... waaaaaiitttt a second. Haha.

>Sigh. I was hoping I'd be able to skate by this (*shakes fist
>at you*). But...here goes. Here is where I,
>soulpsychodelicyde, raises her hand and admits that she has a
>blind spot when it comes to sexually predatory behavior. It is
>one of those behaviors for which I struggle to muster up any
>empathy at all and see the world in the darkest shades of
>black, and the brightest shades of white. Grays do not exist.
>It is a blind/weak spot for me and I own that.
>
>I'll also say that predatory behavior doesn't automatically
>mean mental illness. But I digress... your point is well taken
>but yeah... it's a blindspot for me.

Anyway, I hear you ... we all have blind spots. Shit, maybe mental illness is one of mine to a certain extent ? At the very least I still have a lot to learn. So with that said, thank you for the discussion.

And of course predatory behavior doesn't automatically mean mental illness. Neither does ... well, really any behavior IMO.



>I'm not. I'm saying that we've always said he's nuts/mentally
>ill. But the narrative changes when that behavior impacts us
>vs. him/themselves/someone we don't like.

Word OK. I feel like that's kinda normal and natural right .. like people tend to only react to things that effect them ? Either way tho I get what you're saying now.


>Who says I'm not outraged? Who says anything about excusing
>behavior? I think I was pretty clear that I was/am BIG mad and
>that he should be checked swiftly and clearly (shouts to
>Van...again). But I'm also truly sad that we're watching (what
>I believe to be) the mental breakdown of one of our truly
>great artists. I'd like for people to also feel sad and not
>just 'fuck Ye' about it. I have room to feel both on this
>issue. I wish others did, too.

Got it. You have been clear, I've just been responding while simultaneously scrambling at work and at home to prepare for a trip so my bad for kinda overlooking when you said that at the beginning as we've gone on here.