Ableism Rec: Mental Health Issues
This rec is important to me. Check it out:
A Clarification For The Privileged by noracharles
"When you use mental health to judge who are right and who are wrong in a disagreement, you are not just arguing for your opinion, you are also contributing to the oppression of all people with mental health issues (including those who agree with you about the matter at hand)."
I'm not sure what more to say - as that quote pretty much sums up the post nicely - other than please go read it. And the comments. Oh man, noracharles' comments are gold.
Also, please read Spoons: Emotional and Physical> by erda_3.
So much of that is my life. Please read it, and try to understand it.
*Yes, I had a longer version of this, but I haven't slept yet and (for various reasons) I'm not in the proper headspace to deal with that sort of post being up right now.
A Clarification For The Privileged by noracharles
"When you use mental health to judge who are right and who are wrong in a disagreement, you are not just arguing for your opinion, you are also contributing to the oppression of all people with mental health issues (including those who agree with you about the matter at hand)."
I'm not sure what more to say - as that quote pretty much sums up the post nicely - other than please go read it. And the comments. Oh man, noracharles' comments are gold.
Also, please read Spoons: Emotional and Physical> by erda_3.
So much of that is my life. Please read it, and try to understand it.
*Yes, I had a longer version of this, but I haven't slept yet and (for various reasons) I'm not in the proper headspace to deal with that sort of post being up right now.