StarryNight, me too. And the fact that they didn't even bother with research as simple as this shows their sloppy attitude towards accuracy. You know, why bother with research and producing material that is actually informative? Let's face it... because it's plain _easier_ to just sensationalize! Grrr.
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Originally Posted by FLWRCHILD78
I am sad and angry for the same reasons, the way the article ends by her stating "I was acting bipolar" does nothing good for those of us that are bipolar and stable.  |
Yes, and that they ended with that (people tend to remember the last thing they heard) was probably no accident.
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Originally Posted by Fire_Star
But I feel like I'm feeding the stigma by not discussing it openly. But it still seems more risky to share it - too many relationships, career and other things get more complicated so that's why I still keep my mouth shut. :/ I'd really rather not have to though!
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Me too. Working on it, but in some realms, I just don't feel in a good enough position to even test it. (Like... it's hard enough for me to get a job, they've always been low paying and at places where there's no such thing as HR or FMLA. Don't want to hand them ammo. Can't afford to.)
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Originally Posted by ohseedee
Plus the stigma...when we hear of these stories most people don't want to hear about whether or not there's an illness behind it...immediately they are labelled "crazy criminals"...
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And even if they do, they don't bother with pointing out that such behavior is NOT typical of said illness. It just feeds into popular misconceptions. It's _popular_ and _far_ easier. Who is going to object? Oh them? They're *crazy*! Hmm... how convenient for their laziness!
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Originally Posted by BlackPup
But the way that the "news" is reported is deliberately aimed at making people think that BP,... people are a danger to their children...
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Yeah. I think it's deliberate too. Deliberate in how things are presented for maximum sensationalism. Combine that with just plain laziness and ignorance and you get news that isn't news.
It's a sad story for sure, on so many counts.