The Sun hacks #MentalHealth and I was worried about using the ‘T’ word.. #whatstigma #ukmh @TheSunNewspaper

So earlier today I titled a post ‘The Sun Has Got It’s Tw*t On’ and before I actually pressed the button which sends it off pinging into the unknown I found myself feeling a little worried about using the ‘T’ word! What will people think? It’s a swear word, it belongs in the sewer. Do I have ‘potty mouth’? What would my Dad say?  But still, frowning a little, I pressed the post and off it went and little by little I cared less about using the ‘T’ word. There’s just not enough outrage or affront in this entire universe to cover just how much injury is caused by the desecration of people who have encountered mental ill health. Sure there’s a wave of intense scandalisation following the Asda have a Halloween costume which looks like a Hollywood monster but they called ‘Mental Patient’. And the anger? it was effective, the Charities responded, the people spoke up and they offenders apologised – RESULT!?  Perhaps…but surely the Asda malarkey was not borne of malice, but of carelessness and lack of education? On the other hand I didn’t see enough rage or horror at the heinous portrayal of mental illness as depicted by Channel 5′s ‘Inside Broadmoor’.  This programme spoke to so-called expert psychologists who used language such as “criminal lunatic”, “demented”, “crazed”, “mad” when describing the patients there.Â...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - Category: Mental Illness Authors: Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. asda Disability Halloween costume Insanity Kelvin Mackenzie mental illness Mentally Ill The Sun whatstigma Source Type: blogs