Unwell Kanye in need of care, not criticism
As a hand-me-down Princess Beatrice’s wedding gown
— borrowed from Her Majesty The Queen — was a bit ritzier than most. Who needs Givenchy when you’ve got Granny? It’s touching how the history of a dress can invest it with such importance. This week we’ve had the story of how Tyrone woman Rachael Finlay discovered her first prom dress in a charity shop and how it brought back poignant memories of her own beloved grandmother. In both cases, it’s the love, not the dress that’s priceless.
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WHEN I first heard the news that Kanye West had decided to run for the US Presidency — he was standing for the Birthday Party — like everyone else my reaction was to laugh.
It’s a joke. He’s taking the proverbial.
Besides if Trump could get into the White House...
More suspicious observers suggested it was some devious plan to help his old mate Donald. He’d garner the black vote, then back out of the race but ask his supporters to vote Trump. Sadly, nothing so cynical. Kanye West (right) is very obviously suffering from major mental health problems. At a “rally” this week he broke down sobbing, claiming he and his wife Kim Kardashian came close to aborting their first child.
We use the word “meltdown” casually. This really was a meltdown. Mental illness isn’t a sideshow. Kanye West has previously been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder.
In his professional life he would seem to have it all. Money, clout, talent, millions of fans. What the man appears to be lacking right now is someone to step in and look after him.
Critics of his outburst say how awful that years from now his little girl North will have to see that video of her father sobbing as he talks about coming close to aborting her.
I think she might be more traumatised by seeing her mentally-ill father in such clear distress. And nobody reaching out to help him.