Re:I found my father living on the street
by Mz on Thursday November 05, 2015 @04:54PM
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Thank you for your comments in this discussion.
Often persons will be categorized as mentally ill just because they deviate in their beliefs or lifestyle from the mainstream culture.
Reminds me of this quote:
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?
-- Albert Einstein
Simply being unconventional can be dangerous. Lots of people who were the wrong sexual orientation, skin color, you name it, have been classified in an ugly manner as an excuse to justify mistreatment of them.
Often persons will be categorized as mentally ill just because they deviate in their beliefs or lifestyle from the mainstream culture.
Reminds me of this quote:
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?
-- Albert Einstein
Simply being unconventional can be dangerous. Lots of people who were the wrong sexual orientation, skin color, you name it, have been classified in an ugly manner as an excuse to justify mistreatment of them.
(Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drapetomania)