Just a general comment on something that’s been happening, but certain academics are hiding behind mental illness to excuse their bad behaviour and to twist the narrative to say that they’re getting attacked and it’s bad because they’re depressed.
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And not only does it ignore that BIPOC suffer from mental illness but it frames us as the bullies when in fact we’re the ones losing sleep over this. We’re the ones in precarious situations.
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They aren’t at any risk: no matter if their departments are informed of their actions, nothing happens. Whereas BIPOC and queer folks and ECRs and disabled academics are that much more subject to the whims of people in power.
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Plus, hiding behind mental illness as a way to excuse racism or bullying is actually very ableist and horrible
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Hands up if you have anxiety, depression, OCD, ADHD, autism, etc and it doesn’t compel you to bully others and post blackface images.
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