tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394987738613999421.post7204603061963620420..comments2023-03-24T06:40:45.338-07:00Comments on Parkinson's Insights: Expression vs. Insensitivity: A Message to Kanye West from a Person with Parkinson’sRobin Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10307317268932240843noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394987738613999421.post-10343851107124138662013-07-01T01:25:05.180-07:002013-07-01T01:25:05.180-07:00I have Parkinson and I'm a writer, painter and...I have Parkinson and I'm a writer, painter and musician. I joke about my illness, in a way that other people with that disease can laugh with me. The lyrics from On Sight do not show any love, any humanity, any complicity, any desire to reach out and include P.D. patients. It's OK to not know about this disease, I wish I didn't, but in that case, there are tens of thousands of words in the English language to chose from. Other than Parkinson.t0hierryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222155493420841770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394987738613999421.post-50832884331999374252013-06-19T08:31:19.083-07:002013-06-19T08:31:19.083-07:00Ditto to DonnaM's comment! And thanks, Tom, fo...Ditto to DonnaM's comment! And thanks, Tom, for the great postSherri Woodbridgehttp://www.parkinsonsjourney.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394987738613999421.post-90649675025339260632013-06-19T06:48:12.997-07:002013-06-19T06:48:12.997-07:00Tom, I think you were very considerate and respect...Tom, I think you were very considerate and respectful to Kanye West in your letter, qualities which he seems to lack. I don't have a problem with his use of Parkinson's in his lyrics. I've had it twenty years and like some others, feel it may spark discussion in people who hear his song. But an album titled "Yeezus" pretty much shows his disrespect for others beliefs. COmbine that with a thoughtless lyric line and his lack of empathy is clearly evident. I don't know why he and his wife are household names or rather, I do know, and it's not because of any talent either one of them has. You, Tom, showed real restraint and total classiness.DonnaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564827116742440349noreply@blogger.com