#anthropoposting

[sundawnsong]

Malicious Pity

okay so the trend of people painting the people they dont like as mentally ill is more prevalent than i thought. maybe there should be a term for this because i like to think of it as "concern trolling" (due to the fact that people feel entitled to label others as mentally ill because OF COURSE THEY dont hate mentally ill people, so by virtue of calling others mentally ill they magically dont hate those people anymore)

but im aware the term "concern trolling" is used in a broadly different context. so by my logic maybe i can call it "malicious pity"? a fitting oxymoron, i suppose, for the oxymorons (not implying theyre stupid, just self-contradictory) that wield it. the hallmark of this tactic is that it reaffirms ableism by positioning the powerful and strong as also morally good, which, blah, boring, but i guess i couldnt expect better

[sundawnsong]

really funny to see people cringe at their past selves. i have many negative reactions to my past but none of them are cringing. and for what it's worth, ive found my past much more valuable than harmful to me. when i delete stuff it's more about the mental clutter than anything. if others want to keep me around in their minds then so be it

[sundawnsong]

completely done with abled people.

[sundawnsong]

if youve ever said someone "needs therapy" or told them to "get help" or something. first of all, therapy only helps people help themselves. second of all, i am no longer taking you seriously with anything in regard to mental health.

[sundawnsong]

people really just. say trendy words and think theyre not ambiguating themselves by not knowing the context