Who's Responsible For Kanye West? Twitter Debates Kim Kardashian And More
Who’s Responsible For Kanye West? Twitter Debates Kim Kardashian, Mental Health And Misogyny
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Kanye West has, once again, spurred discussion this week after a tearful appearance at a South Carolina rally and after cryptic tweets addressing his family. Many people have been attributing Kanye’s unusual behavior for the past couple of years to his mental health. Some folks are even going as far as to blame his wife, Kim Kardashian-West for not tending to her husband. However, debates on Twitter reflect a more complex understanding of what led to this 2020 Kanye and it brings to question, who is really responsible for Mr. West?
Discussion about West’s mental health resurfaced when he held a rally in South Carolina on Sunday in support of his presidential campaign. During a speech, West reiterated his anti-abortion stance by saying his dad wanted to abort him, but his mother, Donda West, wouldn’t allow it. “My mom saved my life. My dad wanted to abort me. My mom saved my life, there would have been no Kanye West because my dad was too busy,” he said before crying.
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He also said through tears hat he almost “killed” his daughter, making a connection to his now 7-year-old child, North West, and his anti-abortion views.
“Even if my wife wants to divorce me after this speech, she brought North into the world even when I didn’t want to,” Kanye said. “She stood up and she protected that child.”
While discussing slavery, West also told the South Carolina crowd, “Harriet Tubman never actually freed the slaves, she just had them work for other white people.”
The following day, West launched a series of tweets asking Kim and her mom, Kris Jenner, to contact him as he claimed they were trying to “lock me up.”
“Kim was trying to fly to Wyoming with a doctor to lock me up like on the movie Get Out because I cried about saving my daughters life yesterday,” West wrote on Twitter. He also wrote, “Everybody knows the movie get out is about me.”
Kanye’s comments and behavior, once again, sparked concern on social media, with many believing that he wasn’t receiving the mental health care that he needed. Conversations about Kanye’s mental health have been bubbling since 2018 when he became pro-Donald Trump and spewed statements like slavery is a “choice” (he’s since denounced his allegiance to Trump and apologized for his “slavery is a choice” comments).
Discussion around Kanye’s mental health continued when he talked about having bipolar disorder with David Letterman in 2019. He discussed treatment and what it’s like when he has an “episode,” which is most likely a reference to the mania portion of bipolar disorder that can cause an elevated mood.
“When you’re in this state, you’re hyper-paranoid about everything,” West said on the Netflix show “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman”, according to People.
“Everyone — this is my experience, other people have different experiences — everyone now is an actor. Everything’s a conspiracy. You feel the government is putting chips in your head. You feel you’re being recorded. You feel all these things.”
West also talked about being handcuffs and separated from his loved ones during treatment. “They have this moment where they put you — they handcuff you, they drug you, they put you on the bed, and they separate you from everyone you know,” West said. “That’s something that I am so happy that I experienced myself so I can start by changing that moment.”
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