she had the nerve to ask me if i planned to do her any harm

[erika]

How objectification silences women.

The Americanization of Mental Illness.

I defy you to read these and not come away pissed.

Comments

[chiller.livejournal.com]

Oh the comments. *weeps*

[erika]

The first line was linked to me from someone who got it from a chatroom that was full of guys saying "oh, finally they've figured out a way to make women shut up."

I'm not even kidding.

[mythrai.livejournal.com]

You can't make me read those!

[erika]

♥

[myparade.livejournal.com]

i cant stop mulling over the second link

[erika]

Yeah. It's like ... so we're better able to medically help them, but socially they're now fucked?

Plus, apparently people deal better with "it happened in my childhood" than "it's a biological imbalance" as an explanation for mental illness? This just PISSES ME OFF.