Halsey Asks People Not to Joke About Kanye West’s Tweets
Halsey has spoken out urging her followers not to joke about Kanye West’s tweets and reinforce damaging mental health stigmas.
Kanye is reportedly “struggling again” with bipolar disorder.
Kanye West’s since-deleted tweets on Monday night have prompted concern among fans as multiple outlets report he’s struggling with his mental health. But unfortunately, the rapper’s tweets also prompted a lot of really inappropriate and insensitive jokes. Obviously, making light about someone’s mental health just isn’t funny or okay—something Halsey made clear on Twitter.
Halsey asked her followers not to joke at Kanye’s expense, urging people to have compassion and not reinforce stigmas around bipolar disorder.
“No jokes right now. I have dedicated my career to offering education and insight about bipolar disorder and I’m so disturbed by what I’m seeing,” she wrote. “Personal opinions about someone aside, a manic episode isn’t a joke. If you can’t offer understanding or sympathy, offer your silence.”
No jokes right now. I have dedicated my career to offering education and insight about bipolar disorder and I’m so disturbed by what I’m seeing. Personal opinions about someone aside, a manic episode isnt a joke. If you can’t offer understanding or sympathy, offer your silence.
— h (@halsey) July 21, 2020
She added that vilifying Kanye will only serve to silence people struggling with bipolar disorder:
“A lot of people you know probably have bipolar disorder and you aren’t aware of it. Taking this opportunity to make offensive remarks and vilify people with mental illnesses is really not the way to go…this is the exact triggering shit that causes people to keep quiet about it,” she tweeted. “You can hate someone’s actions or opinions without contributing to stigma that damages an entire community of sometimes vulnerable people all for a couple of laughs.”
A lot of people you know probably have bipolar disorder and you aren’t aware of it. Taking this opportunity to make offensive remarks and villify people with mental illnesses is really not the way to go...this is the exact triggering shit that causes people to keep quiet about it
— h (@halsey) July 21, 2020
you can hate someone’s actions or opinions without contributing to stigma that damages an entire community of sometimes vulnerable people all for a couple of laughs.
— h (@halsey) July 21, 2020
Halsey concluded with, “If you wanna think someone is an asshole, go ahead. Lots of people with mental illnesses are great. Lots of them are assholes. Because they are people. With nuanced personalities. But making jokes specifically targeted toward bipolar hurts more than the 1 person ur angry with. Sincerely, Human Being With a Decade-Long Bipolar Diagnosis.”
If you wanna think someone is an asshole, go ahead. Lots of people with mental illnesses are great. Lots of them are assholes. Because they are people. With nuanced personalities. But making jokes specifically targeted towards bipolar hurts more than the 1 person ur angry with.
— h (@halsey) July 21, 2020
Sincerely, Human Being with a Decade Long Bipolar Diagnosis.
— h (@halsey) July 21, 2020
RT.
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