Jason Oppenheim Backed By Realtors Who Say it’s OK to Represent Antisemitic Kanye

Jason Oppenheim, president and founding father of the famed Oppenheim Group, is now representing Kanye West within the sale of his Malibu beachfront property, and there is been some criticism Oppenheim shouldn’t symbolize an antisemite, however we have contacted some high-end realtors who really feel it’s absurd to have a litmus take a look at on which shoppers they’ll symbolize.

The L.A. realtors we have spoken with say there isn’t a means on this divided social and political local weather anybody can do enterprise by excluding shoppers whose views they discover offensive. The instance that repeatedly comes up is the battle within the Middle East. As one high-end realtor put it, “What are we supposed to do, ask a potential client if they side with Israel or Palestine?”

An extraordinarily profitable L.A. realtor begged to differ, saying, “Wait a minute. Kanye is one of the biggest antisemites in the world. I would never represent him, ever.”

But one other realtor mentioned, “Are we supposed to see if a client is a registered Republican and say screw you, I’m not representing you?”

It goes past faith and politics … one realtor mentioned, “What if a client has an offensive post on Instagram? Or what if a client’s in the middle of nasty divorce and I side with their spouse?”

Several realtors mentioned it’s ridiculous to suppose they might Google each potential consumer to search for a purpose not to symbolize that individual.

And one realtor, who was at one time a practising lawyer, mentioned it’s absurd to suppose an lawyer would decide a consumer earlier than taking a case, including, “It’s just not reality.”

And a realtor we spoke with mentioned what if a consumer had a special view on homosexual marriage? He mentioned, “At some point it just becomes impossible to do business.”

That identical realtor requested, “What about the buyer who pays Kanye $53 million for the Malibu property?” earlier than including, “What if Kanye goes to a Mercedes dealership. Should they not sell him a car?”