She's not creating problems or ignorance, she's just a vocal part of it. She doesn't make her followers believe one thing or another, they have to be on a similar path of ignorance in order to do that. If they have actual experience with mental illness, they likely know better. If they don't have the experience with it, then they are ignorant anyway, and her comment isn't really making any change in that.
Yes, she should be using her visibility (I hesitate to call it fame) to make a positive difference, but the fact is she's not responsible for what her retarded followers believe or what they take it upon themselves to learn. Her comment, whether serious or not, has a very, very slim chance of making anyone who read it immediately believe that everyone who suffers from mental illness is just a creative genius who's too lazy to do something about it.
I don't believe she's any sort of positive influence and I don't think it's right for her to be talking about all the things she knows nothing about as if she's the only expert ever. Believe me, if I had any say in the matter, she would at least use less definitive language in her comments, and make it clear that they are HER OPINIONS and NOT FACTS. But, I also believe the only people who really care positively about what she says think she's a genius, and so they're lost to all logical thought anyway :/
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on 2011-07-21 12:52 pm (UTC)Yes, she should be using her visibility (I hesitate to call it fame) to make a positive difference, but the fact is she's not responsible for what her retarded followers believe or what they take it upon themselves to learn. Her comment, whether serious or not, has a very, very slim chance of making anyone who read it immediately believe that everyone who suffers from mental illness is just a creative genius who's too lazy to do something about it.
I don't believe she's any sort of positive influence and I don't think it's right for her to be talking about all the things she knows nothing about as if she's the only expert ever. Believe me, if I had any say in the matter, she would at least use less definitive language in her comments, and make it clear that they are HER OPINIONS and NOT FACTS. But, I also believe the only people who really care positively about what she says think she's a genius, and so they're lost to all logical thought anyway :/