And that’s just in this country, and just the ones we can document. It’s insanely worse in other parts of the world. And yet we still call a pope who continues to dehumanize trans people “cool.”

21 more than it should be.

Yes. It is. Gay people are murdered too, but trans people, and especially trans women, and especially trans women of color are at that perfect intersection of “threatening to masculinity” and “presumed less valuable because of racism” and “okay to cheapen or make fun of (a la Wendy Williams) because of lack of…

all in favor of never saying “panties” again say aye.

I wouldn’t try *too* hard to get through to that particular commenter.

The point is that mental illness generally doesn’t cause violence. His being mentally ill had little to do with his actions. He was a sociopath.

If you want to more people to seek treatment for mental illness, a good first step would be to not label all violent people as mentally ill or label all mentally ill people as violent. People tend to have a hard time asking for help when they fear they will be judged, discriminated against, or seen as “ticking time…

They really do, I knew I wanted a special picture of a cookie, so I googled “best cookie ever” and it did not disappoint.

A fixation is not a lack of empathy, which is what you said earlier. Again, autism has not been linked to violent tendencies.

But... mentally ill people are statistically more likely to be victims of violent crime than perpetrators. Moreover, the vast majority of gun violence is committed by non-mentally ill people. Depression usually doesn’t make you want to murder everyone else. It makes you want to hurt YOURSELF, and/or stay in your bed…

That’s the first indication I’ve heard that he was suffering from any sort of mental illness. But even if Harper-Mercer was dealing with some sort of mood disorder, that does not necessarily mean his ability to understand his actions was impaired. The vast majority of people who perpetrate gun violence aren’t…

Actually, ironically, I DO have mental problems. Bipolar disorder. But I don’t use it as an excuse to be a complete failure as a grownup (at least not since I got medication for it).

Yeah, I actually had groups of guys fake ask me out multiple times. You know, there’s a group of dudes and one of them draws the short straw and has to ask you out and then yell, “Just kidding!” if you say yes. Of course, I knew they were full of it and always said something like, “In your dreams,” but they thought it…

RedStateBlueWomen: “Aspergers tend to rob people of their empathy.”

Not true. People on the Autism spectrum and those diagnosed with Aspergers DO NOT lack empathy. They are perfectly capable of feeling emotion and understanding the emotions of others. Their problem is one of communication and being able to infer what others may be experiencing by interpreting tone of voice and body…

Was he? There’s no record of him ever being diagnosed or treated for a mental illness. Also, most mental illnesses are not associated with violence. A person suffering from mental illness is more likely to be the victim of violence rather than the perpetrator. Everything he did points to premeditation. He came…

The thing that always frustrates me is these guys are always saying “NO ONE” will date them when they usually mean “No one who’s 5’5” with 38-28-36 measurements and a Maxim spread who likes to watch anime with me and make me sandwiches.” Granted, this particular guy had deeper issues, but as a formerly lonely nerdy…

Also “increasingly marginalized” = increasingly less completely dominant in all spheres, so. Cry me a river indeed.

What the fuck is “full-fledged manhood?” I think we should probably ensure there’s no workable path to wherever that is, because it sounds terrible.

My cousin posted this on Facebook today, linking to this article about how the poor menz are not getting good jobs and attracting “mates.”