Paul Stanley commented on Kanye West’s now-deleted tweet on Tuesday (October 11). The rapper wrote three days earlier that he would go to “death con 3”, i.e. increased readiness – towards the Jews. He also justified his “criticism”, which he did not fill with content: Because of the color of his skin, he could not be anti-Semitic.
Kiss singer Stanley wrote: “Mental illness is an illness, but it should never diminish the dangers of hate speech, anti-Semitism, or anti-religious or ethnic violence. We have found many ways to allegedly justify this behavior and have witnessed the atrocities that ensued. Comment on that!”
Mental illness IS a disease but should NEVER be used to minimize the danger of hate speech, advocating anti-Semitism and violence against religions or ethnicities. We have found ways over centuries to rationalize this behavior and viewed the atrocities that followed. SPEAK UP! pic.twitter.com/ULtcRk8lPs
— Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) October 11, 2022
Kanye West is bipolar
West says he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2017. Kim Kardashian opened up about her then-husband’s illness on Twitter in 2020. Paul Stanley also had an opinion at the time and expressed his sympathy.
Let’s have compassion and commend this. So many struggles with mental illness and depression and we can all make a difference. https://t.co/gcpOEKBpbq
— Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) July 22, 2020
“Anti-Semitic Bullshit”
In addition to Paul Stanley, Jamie Lee Curtis and the Black Jewish Entertainment Alliance, David Draiman, singer of Disturbed and Device, also commented on West’s outbursts. He summarized that it had been an unbearable week for people of the Jewish faith:
between @joerogan not calling @rogerwaters out on his antisemitic bullshit, @kanyewest going on an antisemitic rant, and then @elonmusk congratulating his friend (Kanye) on his @twitter reinstatement, it’s been a rough week for us Jews. ?#antisemitism
— David Draiman (@davidmdraiman) October 10, 2022