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Elysium · 07:42 PM

No, I am not going to be angry when they say that the Mother has a mental illness. Despite our illnesses and disorders, everyone has to be responsible and accountable for their actions. Unfortunately, this woman decided to act in a way, that when looked upon by society (regardless of what illness she has) will reflect negatively on the mentally ill to a certain degree. It remains a struggle not to let these actions and behaviors define us as a group when stereotypes and stigma are formed.

What am I going to do about the donut shop? Well, for one thing, I did sign the petition to request that they change the name of the shop. It is not appropriate to isolate a group of people based on their vulnerabilities and create an environment that reinforces stigma, stereotypes, oppression and misunderstanding....for fun. So, I will do what is within my right as a human being, with respect to the laws under which I live. If that means, raising my voice and speaking up then that is what I'll do. I will not, however, turn a blind eye and walk with my head down, out of shame, ignorance, or whatever else, just to watch other people be mis-educated and mis-informed about society and the world as a whole.

What if these people made a donut shop that looked like a Church, had a wooden cross that you could hang from while getting your picture taken, sold donuts that looked like a beaten and mangled Jesus and called their store "Hangin' with Jesus Donuts"? Do you think that would be funny? I think it would be quite offensive.

Honestly, I'm cool with the fact that you don't find this worthy of speaking up about, but some of us are tired of others insensitivity and ignorance and we have a right to say so.

Peace

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Originally Posted by SeptemberMorn

So... what do you plan to do about this donut shop. How do you plan to shut them down, if not get them to see the error of their ways?

Are you going to be angry when it's reported in the news that the mother of that little boy has a mental illness? Then what? Should we not talk about mental illness and throw it back into the dark ages? Or...