People with Parkinson's disease suffer from stiffness and shaking in the form of tremors. Kanye West, in the lyrics of "On Sight" from his new album Yeezus, includes the line: “Soon as I pull up and park the Benz / We get this b***h shaking like Parkinson’s.”
Stupid and ignorant? Yes.
Steve Ford, Chief Executive at Parkinson’s UK, said: “Kanye West has shown an inexcusable level of stupidity and cruelty towards people living with an incurable condition.”
The American Parkinson Disease Association called the song “distasteful and the product of obvious ignorance.”
People with Parkinson’s...
