This little nugget buried in the article:
“I see it most when people want to win arguments — they pathologize themselves to give themselves authority (‘I have XYZ disorder therefore you must listen to me’ or ‘You are being XYZ horrible thing — racist, classist, narcissist, whatever — therefore you’re wrong’),” Moskowitz says. “The categorization allows for a flattening of nuance. You can’t argue with someone calling you a sexist or a sociopath or whatever, and you can’t argue with someone who bases the entirety of their argument in their personal experience.”
This instinct has only intensified over the past 18 months. Amanda Brennan, an internet trend expert at XX Artists, has observed the ways that, after sitting with themselves and reflecting during the isolation of the pandemic, many people have come to monumental realizations about their gender, sexuality, mental health, and identity. “It feels good to say, ‘Here’s a set of predetermined things that I can try on like a hat, and if it fits, it fits,” she says. “It’s like the closet scene in Clueless: You try it on and see how it feels.” (My favorite example of this: a TikTok that reads “when it was supposed to just be 2 weeks on Zoom but now you’re bisexual.”)
They turned the comments off too lol
Fuck you fuck you fuck you, article. I was diagnosed with mental disorders as a child and growing up with a mental illness in the 90s was pure hell. My whole life I've had people questioning whether I was neurodiverse, probably to make themselves feel better for wishing I was 'normal'.
"Could it be that now that some people finally have time to sit and think they're learning things about themselves? Could it be that the internet attracts neurodiverse people because they can find others like themselves and feel less alone and judged? No, they must be faking it." Fuck that shit. I have no patience for it and articles like this only further a shitty stigma.
Right? It’s complete trash. I started reading it and it went from “hey we should have better education” to “it’s all in your head” real quick.
Edit: hah thanks for clarifying. I saw that notification pop up and was like “oh my god did I post that outside the dunk tank by accident”.
No no sorry lmao. I didn't think that the first thing you'd see was "FUCK YOU" over and over. :ohnoes:
Thank you for dunking on this shitty article :bean:
I thought it was funny it’s all :halal:
Terfs sink their claws into everything, we must shank them together.
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