tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post4997701279220323360..comments2024-03-14T13:11:28.281-04:00Comments on Overcoming Schizophrenia: Psychiatric LabelsAshley Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03227478646550668474noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-74262963901827582802009-11-04T00:40:43.167-05:002009-11-04T00:40:43.167-05:00Ashley, I agree. It's not just that the term i...Ashley, I agree. It's not just that the term is used as a noun to describe a kind of human being, much like calling a person with living with cancer "cancerous person". There's even more to it than that (as if that was not bad enough). The term "schizophrenic" is used in our society to describe people who act bizarrely, or to describe people who are possibly psychotic Feminist Voice with Disabilitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04971702402040080054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-78070282697083653562009-11-02T22:21:37.489-05:002009-11-02T22:21:37.489-05:00I also agree with you re the label "schizophr...I also agree with you re the label "schizophrenic" as it tends to encompass the whole being of a person, rather than seeing the person as a human being first and foremost. We don't call someone with a physical injury "broken boned", we say "that person has a broken bone".<br /><br />Nice site - keep up the good work and feel free to check out my blog, 'ThanksStark1974https://www.blogger.com/profile/05294182222356054792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-3063584075500320372009-10-30T09:56:31.578-04:002009-10-30T09:56:31.578-04:00I agree with you 100% . I have written a couple of...I agree with you 100% . I have written a couple of news editors after seeing the term "schizophrenic" used in a negative way. People say it is just a descriptive word but I ask them to show me a situation where the word is used positively. To me, the words our society uses to describe strange behavior (psycho, lunatic, wacko, etc...) are just as offensive as the N word. I hope for a O B S E S S I V I S I O Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343653860296384235noreply@blogger.com