Seen a lot of talk lately about whether we should say ,eg, someone is 'a person with schizophrenia' or 'a schizophrenic.'
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Obviously, people are willing to take offence at both & read belittling or erasing motivations into either.
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I will go with the former because I don't like to be referred to as 'an epileptic.' But I don't assume ppl intend to belittle me with it.
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The intense focus on language gets too much but there's value in observing how people frame things about themselves & mirroring it.
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I think we often do this naturally to some extent. I will adopt other people's frames of reference & terminology semi-intentionally.
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I think I agree, though forming a social community and reaching out to people with similar struggles can wrongly look like celebration.
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I think it would be a mistake to see them that way. This is mutual support, not taking an identity in order to qualify for oppression points
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I find this when mental-health campaigners wage war on those who suggest the likes of Trump might be mentally ill. It's a slur apparently...
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...even though there are definite pointers to narcissism, sociopathy & pathological deceit.
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Huge amounts of missing the point. Yesterday a load were arguing the problem with PETA's 'dairy products cause autism' was the ableism!
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I agree. My brother is schizophrenic & the way I hear mental illness discussed by most makes it clear to me who has dealt with it (1 of 2)
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(2 of 2)& who seeks advantage by taking political issue with discourse surrounding it. It's intensely complex & very hard on the afflicted
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(3 of 3)as well as the family. Only a identitarian could insert power politics into an issue like this. It reeks of ignorance & is shameful
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It's also an insult to disciplines that have done good work to save lives and help families like mine. It makes me sad
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Its counterproductive and tends to nastiness.
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One of the worst is when people think depression is when you're feeling quite sad.
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I find both attitudes depressing...
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Tbh I think a lot of our present travails can be laid at the door of genuflecting overly much to some very disturbed people.
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It's when tolerance goes way too far.
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