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This is also quickly turning into "any kind of mental illness = mentally incompetent". Should all people with a mental health diagnosis be kept out of the bathroom for the safety of themselves and others? Should they all be kept from making public policy? Should I be allowed to be around kids (or in charge of my own kids) with a depression diagnosis in my past?
Even if transgender people technically have a mental illness, that doesn't mean they are incapable of making their own decisions. It doesn't make them dangerous. It doesn't mean they should be marginalized. It doesn't mean we should keep them out of power. The implications here make me, frankly, sick. (April 12, 2016 at 10:31 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: Focusing on the semantics of what is or isn't a mental illness is the wrong argument here, IMO. That's because for you it is a no win situation, but is the whole point of this thread. If GID fits a medical diagnosis of mental illness then why are the mentally Ill allowed to change the laws? (April 12, 2016 at 12:05 pm)robvalue Wrote: Maybe Drich can stand outside toilets examining the genitals of everyone before deciding if they are allowed in. Lol, I'll get the latex gloves!
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken. (April 12, 2016 at 12:12 pm)Drich Wrote:(April 12, 2016 at 10:31 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: Focusing on the semantics of what is or isn't a mental illness is the wrong argument here, IMO. I addressed this a page or so back. I don't think you've gotten to it yet, or you chose not to respond.
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken. (April 12, 2016 at 10:34 am)robvalue Wrote: Indeed. Something like 1 in 4 adults are "mentally ill". It's not the same as being incompetent. I'm mentally ill, I have depression. No mentally Ill people by clinical definition have a impediment in how they think and or interact with others. Therefore why are they/specific GID people in a position to dictate law to rest of the 99% of society? (April 12, 2016 at 10:42 am)LadyForCamus Wrote:(April 12, 2016 at 10:40 am)Drich Wrote: If by weirdly arbitrary you mean a definition provided by the Mayo clinic, then yes I would be forced to agree. At this point all I've done is ask a question, based on a clinically observed definition. Should mentally Ill people set policy for 99% of everyone else in society? (April 12, 2016 at 12:11 pm)BlackBird Wrote: This is also quickly turning into "any kind of mental illness = mentally incompetent". Should all people with a mental health diagnosis be kept out of the bathroom for the safety of themselves and others? Should they all be kept from making public policy? Should I be allowed to be around kids (or in charge of my own kids) with a depression diagnosis in my past? Yes, Drich has zero capacity for nuance. It's disgusting, and really sad.
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
(April 12, 2016 at 10:43 am)robvalue Wrote: He was clearly saying they aren't mentally competent. nuupe. I'm asking if Mentally ill people should be allowed to set policy/Make laws. in short In your insane P/C world have are you so worried about what others think, that you would allow someone with a legit mental disorder make the rules for the rest of society? |
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