So, here's what you missed on social media:
A few days ago, Kanye West's bizarre tirade about mental illness on Twitter led to social media chaos. Initially a rant about fellow rappers Drake and Travis Scott, Kanye began demanding respect for mental health after Drake allegedly dissed him on Travis Scott's "SICKO MODE."
Pete Davidson praised West for speaking up about mental health on his Instagram account.
Ariana Grande (apparently and unintentionally) used Kanye and Pete's social statuses as a platform to promote her latest single "Imagine," as well as Miley Cyrus' latest song with Mark Ronson.
Kanye confronted Ariana's tweet, and she apologized for joking with no bad intent. She concluded her case, saying "Stop weaponizing mental health, everyone."
This tweet suddenly led Pete Davidson to delete his Instagram account shortly after posting "I really don't want to be on this earth anymore. I'm doing my best to stay here for you, but I actually don't know how much longer I can last."
This caused many celebrities, from Ariana Grande herself to Jada Pinkett-Smith and Nicki Minaj to intervene and express their support.
Davidson was reported okay while on the set of Saturday Night Live.
But, based on this commotion, I dearly believe that people shouldn't use mental health as a social media platform.
Coming from someone that's been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, anxiety, and anger management issues, I've learned that using my diagnosis as a reason to defend the things I've said to offend others makes my point invalid.
Kanye, we support you and your troubles with mental health. Considering many celebrities go through many things behind closed doors, we give our support to you. But it's important to understand that there's a time and place for everything.
I’ve been trying to do a serious interview speaking on mental health but it seems as though all members of press are afraid to speak to someone who has been diagnosed but is still everyone’s favorite super hero
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
People try to ‘handle you when they think you have a mental problem
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
Kanye used his mental health as an excuse on many occasions to berate other celebrities, like Beyoncé and Jay-Z during his Saint Pablo Tour in 2016, even sparking controversy with his obvious support for President Donald Trump and a controversial view on slavery.
Mental health is not an excuse to hurt others. It's not justifiable. Like everyone else, you're human enough to know your right from wrong. And I know that with mental health, that can be hard to control.
Everyone's allowed to speak their mind. But, it's the thought that counts.
I support those who open up about their experiences and ensuring that their mental health doesn't define who they are. I also support those who learn from their mistakes instead of adding on to them.
Overall, don't take advantage of your flaws and weaponize them, as Ariana said.