To Kanye West:
Let me start with a deep breath. We’ve been waiting for this moment for a while now. Ye would like to be welcomed back to the Good Place.
But let me pump the brakes before I invite you back in with open arms. The full-page apology you recently took out in The Wall Street Journal is a start. At 750 words, it reads like a thoroughly thought-out, authentic message, one that begs for forgiveness and asks us to one day find it in our hearts to forget. The only problem, Ye, is that it’s not that simple.
While empathy around mental illness should be a norm, your ask for forgiveness is not enough; words have to be paired with actions. Your future actions have a long way to go before they outweigh your past.
For years — not months — years,you have spread hate across the globe. Since 2022 alone,you’ve inundated us with antisemitic statements,offensive comments,and hostile energy that has spilled over in ugly ways.You’ve invited infamy, openly associated with scummy shitheads, and allowed your brand to become synonymous with hate.
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“I lost touch with reality,” you wrote in your letter that outlined your experience with bipolar type 1.“Things got worse the longer I ignored the problem.I said and did things I deeply regret.” Now,you’ve come to your senses and you want us all to meet you where you’ve finaly arrived,at the intersection of repentance and mental stability.
Your apology ad is a good place to begin. However, you revealed your diagnosis in 2018, after alluding to it in 2016. For the better part of a decade, you’ve been floundering in t
