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@disabled-warriors-archive
Hello!
I have a question!
Do you guys think that Goosefeather has autism? After reading Goosefeather's curse, I was like "oh he may have autism!" So does he count...?
I haven't read Goosefeather's Curse myself, but if nothing else he certainly seems to me he has some issues with anxiety from what we see in Bluestar's Prophecy. I'll have to give it a read and get back to you! Though I haven't been doing a good job at keeping up with releases after the 4th series ended.
What are your thoughts on most disabled cats either not being Warriors or forced into the Elders den?
Honestly I could give an essay length answer to this, but the short answer is it's ableist and I hate it. There's no reason Briarlight couldn't be a warrior. Cats who cannot use their back legs learn to get around just fine. There's no reason Longtail and Jayfeather couldn't be warriors if they WANTED to be. It would take a lot of work but they COULD do it, just like Brightheart did.
The Erin's should be ashamed of the way they write disability and that's largely why I made this archive, to show how many opportunities for wonderful representation they fumbled at the starting line.
Hey, would Pink Eyes count as a disabled cat? He is from DotC like Jagged Peak but is introduced much later in the series in Clear Sky’s camp. He has very, very poor eyesight and is nearly blind, so would that possibly count him as a disabled cat?
Personally I'd say so! I'll note him down for research for when I get the time to finish this project
Are you going to add any more cats? Finleap from A Vision Of Shadows arc had his tail amputated in an accident and Shadowsight from The Broken Code arc has epilepsy!
I do plan to get back to and finish archiving this, and I'll take note of those!
I was wondering if you have done Moth Flight yet? I'm pretty sure she was confirmed to have ADHD. I myself also have ADHD.
This blog is admittedly semi-retired, but I have been meaning to get around to making entries for the remaining characters in my list. Moth Flight is on it!
Is Fallowfern a cat you're going to be doing? She's a skyclan queen who had to retire to the elders den early because of her hearing loss
Oooo I'll look into that one for sure! I'm behind on current reading so I wasnt aware of her until now, but I'll put her on my list.
Briarlight - In a desperate attempt to save the elder from a falling tree, Briarpaw ran into the camp after Longtail, only to be crushed by the tree herself. Briarpaw survived with a broken backbone, making her rear legs inoperable. Refusing to let her curl up in her nest and die, Jayfeather helped teach her exercises so she could drag herself about using only her front legs. Firestar granted her her warrior name, Briarlight, alongside her still warrior siblings. Though there are moments when she feels like a bother and becomes depressed, she keeps a mostly positive outlook on life, spending her time playing with the kits and helping Jayfeather in the medicine den. Though she would eventually move out of the medicine den completely, when a belly sickness broke out in ThunderClan Briarlight would succumb to it. Due to her limited mobility, she declined very quickly despite Jayfeather and Alderheart’s best efforts. She passed away with her family and loved ones around her.
Notable Events:
Injury: Fading Echoes Received Warrior name: Fading Echoes Death: River of Fire
Briarlight's entry has been updated following her death
any cats with possible bpd??
Hmmmmmm...
Off the top of my head, Ashfur is a big maybe. But I'm caught between that and attachment disorder, so I need to do more research before writing a formal entry about it.
Maybe Breezepelt as well, though I've considered sociopathy for him, I'd need to examine his behavior more closely.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head, but if you had someone in mind, feel free to suggest them!
- Mod Dusty
hey, have you guys covered jagged peak yet?
We haven't, I actually haven't finished Dawn of The Clans yet, and I want to see how his leg heals over time before writing his entry. But he is planned!
- Mod Dusty
Why Bluestar is a poor representation of mental illness
So this is something I've wanted to talk about for quite a while now, and as I'm about to graduate with an associates degree in Psychology I feel now is a point in my life I'm informed enough to really do this topic justice. But a quick disclaimers first:
I am not a therapist. I am loosely diagnosing Bluestar with mental illness based on fandom consensus and my limited education. However, I personally suffer from both disorders I believe Bluestar is meant to have, which is why I feel I have the authority to speak on it.
So what am I saying Bluestar is suffering from? PTSD is the most obvious one, and the one that largely effects her actions in Rising Storm and A Dangerous Path. However anyone who has read Bluestar's Prophecy can see she has had issues with depression since her kithood, and what she is experiencing in the late first arc is clearly some sort of mania. Thus, I feel bipolar disorder is a pretty good bet as well.
For those who don't know the technical definition of bipolar disorder, it is characterized by episodes of both depression and mania, how ever a person rarely switches between the two on the spot like most people assume. It's a slow slide, and an episode can last anywhere from hours to days. Mania is characterized as a state of hyper arousal: reacting violently or inappropriately "over the top" to normal stimuli. Bluestar suffering from manic and depressive episodes explains why she has moments of clarity between her fits of mania in the last two books in which she was alive, and also why she often fell into despair for days and did not leave her den.
So if Bluestar fits the definition of bipolar disorder to a t, why do I say she's a bad representation of the illness? The issues here isn't in the concept, but the execution.
Bluestar is not sympathetic. Bluestar is unhinged, illogical, and a danger to the people around her. This is a huge stigma against those with bipolar disorder, so seeing it played this way makes me sad. Yes, some people with the disorder are like this, however those people are not permitted to exist in normal society. If Bluestar was a person, her behavior would get her thrown in a mental hospital.
