| Since Kanye West announced on July 5 that he’s running for President of the United States in the upcoming election, there’s been a lot of confusion around the facts of his campaign. Like, for one, is he actually even eligible to run? And while yes, *technically* the famous rapper can run for the highest political office in the U.S., it doesn’t necessarily mean that he is running—mainly because he appears to have still failed to fill out the necessary paperwork—or that he should run. And if his lack of experience, nonexistent campaign plan and comedic choice of party name (The Birthday Party…) aren’t enough to convince people that the musician should stay out of political office, his latest comments probably will. TMZ is reporting that West’s family is very concerned for his mental health and well-being following a series of erratic tweets. (West was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2018.) And it’s because of his mental illness that we have to be sensitive when talking about West and his presidential campaign—both IRL and online. |
