Kim Kardashian asks for ‘Compassion and Empathy’ after Kanye West’s tweets

Washington:

Kim Kardashian West opened up about her husband Kanye West’s bipolar disorder on Wednesday, calling on the media and the public to show “compassion and empathy” in light of the rapper’s recent erratic behavior. West kicked off his presidential campaign on Sunday in a rambling speech where he made bizarre comments about abolitionist Harriet Tubman, revealed he wanted to abort his now seven-year-old daughter and burst into tears.

He has been in the headlines in recent days for his tweets, which were later deleted, who accused his wife and stepmother of attempting to lock him up and suggested he file for divorce.

Reality TV star Kardashian West has written in lengthy Instagram stories that she has been reluctant to speak publicly about how her husband’s illness has affected his family “because I am so protective of our children and the Kanye’s right to privacy.

“But today I think I should comment on this because of the stigma and misconceptions about mental health,” said the 39-year-old.

Kardashian West said in her post, “Those who understand mental illness or even compulsive behavior know that the family is powerless unless the member is a minor.”

“People who are not aware or who are far removed from this experience may be judgmental and not understand that the individual himself has to go through the process to get help no matter how hard it is. family and friends.

She said she understood that as a public figure, West’s words were subject to criticism and could evoke “strong opinions and emotions.”

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But she added that he was a “bright and complicated person who besides being an artist and a black man, who experienced the painful loss of his mother … has to deal with pressure and isolation. exacerbated by its polar bi-disturbance.

“Those close to Kanye know his heart and understand his words sometimes don’t match his intentions.”

She ended her statement by saying that living with bipolar disorder does not invalidate her husband’s dreams or ambitions, “and as we have all seen, many of his big dreams have come true.”

West, one of the world‘s best-selling artists, announced he was running for president on July 4.

“As a society, we are talking about giving thanks to the whole issue of mental health, but we should also give thanks to the people who live with it,” Kardashian West said.

“I kindly ask that the media and the public give us the compassion and empathy necessary for us to overcome this,” she concluded.

West, 43, first revealed his diagnosis on his 2018 album you where he called it his “superpower”.