays. "Sorry daytime television, sorry for the realness."