But my biggest problem is that Bluestar doesn't actually get redemption regarding her damaging behavior to those around her. She comes to her clan's aid when they need her, but this is again a simple moment of clarity all bipolar people experience. And in that moment, she acts the way "the old Bluestar" would, and Fireheart calls her cured. On her death bed she begs forgiveness from her children, but the way it plays out it really feels like her kits only say they forgive her out of pity. And than Bluestar passes on to the utopia of Starclan, where all illnesses are cured. (A topic I may discuss at length later regarding other mentally ill characters)
Bluestar isn't sorry for how she hurt her clan. She's sorry she gave up her kits, nothing more. She apologizes to no one, and only "gets better" not because she accepts help from the people who love her like Fireheart and Whitestorm, but because she dies and go to the magical illness free land of Starclan.
This is not the representation the mentally ill deserve, and this is not the redemption arc Bluestar deserved to have. And for this reason, Bluestar as a character brings me nothing but pain.
can you do mentally ill characters?? like moth flight's ADHD and stuff! Thank you!
They are certainly not off the list of consideration, but as previously stated I have not finished Dawn of the Clans and my day jobs means my reading time is limited and working through the series is slow. However if you give me any names you'd like us to research when the time comes we will happily consider them for our archive!- mod Dusty
Boarder Line Disabled Characters
The following is a list of characters which some claim may suffer from mental illness, but do not have enough evidence to verify even a tentative diagnosis.
Thistleclaw - though some claim his turning to the dark forest was an effort to ease his paranoia, as no works have ever been written from his point of view, any claims of paranoia are unverifiable.
Palebird - though Palebird did fall into a depression following the death of Tallstar’s sister Finchkit, this has been sited as post natal depression which was emphasized by grief, and therefore not categorized as mental illness.
Hutch- Then known as Shortwhisker, Hutch spent a short time in SkyClan while Firestar attempted to rebuild. Though he showed a fair amount of anxiety toward crowds, Firestar even approaching him about his obvious discomfort, his refusal to give up on the clan until he realized he is terrified of violence implies this is social awkwardness due to lack of socialization, not social anxiety. However, the vagueness of his reason for leaving makes this unclear. Though social anxiety disorder is not out of the question, there is not enough evidence for a definitive diagnosis to be made.
Deadfoot
Deadfoot - Originally named Hopkit, the young black tom's paw was twisted and unusable at birth. He spent most of his kithood being told his paw was a weakness, though the medicine cat Hawkheart assures him that if he can limp, he can hunt. Heatherstar, however, seems reluctant to begin his training as an apprentice, and it is at Talltail's request that he begins training at all. Hopkit is then named Deadpaw, much to the horror of many, though Deadpaw simply states "My paw may be dead, but the rest of me is still alive!" Deadpaw would go on to become Deadfoot, and not only live to be a fully functional warrior, but become WindClan deputy, and eventual father to Crowfeather. Notable Events:
Birth/apprenticeship: Tallstar's Revenge
Deputy Ceremony: Prior to Into the Wild
Death: The Darkest Hour (According to Vicky)
Petalfall
Petalfall - Born a rather healthy she-cat, Petalfall served her Clan as deputy under Flystar, and appears in this role in Battles of the Clans. Before she could become leader however, she was forced to retire due to what Cloudstar calls "the falling sickness" but what we would know as epilepsy. During the final days before SkyClan's departure from the forest, Petalfall began denying herself prey to keep the younger warriors healthy. She died long not long after due to her severe seizures, but made Cloudstar promise her SkyClan would live on before finding peace in StarClan. Notable Events:
Retired: between Battles of the Clans and Cloudstar's Journey
Death: Cloudstar's Journey
Gray Wing
Gray Wing: In the DOTC ark, Gray Wing is living amongst the Tribe Of Rushing Water, hunting with his brother Clear Sky. Within “Thunder Rising”, Gray Wing notices the scent of fire, and worriedly rushes in fear of his brother along with his camp mates. After saving 3 cats ( Moon Shadow, Dappled Pelt and Cloud Spots) it’s decided it’s too dangerous to continue and despite Gray Wing wanting so badly to continue looking for his brother out’ve fear of him dying slowly in the fires, he agrees to live upon Thunders request, which requires him to jump over a wall of fire.
Upon jumping over the wall of fire, there’s a large amount of smoke and Gray Wing is found coughing heavily, but says he is fine. It has been confirmed that the smoke caused permanent damage to him in “The Ultimate Guide”
*It is also worth mention that Gray Wing throughout the books has felt heartbroken multiple time over his kits as Sparrow Fur and Thunder have both made remarks/made actions that made Gray Wing feel him raising them from kits meant nothing. This is added onto after he leaves the clan and no cat calls for him and feels no cat really needs him. I feel this has led to development of depression. However this is unofficial and merely speculation I felt worth mention.
Notable events:
The fire started by Two Legs in Thunder Rising.
I had forgotten to make an intro post.
Happy New Years! Figured a perfect way to start is to bless you all with my presence.
I kid of course. Call me Ghost :^) I’m a dude from Australia interested in warrior cats and radical music. I’m here as a co-mod! I hope I can manage to do good by everyone who follows the blog and I will do my best to be active now that life is starting to settle down. Basic info; I’m gay, almost-practically-adult, and I love animals a whole heck of a lot. My dog is really cute :^)
(Edit by Dusty: no you don't even understand how cute his dog is I'm going to steal her.)
I think that’s all, I’ll edit this if I find something doesn’t suffice but it’s just an intro post so it should be good! I also promise my grammar is a lot better when im writing for real.
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