Wow, Sophie's choice.

You're very much correct, and thank you for the wonderful compliment.

I, personally, do not see him as a "delusional egotistical black man", but as a delusional egotistical man with power and too much self-indulgence/neurosis. It isn't an issue of his behavior somehow playing to a stereotype, where the apex of the scale is the mythical OJ Simpson/Michael Vic hybrid boogeyman that fuels…

Kanye is an incredibly talented and prolific musician, rapper, and producer. He's not a very good womenswear designer, though perhaps if he studies the craft, technique and history of couture and ready-to-wear he could get better, and even excellent.

No, no! I want your name! I hate mine with a passion!!! My friends would jokingly say that if I ever wanted to be a stripper I wouldn't have to change my name. A friend used to call me "Disarray", which upset me to no end (I'm not fun at parties). Also, some people would look at me in disgust and say "That's a ghetto…

I agree with you that you don't have to have a PhD or use the "right" words to have an opinion or to know something. I do, however, think that you have to work hard to earn the right to comment on something that has been widely discussed and long attempted to be understood. Kanye is, as many people have pointed out,…

"And I really don't think Kanye was throwing FLOTUS under the bus by saying she doesn't have as large of a following on Instagram or as great of a financial impact in the fashion industry"

Before just labeling something ablism and moving on, you should explain why you think it's ablism. I know that's an easy way to dismiss people's arguments, but you have to do the real work of proving your point first.

Well, he was drunk, but his point was that he believed the reason why Swift won over Bey was _not_ because Swift deserved it, but because of race/skin colour and racism against women of colour vs. white privilege.

But we've become so [dedicated] to this idea of Kanye as an delusional egotistical black man that no one is even trying to parse the actual merit from his words.

Again, your original comment was that he "said it badly." He didn't just "say it badly," he said something rather offensive to a lot of people, and I think it's fair to call him out on it.

I'm sorry, but #4, 5 and 7 made me laugh so hard. I'm brown so I get #5 thrown at me a lot.

His attempts at getting people to understand the Kardashians in a different way are also compelling. Kim Kardashian managed to become a sex symbol and fashion plate as a curvy, brown woman in a world that rewards whiteness and thinness.

Frankly, I think (and rightfully so) these fashion houses believe that having Kanye associated with them ends up cheapening them. I don't think he gets that. I think he's under the impression that because he's rich and famous, and wears expensive clothing from these houses, that he'd be bringing something to the table…

But his chronic foot-in-mouth disease is not cause for the "OMG HE'S SO ARROGANT I HATE HIM HE'S DELUSIONAL HE'S CRAZY" responses that he gets.

As was said before, he's a walking contradiction and a hypocrite. Don't tell us you hate celebrity, and then knock up and get engaged to arguably the person whose the most well-known celebrity for being a celebrity in Kim Kardashian. Don't tell us that you don't want to be controlled by corporations, and you hate…

My point in that quote was that he felt that money was the ticket in. The fact is there is no "ticket in". I am not telling him to "be better" or that there is no racism. Trust me, I really REALLY understand his frustration (Latina working in a STEM field). My point is, what's his end game? To get adoration? To…

I have Cerebral Palsy and I use a wheelchair to get around. People often think I'm sweet and innocent as well as asexual. What a world!

Of course I don't know Kanye, but the question is, what constitutes "knowing" someone? Many a psychologist have patients they treat who they don't "know" outside of a session. So, frankly, that's a bit of a poor argument and line of reasoning. Secondly, his open, antagonized or forced actions and words do constitute a…

I am uncomfortable with the idea that if someone...myself...the media...the public...has a less than flattering take on Kanye it must be because he is a black man. That there is a plan to somehow discredit him because he is black....that if people disagree or take umbrage with his statements/actions it must be because…