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Re:Kanye West is buying Parler by smcn on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:18AM (#33234714)
He's diagnosed with bipolar back in 2016 and talks about refusing medication because it messes with his ability to create/be creative.

It's possible that he's exhibited symptoms for far longer but it was brushed aside under the guise of kooky genius. I mean, the Taylor Swift thing was, what, 2009?

Re:Kanye West is buying Parler by lexapro on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:40AM (#33235095)
The "George Bush doesn’t care about black people" incident was in 2005. Not saying that was a manic episode, but it certainly could have been.
Re:Kanye West is buying Parler by tptacek on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:44AM (#33235151)
It seemed pretty fair at the time, like I remember being confused by why it caused such a media furor. You could disagree, of course, but you could also see given the circumstances why someone would say it.
Re:Kanye West is buying Parler by NickC25 on Monday October 17, 2022 @12:05PM (#33235522)
I'd definitely say it was fair at the time as that was around Hurricane Katrina and the vast majority of the most affected people at the time were low-income black people. IIRC some parts of the 9th Ward are still yet to recover from Katrina.....and that was 17 years ago.
Re:Kanye West is buying Parler by selimthegrim on Monday October 17, 2022 @01:02PM (#33236482)
Typing this from the ninth ward across from the vacant site of a former sausage factory I am inclined to agree
Re:Kanye West is buying Parler by themitigating on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:29AM (#33234911)
I'm bipolar and while I do get excited with bursts of energy I've never made antisemitic or political remarks because of it
Re:Kanye West is buying Parler by smcn on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:59AM (#33235419)
Nor did I say bipolar caused either of those things.