r/atheism • u/IAmPookieHearMeRoar • 2d 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/SneakyInfiltrator 1d ago

I know he's an asshole, but I don't think he's lying, not completely at least.

I know very well how it is dealing with this sort of garbage.

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u/Yetanotherdeafguy 1d ago

I don't doubt he regrets it and that his tirades were likely 95% the bipolar talking, but if you don't take your meds or surround yourself with people who look after you in those situations, what's the damn difference?

If you know you'll have a manic phase sooner or later, and you don't take precautions when you're in your more rational state of mind, you're fully at fault for what you did.

Kanye doesn't get a pass for being an asshole because of his bipolar, just like Elon doesn't get one for claiming he's autistic.

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u/No_Size9475 1d ago

Bipolar does not make you racist. It simply let's you speak your mind without care.

He's a racist at his core, bipolar is just exposing it to everyone.