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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
by smcn 4y ago
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?
- themitigating 4y agoI'm bipolar and while I do get excited with bursts of energy I've never made antisemitic or political remarks because of it
- smcn 4y agoNor did I say bipolar caused either of those things.
- lexapro 4y agoThe "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.
- tptacek 4y agoIt 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.
- NickC25 4y agoI'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.
- selimthegrim 4y agoTyping this from the ninth ward across from the vacant site of a former sausage factory I am inclined to agree