Two speakers discuss Kanye West's bipolar diagnosis and what it means for how we talk about mental illness. One argues that being an artist with bipolar disorder makes every action a piece of art. The other hopes Kanye's story corrects misconceptions and shows that people with mental illness aren't incapable.
I want is worse.
You know the best thing about being an artist and bipolar? Anything you do and say, it's an art piece.
I'm really excited that he's doing this because there's a lot of misconceptions out here about Kanye, and I think it's going to bring a lot of clarity to people who do suffer from bipolar disorder or any type of mental health issues. It doesn't mean um, that you're not capable of doing anything just because you have a mental health disorder. All right, and so normally when it comes to— because I have a lot of family members who suffer from bipolar, um, hell, mania, schizophrenia, and things like that— I think he's been made out to be like— how can I put this— demonized.