as for kanye, i reiterate my concern that one of the gaps in modern etiquette is that while we can now present ourselves to enormous audiences of strangers instantly, we have no protocol for responding to obvious, public episodes of mental illness

i don't really see any reason anyone should be angry at his wife or his 'handlers' -- what he's doing seems a little manic, but it's not hurting him, it seems, and if it's obnoxious to people he has personal relationships with, that's probably true of most memoir, right?

this is to say: i don't think it's as simple as 'if a person is mentally ill, they shouldn't be speaking in public.' being mentally ill, or even manic, doesn't mean a person has no idea what they're doing or zero control over it. there are gradations

i think that people with mental illness, treated or untreated, have as much of a right as anyone to speak in public, and to address the world they're a part of. i favor wide latitude for self-expression. still, seems like there should be some social protocol for onlookers...