Kanye West is now to apologize for saying that US President Joe Biden is “fucking retarded” because he didn’t want to meet Elon Musk. This requirement comes from National Disability Rights Network, because they perceive this statement as “outdated and hateful”. In the past, the network has been more positive about Kanye West, who said on the song “Yikes” off his 2018 album YE that his bipolar disorder isn’t a disability, it’s his superpower.
Jordan Kough, the executive director of the National Down Syndrome Congress, told TMZ that he finds the use of the word “retarded” an insult to all people with disabilities and is very disappointed in Kanye West. Jordan thinks West needs to know how offensive that word is.
the National Down Syndrome Society believes the word does not belong in public discourse, regardless of whether it is addressed to someone who has a disability or not.
In an interview with Piers Morgan on Wednesday (October 19), the rapper apologized for his anti-Semitic comments. West is sorry but continues to take responsibility for the pain he has caused.
He wrote on October 8th that he would go to Jews in “death con 3”. He was referring to the American military term “defcon”, which has levels 1 to 5. In this context, level 3 means increased readiness to face a danger or to launch an attack yourself.