UnHerd's Florence Read meets American author Freddie deBoer to discuss the curious case of Kanye West. Read the accompanying article: https://unherd.com/thepost/freddie-deboer-we-should-forgive-kanye-west/ Listen to the podcast: https://shows.acast.com/lockdowntv-with-freddie-sayers/freddie-deboer-we-should-forgive-kanye-west In the space of a few months Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West has gone from world-famous rapper to appearing on Alex Jones’s InfoWars praising Hitler. It’s not clear if he will ever recover reputationally from the stigma of this episode. What lessons can we take from the public's treatment of the rapper? Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv / / TIMECODES / / 00:00 - 01:29 - Introduction 01:29 - 04:57 - Why Freddie deBoar is interested in mental health in the public forum 04:57 - 10:15 - Is Ye suffering from a manic episode akin to the one in 2017? 10:15 - 13:58 - Kanye West is stuck between two camps of understanding 13:58 - 19:22 - Mental illness as a status symbol, not a disease 24:22 - 32:12 - Why do people want to live in a morally convenient universe? 32:12 - 36:21 - Kanye West is a performer, not a mental illness 36:21 - 41:48 - What do we say to those Jewish Americans who say Kanye’s comments are a release of anti-semitism? 41:48 - 46:35 - How would Prince Harry and Meghan Markle fare in a mental health facility? 46:35 - 47:09 - Concluding thoughts #UnHerd #KanyeWest #Ye