Since Kanye West didn’t apologize about the recent wheelchair incident but made himself out to be a victim and a target of media, some of the people decided to actually “harass” him.
Harshada Rajani, a writer for the Huffington Post and stroke survivor, submitted an article titled “From a Kid Who Gets ‘Special Parking and S**t.’”
The letter, written in a sarcastic, condemning tone, states:
To the esteemed Kanye West:
I wanted to sincerely thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for the strength and character you showed at your concert in Sydney. You are a consummate performer who just needed to put those lazy, unappreciative fans in their place. You are an intelligent man, so you obviously deserved to ask them for proof of their alleged disability. I mean who wouldn’t call a security detail on the delinquent concert-goers to verify their disability status?
She continued by deconstructing the excuse Kanye West used when he said media makes up stuff in order to put him down.
As you and your wife attest, this is just a catastrophe created by the media. They have pretty much outlined exactly what happened verbatim, and truthfully portrayed your pompous attitude in all its glory, but I know they somehow made this all up. Your unabashed offensiveness victimized two people, but clearly, you are the victim in all of this! Like you said, you are just a target; you did nothing wrong! There is no video that clearly shows you totally humiliating and patronizing two of your loyal fans, while a whole entire stadium laughs at and taunts them. Oh wait … there are numerous videos that show exactly that. In fact, media outlets like E!News and MTV News have euphemistically portrayed this as an “awkward moment” or “misunderstanding.”
Trying to convince Kanye West himself that what he did was wrong, she addressed the hypocrisy of the situation: The rapper stands against discrimination in all of his songs, but he doesn’t seem to get a grasp of what this thing actually is.
If it was discrimination based on race or ethnicity, you would definitely apologize… Disabled people obviously don’t deserve to be treated with an equal amount of respect and dignity as your able-bodied fans. Thank you so much for showing us this unforgettable lesson, and for using your voice to spread this poisonous insensitivity to the world!
Rajani’s letter received mostly positive feedback. The writer seems to have a sense of truth and irony fully developed.
The good news is Rajani is recovering from the life crisis that hit her three and a half years ago, and she is on a recovery path to regain her muscles and voice.
We don’t know if Rajani is a Kanye West fan or not, but she surely got his attention. A smart tone like that can’t be ignored.