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Kanye West - mental health issues 11:05 - Jul 22 with 2164 viewsLibero

I know the popular opinion from those who have a purely surface level knowledge of the man is that he's "just a d1ck head", but I find him quite a captivating individual. Musical genius aside, I especially find the reporting around him and his mental health issues interesting.

There's a long list of pain and trauma that Kanye's suffered in his life,
probably most notably his Mother passing away after complications from a cosmetic surgery that Kanye funded...
He's clearly a very complex individual that not only has his own highs and lows to negotiate but does so through the "Kardashian" gaze which will not only distort his reality when healthy but serve to further distance him from reality at times of an episode and augment events/people/situations/etc.

In my opinion Kanye West is a victim of regular manipulation and exploitation.
In the media in particular it appears that depending on the circumstance the MO is to mock his struggles and play his pain for laughs or potentially belittle and condescend him at times of mental health crisis.
Trump is clearly using him currently for nonferrous means regarding the election and while it's clear that he's going through something really difficult at the moment I've seen some pretty distasteful reporting over the last few days regarding West's latest public struggle.

What do the board think?
Is it okay to play peoples deepest darkest struggles for laughs and then wring our hands at how sad it is? Can you call someone "just a d1ck head" while also condescending them by making judgements about their capability as a functioning member of society?

Interested to hear what the general consensus is on how he's portrayed.
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Kanye West - mental health issues on 19:01 - Jul 22 with 231 viewsMarshalls_Mullet

Kanye West - mental health issues on 17:59 - Jul 22 by SpruceMoose

Like I said, it's a little bit more serious for some of us than just viewing it as a spectacle to tickle our curiosity.

I'd appreciate it if you were a little more mindful of that, thanks.


Just speculating on a hypothetical. Chill bro.

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Kanye West - mental health issues on 19:02 - Jul 22 with 231 viewsSpruceMoose

Kanye West - mental health issues on 19:01 - Jul 22 by Marshalls_Mullet

Just speculating on a hypothetical. Chill bro.


I think the words you were looking for were 'Sorry Spruce'.

You're forgiven.

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