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Rapper Kanye West with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Photographer: Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg
Here is what happened:
Donald Trump on Thursday met with prominent figures Kanye West and Jim Brown to discuss, apparently, important issues for blacks, including criminal justice reform.
Two days earlier, CNN's Don Lemon organized a panel discussion with former Congressman Bakari Sellers and CNN contributor Tara Setmayer to discuss the upcoming meeting between West and Trump. The three members of the committee were clearly upset by the presumption that West could represent the concerns of blacks or was qualified to speak seriously about any issue. Setmayer said no one should take Kanye West seriously, given his recent behavior. "He clearly has problems. He has already been hospitalized. The conversation was fast and sophisticated, with several jokes.
West's behavior at the White House meeting included a 10-minute disconnected monologue, including many disconnected points, a reference to the 13th amendment of the Constitution as a hatch that could lead you into a room with the Unabomber.
After the meeting with Trump, Lemon, visibly upset, continued to talk about West on the air, stating that West was bothering African Americans who were "shaking" by watching him "used by the President of the United States." Lemon went to say that West "needed help.He needed to step back in front of the cameras.If anyone around him cared about him … family, his managers … they had to catch it and take it … because Kanye needed help … … back away from the cameras, go get some help … make sense. "
"What I saw was a Minstrel show today."@DonLemon reacts to Kanye West's bizarre meeting with President Donald Trump.
"Kanye needs help … it was embarrassing, Kanye's mother is turning in her grave." https://t.co/XcDCcgdHEO pic.twitter.com/F9GBA3x3bl
– CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) October 11, 2018
Conservative media criticized Lemon, Sellers and Setmayer, condemning them for "stigmatizing" mental illness. "Mental health professionals denounce CNN and Don Lemon's show for mocking and stigmatizing Kanye West's hospitalization," said a headline.
This particular criticism is very detailed about the stigma of mental health and its deleterious effects. But it's clearly a partisan article. One sentence shows how delicate it becomes: "But to exploit one's medical treatment for mental health problems in order to declare it unworthy to be heard or unable to think convincingly is grotesque".
On the original panel where Setmayer evokes West's psychiatric hospitalization, she makes it clear that she has observed that West is incapable of coherent thinking. then she talks about her mental health story as an explanation. This is his observable rational thinking disability that is used to say that he is unworthy to be heard (now), not that he has been hospitalized once. The hospitalization is mentioned to reinforce his argument that West is distraught.
So, what are the relevant facts about mental illness?
Stigma
It is true that the stigma of mental illness is a real problem. A diagnosis of mental illness can have adverse effects on your employment opportunities, your housing, your medical care and even your relationship options. Stigma can also lead individuals to avoid mental health care.
Did Lemon and other CNN commentators stigmatize West? The accusation seems politicized. Yes, they could have been more careful. They emphasized his irrational and disorganized behavior, which is legitimate and in itself is not stigmatizing. However, the fact that he was hospitalized was not relevant and should not have been mentioned. Did talking about it contribute to the stigma faced by patients with mental illness? I think it's a hard argument to defend. The facts actually demonstrate that his medical history did not hold him back. After all, he meets the president.
Journalists should always pay attention when they talk about mental illness, including referring to public figures. However, it is equally important not to trivialize the concept of stigma by using it as a weapon in partisan arguments. For real-life information on mental illness and stigma, see Bring Change to Mind resources.
Does a history of hospitalization for mental illness or a diagnosis of mental illness disqualify or invalidate your opinions?
Absolutely not. The problem is not that West is hospitalized and Setmeyer was wrong to mention it. The question is whether he behaved rationally and coherently. It is reasonable to argue that someone can not be a spokesperson or a helpful advocate if he does not think right.
Having a diagnosis of mental illness does not stop you from doing anything. Just look at Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, both of whom appear to have suffered significant emotional disturbances at different times in their lives, while they were superlative leaders. However, being confused and disorganized actively, as most observers from the West would have it, means that you should ask for help. And that it is right that people question the legitimacy of your statements and your behavior.
The important distinction between a mental health diagnosis and being in an active disease episode
Many mental disorders are episodic with periods of active symptomatology interspersed with periods of normalcy. In the best case, the treatment puts the symptoms in remission. This means that you may have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, for example, but only occasional periods during which you experience active symptoms of depression or mania. If you control the disease, your diseases may never be active. But you still have bipolar disorder. You are well advised to accept this fact and to do two things: firstly, take care of yourself in order to minimize recurrences and secondly, know the warning signs that you are heading towards or during an episode of illness. At this point, you need help getting your treatment adjusted, and finally, not getting on TV or making important decisions or making speeches.
