Comments on: Our Humanity http://www.margaretcho.com/2007/04/17/our-humanity/ Margaret Cho Official Site Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:33:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Stephanie http://www.margaretcho.com/2007/04/17/our-humanity/comment-page-1/#comment-47606 Stephanie Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:47:38 +0000 http://www.margaretcho.com/blog/2007/04/17/our-humanity.html#comment-47606 I remember when this day hit. What I noted is people have a hard time distingushing between cultural, racial lines and indivudual ones. and then if it's an individual one, what was the motive? We later discovered he was mentally ill. Why try to make sense out of something that doesn't make sence to others? This is a good example of the social stignma around mental illness. I'm wondering if the vast majority of those who are ill get medicated? It appears family knows, or friends about the behavior. and then we go "it will go away." there is so much blame and shame around mental illness. What if someone would have intervened? His reality doesn't make sense to us, and mentally ill people don't have an accuarte grasp of realtiyy. this is why you take them to the drs. instead of ignoring it. How many situations could have been prevented if we weren't so scared, in denial or ashamed? I remember when this day hit.

What I noted is people have a hard time distingushing between cultural, racial lines and indivudual ones.

and then if it’s an individual one, what was the motive?

We later discovered he was mentally ill. Why try to make sense out of something that doesn’t make sence to others?

This is a good example of the social stignma around mental illness. I’m wondering if the vast majority of those who are ill get medicated?

It appears family knows, or friends about the behavior. and then we go “it will go away.” there is so much blame and shame around mental illness.

What if someone would have intervened?
His reality doesn’t make sense to us, and mentally ill people don’t have an accuarte grasp of realtiyy.

this is why you take them to the drs. instead of ignoring it. How many situations could have been prevented if we weren’t so scared, in denial or ashamed?

]]> By: Patricia http://www.margaretcho.com/2007/04/17/our-humanity/comment-page-1/#comment-3366 Patricia Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:08:38 +0000 http://www.margaretcho.com/blog/2007/04/17/our-humanity.html#comment-3366 HI Margaret! *waves* The first time I saw the shooter, I didn't actually care he was Korean. I just saw him as a mentally ill human being. In other words, I didn't make the connection, someone biased might make, between the crime he committed and his heritage. It's very sad there are people like that out there. PS: I love the CHO show!!! :D HI Margaret! *waves*
The first time I saw the shooter, I didn’t actually care he was Korean. I just saw him as a mentally ill human being. In other words, I didn’t make the connection, someone biased might make, between the crime he committed and his heritage. It’s very sad there are people like that out there.

PS: I love the CHO show!!! :D

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