By all means, please accept mentally unstable men and women with criminal histories into the military and then train them to kill. That’s a super great idea that has no chance of backfiring.

It’s neurotypical privilege to think that some actions count as related to mental illness while others don’t.

No. Your friends are not the people to help you out of a disease. Professionals are. I can’t help you figure out your insulin or your psych meds or your rehab or your chemo. Once you decide that you’re going to get professional help, I, as a friend, can support you. That’s a valuable role. But if you are in denial…

Who the fuck wants to be around someone that is never responsible for their actions? This is some high level bullshit you are trying to pass off here.

Alternatively: this person was purposefully cruel to her loved one so good riddance

I think you’re what you’re saying is doing a disservice to those with mental illness, as it implies that no matter what kind of “normalization” (for lack of a better word) they’ve achieved with their treatment, they’re never *truly* responsible for their actions, which just robs them of their agency.

But why would you want someone in your life who says horrible things they don’t mean? And not just to you, but to the other people you love? I’m all for being supportive but there comes a point where a person’s actions, no matter where those actions stem from, are just unacceptable. Mental illness isn’t an excuse to…

I disagree. Sometimes, you don’t realize how toxic a person was for you until you get some time and distance. 25 years ago, one of my best friends and I had a massive falling out. She cut contact with me - because SHE had done something awful and then she got upset that I dared to be angry about the thing she did.

Or nah.

Let me put it to you this way. How many people seeing this story in any media outlet are going to think some version of “I hope the 22 y/0 bro who was somehow tasked with sole authority over this very high profile and embarrassing incident was fired!” You can talk all you want about your experience in this arena, and…

“The problem is not the women. I am a sex-positive feminist and so are most women in the game industry...The issue is, this is wildly inappropriate at a professional networking event.”

Well, you know: potato/suitcase.

Can we get one thing straight. Most casual runners can’t even run 26.2 miles, so just the achievement itself amazing.

I’d be interested to hear your definition of “greedy” if you think a $100 million payday doesn’t fit the bill. I’m not saying he didn’t deserve the money, but if he plans to hold a large portion of the population to the standards of a portion of that bible passage; he better be prepared to live with the whole thing.

It’s almost as if there are no boxers worth rooting for anymore

I rather obey the Lord’s command than obeying the desires of the flesh.

It’s common sense. Will you see any animals where male is to male and female is to female?

I disagree with the Mets lifestyle.

"Love the people, hate the crime" is the bigot's version of "But I have a lot of black friends" that racists always seem to say right after they say something racist.