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Rapper Kanye West with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Photographer: Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg
Here is what happened:
Donald Trump on Thursday met with prominent figures Kanye West and Jim Brown to discuss, apparently, important issues for blacks, including criminal justice reform.
Two days earlier, CNN's Don Lemon organized a panel discussion with former Congressman Bakari Sellers and CNN contributor Tara Setmayer to discuss the upcoming meeting between West and Trump. The three members of the committee were clearly upset by the presumption that West could represent the concerns of blacks or was qualified to speak seriously about any issue. Setmayer said no one should take Kanye West seriously, given his recent behavior. "He clearly has problems. He has already been hospitalized. The conversation was fast and sophisticated, with several jokes.
West's behavior at the White House meeting included a 10-minute disconnected monologue, including many disconnected points, a reference to the 13th amendment of the Constitution as a hatch that could lead you into a room with the Unabomber.
After the meeting with Trump, Lemon, visibly upset, continued to talk about West on the air, stating that West was bothering African Americans who were "shaking" by watching him "used by the President of the United States." Lemon went to say that West "needed help.He needed to step back in front of the cameras.If anyone around him cared about him … family, his managers … they had to catch it and take it … because Kanye needed help … … back away from the cameras, go get some help … make sense. "
"What I saw was a Minstrel show today."@DonLemon reacts to Kanye West's bizarre meeting with President Donald Trump.
"Kanye needs help … it was embarrassing, Kanye's mother is turning in her grave." https://t.co/XcDCcgdHEO pic.twitter.com/F9GBA3x3bl
– CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) October 11, 2018
Conservative media criticized Lemon, Sellers and Setmayer, condemning them for "stigmatizing" mental illness. "Mental health professionals denounce CNN and Don Lemon's show for mocking and stigmatizing Kanye West's hospitalization," said a headline.
This particular criticism is very detailed about the stigma of mental health and its deleterious effects. But it's clearly a partisan article. One sentence shows how delicate it becomes: "But to exploit one's medical treatment for mental health problems in order to declare it unworthy to be heard or unable to think convincingly is grotesque".
On the original panel where Setmayer evokes West's psychiatric hospitalization, she makes it clear that she has observed that West is incapable of coherent thinking. then she talks about her mental health story as an explanation. This is his observable rational thinking disability that is used to say that he is unworthy to be heard (now), not that he has been hospitalized once. The hospitalization is mentioned to reinforce his argument that West is distraught.
So, what are the relevant facts about mental illness?
Stigma
It is true that the stigma of mental illness is a real problem. A diagnosis of mental illness can have adverse effects on your employment opportunities, your housing, your medical care and even your relationship options. Stigma can also lead individuals to avoid mental health care.
Did Lemon and other CNN commentators stigmatize West? The accusation seems politicized. Yes, they could have been more careful. They emphasized his irrational and disorganized behavior, which is legitimate and in itself is not stigmatizing. However, the fact that he was hospitalized was not relevant and should not have been mentioned. Did talking about it contribute to the stigma faced by patients with mental illness? I think it's a hard argument to defend. The facts actually demonstrate that his medical history did not hold him back. After all, he meets the president.
Journalists should always pay attention when they talk about mental illness, including referring to public figures. However, it is equally important not to trivialize the concept of stigma by using it as a weapon in partisan arguments. For real-life information on mental illness and stigma, see Bring Change to Mind resources.
Does a history of hospitalization for mental illness or a diagnosis of mental illness disqualify or invalidate your opinions?
Absolutely not. The problem is not that West is hospitalized and Setmeyer was wrong to mention it. The question is whether he behaved rationally and coherently. It is reasonable to argue that someone can not be a spokesperson or a helpful advocate if he does not think right.
Having a diagnosis of mental illness does not stop you from doing anything. Just look at Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, both of whom appear to have suffered significant emotional disturbances at different times in their lives, while they were superlative leaders. However, being confused and disorganized actively, as most observers from the West would have it, means that you should ask for help. And that it is right that people question the legitimacy of your statements and your behavior.
The important distinction between a mental health diagnosis and being in an active disease episode
Many mental disorders are episodic with periods of active symptomatology interspersed with periods of normalcy. In the best case, the treatment puts the symptoms in remission. This means that you may have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, for example, but only occasional periods during which you experience active symptoms of depression or mania. If you control the disease, your diseases may never be active. But you still have bipolar disorder. You are well advised to accept this fact and to do two things: firstly, take care of yourself in order to minimize recurrences and secondly, know the warning signs that you are heading towards or during an episode of illness. At this point, you need help getting your treatment adjusted, and finally, not getting on TV or making important decisions or making speeches.
