It's "Mental Illness Doesn't Do That" Season Once Again

wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen

It's "Mental Illness Doesn't Do That" Season Once Again wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen Freddie deBoer Jan 26, 2026 1,973 60 223 Share Kanye West has posted a long apology for his past anti-Semitic and otherwise offensive comments and behavior. Social media, of course, is lighting up with people denying him any forgiveness or understanding, because that’s what social media does, make people vengeful and closeminded and righteous and ugly. And naturally, they’re deploying their favorite trope, “mental illness doesn’t do that.” They assert, with magisterial certainty an

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