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What social stigma does society need to get over?

Posted - September 11, 2018

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  • 1502
    The negative views on people who suffer from mental illnesses.
      September 11, 2018 7:31 PM MDT
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  • 4624
    Are these negative views usually based on ignorance (lack of experience or misconceptions)?
    Or are they based on having had bad experiences?
    Or could it be both?

    What would help to make it easier for most people to understand and respond appropriately?
      September 11, 2018 7:37 PM MDT
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  • 1502
    I would say it’s as simple as one thing to several and depends on the person. Ignorance/lack of knowledge is usually a huge culprit in people’s negative view of others. It stems from not knowing and understanding. I also believe some have had negative interactions or faced a bad situation with someone who was mentally ill. Who knows how long the negative sterotyoes have existed. They’ve been passed down to the lines of generations. It takes awhile to overcome these. Some people don’t like anything or anyone different. Different isn’t acceptable to them. They don’t take the time to educate themselves and understand others. 
      September 11, 2018 7:42 PM MDT
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  • 5391
    -That race or gender is a qualifier of one’s value or capabilities. 

    -That good morals only descend from religion. 

    -That rich people are inherently greedy or compromised by their wealth. 



      September 11, 2018 7:40 PM MDT
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  • 4624
    Totally agree.
    I would love it if one day the notion of race became obsolete. There is no characteristic or set of characteristics in which all members of a race are either deficient or excellent.

    I would go a step further, despite the risks of protests from believers, and assert that a more ethical way of living is possible without religion.
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    Classism is rampant. Many people hate the wealthy, yet have never met or known wealthy people. The media, psychology and Marxism have projected the images of the wealthy as psychopaths and scrooges. But classism (snobbery or inverted snobbery) is just another form of prejudice. This post was edited by inky at September 12, 2018 7:13 AM MDT
      September 11, 2018 8:00 PM MDT
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  • 5391
    I revel in the fact that you get it. Prejudice —of every stripe— is as fertile a parent of irrational stigma as has ever been defined. 
    I could not in good conscience have listed either example without the others. 
      September 11, 2018 8:49 PM MDT
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  • Mental illness was going to be my answer as well. I think a lot of it does come from ignorance and a lack of empathy. Some people just need to try a little harder to put themselves in someone else's shoes. This could help with any social stigma, really. 
      September 11, 2018 7:41 PM MDT
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  • 4624
    Agreed.
      September 11, 2018 8:00 PM MDT
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  • 53502

      Liking tildes is neither an "obsession" nor a "mental defect".   Grrrrrrrrr. 
    ~
      September 11, 2018 7:43 PM MDT
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  • 4624
    Don't worry. I like tildes too.
      September 11, 2018 8:01 PM MDT
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  • 13071
    No, its an accessory. 
      September 12, 2018 5:37 AM MDT
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  • 13071
    Masterbating to rap music
      September 11, 2018 11:20 PM MDT
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  • 53502


      (Masterbating  Masturbating)
      September 11, 2018 11:26 PM MDT
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  • 13071
    You dont have to yell at me. Besides, I didnt hear you, im too busy masterbating to rap music
      September 11, 2018 11:29 PM MDT
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  • 53502


      You see what I go through, folks?  This is why I can't ever take her anywhere.



    ~
      September 11, 2018 11:39 PM MDT
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  • 13071
    Why not? I stopped peeing on the sidewalk. You know how it hurts me when you leave me behind on a date. 
      September 12, 2018 5:36 AM MDT
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  • 53502

      Sure, you no longer pee on the sidewalk, but you still don't pull your clothes down before peeing. And that thing where you take a bite of each donut and put it back do you can decide which ones you want?  Please!
    ~
      September 12, 2018 7:00 AM MDT
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  • 13071
    At least I stopped dunking it in my coffee before putting it back. And of course I cant pull my cloths down while I pee on the sidewalk, that would be indecent. 
      September 12, 2018 7:13 AM MDT
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  • 16762
    Ethnic stereotyping. I know for a fact that not ALL African-Americans are grammar-obsessed tilde worshippers.
      September 12, 2018 12:18 AM MDT
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  • 53502

      I know, right?  Some also sandwich-binge. 
    ~
      September 12, 2018 7:01 AM MDT
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  • 6098
    Thinking a government can act as your conscience. 
      September 12, 2018 5:32 AM MDT
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  • 22891
    all of thenn
      September 12, 2018 10:35 AM MDT
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