I'm gonna say it, cause it has to be said.
I know its controversial, split, but theres dumb DID drama going on here, and frankly, its annoying to see it all the time. I get how split is offensive, I was offended by it, but someone in the community is using the movie as a platform to educate about DID, which...honestly is okay with me.
Every few years they make a horror movie out of us, and yeah it sucks. But by flipping that movie into an open conversation about DID and using its popularity to educate people is a good way to combat backward thinking about the disorder.
You can hate me all you like for saying that, and you can be offended by our consistent portrayal in media, but you cant sit there and tell me that it's bad to take advantage of that media in effort to educate people.
And contrary to the echo chamber that our community can be, there are systems out there that liked the movie.
It did delve into what caused DID, it did a kind of okay job defining alters, the over all message is one of survival, and at the least they had the villian be sympathetic.
It did far more to make the cliche multiple villain look sympathetic than any other horror multiple to date.
There are just as many things you can like about the movie that you can hate, and that's okay. I know my own system can relate to what it's like having a feral alter like the main character's Beast, and I can relate to the abject horror of something going awry without your control.
Will I say the movie is the greatest representation we've had yet? Absolutely not.
I will say, however, that it has opened up conversation to educate neurotypical on DID and that taking advantage of what causes us harm and turning it into something that can help end stigma through conversation is the most antithetical to what we have done in the past. What I've done in the past, simply get all knotted up and become hateful to anyone who does enjoy the movie, and movies like it.
You dont have to embrace it. No, you just have to correct it. And even though it sounds like the worst thing ever you have to let go of your feelings about it and instead focus on the opportunity to change peoples minds.
Instead of yelling about how terrible it is, simply explain what it does well, and what it got wrong/right and move on.
There is absolutely no need to harass people over it, on either side, and if you are so inclined to do so, I strongly advise you block and cut off communication with whoever is making you upset.
Baby arguments going tit for tat dont do anything for anyone. Sending hate doesnt create good out of harm. Allowing your personal feelings to be attacked by an entirely separate persons interests, and thusly attacking them for it will not make you or them better off.
It's an arbitrary argumentative stance that proves to no one who is correct because all you argue about are opinions. Do not allow yourself to be swallowed by someone you dont know, and dont swallow other people for differing opinions.
You arent them, they are not you. You will likely never ever meet eachother. Let it go, move on, and make the change you want to see.
