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On the 'crazy' issue, can't we distinguish between 'crazy behaviour' on the part of someone for whom it's impossible to ascertain mental health; and people who do, certainly have mental health issues and need to be treated with respect?
Me, I think it's important to be able to say, in relation to a poster's behaviour, "This is not sane," or, "This is crazy," without being accused of stigmatising people who are mentally unstable. Because, as far as I can see, it's not about stigma -- it's being able to opine that an act or event is not rational, and thus is perplexing, also possibly crazy-making.
On the other hand, I tend to use 'crazy' in everyday parlance to mean 'great, awesome, wonderful and interesting.' It's been pointed out to me (by someone off-board, in fact) this this is my own special weirdness. Words have multiple meanings, in short. It depends on who uses the word and for what purpose, and maybe in what specific interaction.
Anyhow, this is a difficult question. But I don't know if it's worth beating ourselves up about it, eh, id? You know that you don't mean to derogate people with mental illnesses, and perhaps that's all that's needed. |
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