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Joe Rogan has touched a numerous amount of issues related to almost anything and everything in his podcast. This time Rogan opined on America’s take on Kanye West’s mental illness. The UFC commentator has been vocal about topics such as mental illness with a variety of guests. Just like any other topic that he touches, Rogan’s views may have a polarising effect. The thought shared by the UFC commentator may or may not please every section of his audience with this issue.

For instance, Joe Rogan has shared his views on mental illness and society’s hypocrisy. According to the UFC commentator, people only accept mental illness according to their convenience. He also explained to his guests what the American population thinks about Kanye’s mental health.

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Joe Rogan hosted the podcasts for Ari Shaffir, Shane Gills, and Mark Normand. Rogan can be seen speaking about mental health and convenience in JRE #1907.

Joe Rogan explains people’s hypocrisy

Given that the issue of mental health is a serious one in today’s society, Rogan has consequently taken up the topic. Joe Rogan discussed this issue with his guests on the podcast while also relating some examples of it.

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Joe Rogan said, “It’s interesting how people like in certain time accept mental illness. We only accept mental illness up to a certain extent. When it’s not convenient, we don’t accept mental illness.”

Furthermore, he said, “Yeah. When it’s not convenient, we won’t accept mental illness. When it’s convenient we’ll give mental illness every f*****g chance it can.”

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Joe Rogan speaks about Kanye West’s mental illness

The UFC commentator explained that the given situation applies to Kanye West too. Consequently, Rogan also went on to show the guests a concert video of Kanye West. The guests were amazed by the performance of West and also praised the crew for the event. Citing this performance, Rogan said, “But don’t you think that some of what people may call mental illness, allows him to be that dynamic on stage? And it’s a gift, but it’s a gift to be managed.”

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The MMA analyst was shrewd in pointing out some of the thoughts on West’s mental illness. This is one to watch, as people will have different sets of views on this topic.

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