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May 19, 2015, 02:32 PM
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After seeing a quiz shared on one of my cousin's facebook walls, I sent this email to the hosters of said quiz, Playbuzz:
" How Bipolar Are You? What's next, "How Suicidal Are You"? Ooo I know, how about "How Terminal is your Cancer?" That'd be a laugh! Mental illness is not a joke. It's something that thousands of people suffer and fight every single day of their lives, and ******** like this that turns their struggle into a joke and minimalizes it is what makes that struggle so much worse. The off-handed attitude and throw away comments make people feel like they have a right to tell people to just get over it. No one chooses it. If getting over it was that easy it wouldn't be an issue. I'm blocking your app on facebook and encouraging everyone I know to do the same. You're sickening. " Today I got a reply: " Omer Geffen (Playbuzz) May 18, 13:39 Thank you for reaching out. We apologize if you found this quiz offensive in any way. Popularizing psychological terms is a common thing online, keeping that in mind and also being that Playbuzz is a playful content website, we do not profess on analyzing a person's true mental health state. Just providing people with the opportunity to self reflect. We appreciate your feedback and the fact you took the time to write to us. Thank you, The Playbuzz team " What that basically says is "Yeah, but we're a joke site so we're allowed to make it a joke. Besides, everyone else does it so it must be okay" I'm absolutely fuming. I replied, probably a bit sooner than I should have, because I could have included a couple of other well worded arguments if I wasn't so damn angry. "So basically what you're saying is "Everyone else does it so it's okay". Pathetic. You do realize that there were people in your comments going "My doctor said I was just depressed but this said I was full blown bipolar so should I get a new doctor?", right? And you completely missed my point that what you call "popularizing" is actually minimalizing. "I saw it in a quiz on facebook so it's okay for me to make jokes about it too." You're continuing the exact same ******** mentality that you yourself obviously don't have the intelligence to fight. I'm not expecting a spineless, profit driven, clickbait company to change the world. It would be nice if they had at least some semblance of ethics though. Thank you for the reply. I'll be sharing it quite happily to show people what Playbuzz is really like." |
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May 21, 2015, 09:29 AM
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Because this is so offensive and is being done by a big company, we actually thought it newsworthy enough to share as a blog entry on Psych Central:
Playbuzz: Making Fun of Mental Illness & Bipolar | World of Psychology Thanks for letting us know. Hopefully, this attention will make them think twice about the quizzes they choose to publish in the future. Best, DocJohn
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May 21, 2015, 11:13 AM
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Well, within 90 minutes of posting that blog entry, Playbuzz removed the offending quiz. They still have others on their site that are equally offensive, but it appears they don't actually have any editorial standards or people reviewing this stuff.
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May 21, 2015, 08:56 PM
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Yes, its quite offensive. It gives people the impression that bipolar disorder is something its not. Just like that damn Katy Perry song about the "bipolar" boyfriend.
"Popularizing Psychological Terms".....?!?!? WTH? Crap like this makes people believe that they have severe mental disorders for normal life happenings. I'm not sad, I'm DEPRESSED. I'm not happy, I'm MANIC. My boyfriend broke up with me, I must have PTSD! Blah. |
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May 21, 2015, 09:07 PM
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Someone with credentials should report the site to Facebook, who's ultimately responsible for their venue and wouldn't look kindly on the derisive quizzes.
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May 22, 2015, 12:34 PM
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kamorth, I am sorry you are so upset by the FB site. They obviously have nothing to do with mental health and everything to do with critical sarcasm. I am sorry this kind of attitude in the world had to be uncovered but I appreciate you bring this to our attention.
Please continue to visit Psych Central where we take everyone's challenges seriously. Please feel free to visit the forums and respond to others reaching out for help.
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