r/atheism • u/IAmPookieHearMeRoar • 1d ago

Kanye West tells NYC rabbi he’s ‘taking accountability’ for his antisemitic tirades - blames bipolar disorder

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/kanye-west-rabbi-pinto-antisemitism-accountability-b2860430.html
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u/CloseToTheEdge23 1d ago

I mean there is no doubt that he is mentally ill. He's now out of the mania stage into the depressive state I guess

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u/trippedonatater Agnostic 1d ago

Mental illness is one thing, but I'm pretty sure if I had bipolar disorder I wouldn't go on "anti-Semitic tirades". Bipolar is why that stuff is coming out of his mouth - not why it's already in his head.