The cult of Kanye: His escalating behaviour is not entertainment. He’s dangerous

Kanye West has made plenty of public jabs at his soon-to-be ex-wife and her boyfriend Pete Davidson over the past few months, but in recent days his behaviour has escalated, writes MIC.com.  

The article says the escalation from the “public declarations of love to the invasive screenshots, stalker-like captions, and the bizarre truck of roses — all of it is tipping the scales from messy pining to legitimate harassment and potential abuse.” If it wasn’t for the fact these two are celebrities, most would be calling for Kim to get a restraining order.

The article notes in the now-deleted Instagram posts, Ye provided memes about Kid Cudi – who he’s now publicly feuding with, Billie Eilish (the 20-year-old he threatened to quit Coachella over if she didn’t apologise for something he perceived as offensive) and Pete Davidson – who he falsely accused was involved with Ariana Grande while she was with Mac Miller (RIP) and perhaps the most concerning is all the “screenshots of private messages he had with Davidson and a frightened Kim.”

Cult Kanye – deluded fans threaten violence 

Kanye’s fans’ behaviour is equally as disturbing, in many of the now-deleted posts, his fans had made threats against Pete’s life. This led to Kim texting Kanye asking him to stop (a text later shared by Kanye), proving Kanye won’t stop attempting to control and manipulate the narrative. 

Whilst fans are making excuses for Kanye’s behaviour – it’s not enough to say “Kanye is being Kanye”. And the public must stop letting a chaotic persona excuse a pattern of seriously concerning behaviour.

Kanye has a history of questionable actions regarding young women, with many of his disturbing controversies starting from 2016. His troubles over the years have run “through a cyclical mixture of shock, sensationalism, and concern over his mental health” but his behaviour is not new. He publicly bullied and harassed his ex-partner Amber Rose for 10 plus years, in an interview on the popular podcast No Jumper, she said West has “bullied” and “slut-shamed” her. Kanye had once said he had to take “30 showers” after dating Rose. “That’s what narcissists do,” Rose said.” 

His infamous storming of the stage when a young Taylor Swift won an award he felt Beyonce should have won is a moment in pop culture history. He was called a “jackass” by then-president Barack Obama and received widespread backlash for his behaviour. His public spat with Taylor continued over the years, hitting a high when Ye and Kim publicly bullied her, and once again, Kanye has dragged Taylor Swift back into his drama. Taylor has not responded. 

Following his recent ultimatum to Billie Eilish and his vitriol aimed at Kim – people are speaking a little louder about a disturbing pattern in Kanye West’s public outbursts against women. 

In an article from Mercuynews.com,  the writer notes that whilst Kanye has his “die-hard defenders” others might agree with rapper Azealia Banks, who accused Kanye of being an “abusive psychopath” who has benefited from “people making way too many excuses” for him. 

“Kanye continues to be an abusive jerk to women everywhere,” tweeted writer Molly Knight. A mental health specialist also wrote: “Kanye West on to bullying another woman. Y’all still don’t see the pattern?”

“Kanye West on to bullying another woman. Y’all still don’t see the pattern?”

Kanye’s own daughter North, 8, has faced painful public statements from her father – including how he and Kim considered aborting her and his highly public disapproval of her using (supervised) TikTok. 

The danger of Kanye’s behaviour not only lies in the physical threats and potential harm but also in the mental health of those he keeps attacking.

Kanye’s defenders insist he doesn’t necessarily target women but he’s “famously outspoken and known for his beef with a variety of people, including other male artists,” the article writes. But Banks argued: “I have never once seen Kanye have this much smoke for any of his male adversaries.”

Kanye’s fans also peddle the conspiracy that Ye is the victim of “behind-the-scenes machinations by Kardashian, her powerful manager and mother, Kris Jenner, and the rest of the Kardashian family.”