In my original post, I was referring to the entire range of postpartum symptoms (of which both depression and psychosis are a part) and saying it was on a spectrum (which by its very nature means it's _not_ a black-and-white issue, and either or, or in any way suggesting that any and all women with postpartum…

Yeah, my sister once got that from some guy on USENET she thought was a friend (a married friend at that), who was constantly asking her what she looked like, and describing his looks, and when she confronted him (politely, since she's a polite person) that this was making her uncomfortable and it wasn't fair to his…

False equivalence: In a fundamentally sexist and patriarchal society, men have always had substantially more agency, freedom of will and action than women, and still do. The fact that feminism has slowly started pushing back against that doesn't mean we as a society are anywhere close to equalizing that power…

Sadly, I made this exact same point in a different thread and certain people are jumping down my throat for alleged infantilizing of women and robbing of them of their agency.

Acknowledging that there are significant factors which can impinge on a person, particularly in this case a patient who was victimized by her…

I didn't apologize for posting a lie about anything: I said I apologized for being less than clear about differentiating postpartum depression and psychosis. You're the one being intellectually dishonest and twisting people's words around.

Are you going to apologize for twisting people's words around, and…

I think it's because some people's comments are greyed out, some aren't, etc., it can be confusing to new people, I imagine.

Yeah, I'm really not a big fan of Kinja. I mean, it looks nicer than what we used to have, but still, not exactly useful: I don't like the way the comments threads get buried, particularly the long ones.

Just because you keep repeating something, doesn't make it true, you know. ;P

False equivalence.

Also, as I pointed out (or maybe you haven't read it, I don't know) I was intending to 'prove' anything but my mentioning that which you are harping on: I was merely raising the issue as a potential factor. _You_ are the one insisting on me proving something when I was simply raising the point as a…

That's fair enough.

Actually, you did misunderstand, in the very first post where you attacked me, where you quoted me and then proceeded to show exactly how you misunderstood the quote you just quoted by characterizing what I said as being the opposite of what I actually said.

I was actually going to respond to that in the same…

I apologize if anything I've written has been offensive, as I've never intended that, nor did I intent to suggest or imply that any special aid or protection necessarily applies to all people of a given class at all times.

I wrote at length in another post (some other thread on this page) where I point out exactly why…

I would argue that there is lack of nuance in understanding of mental health issues, and the intimate nature of the doctor-patient relationship, which holds significant power over the patient by the physician: hence the need for medical ethics boards to ensure this doesn't happen. I mean, if the issue of power…

Okay. Can you elucidate more? It's difficult to 'reexamine your assumptions' if one is uncertain as to what assumptions we're talking about here.

I can only blame LA/Hollywood culture in particular, and sexism and patriarchy in general, for that. The idea of nip/tuck is so endemic to the entertainment industry that even people who don't need it at all, or who would look better without it, are being convinced that they should do it, and it makes me sad.

I've…

*sigh* I imagine that Brandi Glanville just is so removed from the realities and suffering of others because of her privileges that she can't see how clearly offensive such a 'joke' would be to anyone who has ever been molested or otherwise sexually assaulted. This sort of privileged ignorance is no excuse, of…

Thank you for your clarification: I can certainly see where you're coming from, and understand the issues you have with my assertions and reasoning, and wish to clarify myself in turn, lest I have given anyone the wrong idea as to my position on the matter.

I was not trying to rob anyone of their agency, merely…

Uh, I didn't say I was wrong, I said if you're not going to accept anything I say at face value, or any relevant links I may post, then do your own research. I'm not here to 'prove' anything to you: I merely post my opinion that was formed based on my own experiences and from the people I've talked to, and you're the…

Like I said originally, it depends from country to country and jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and I'm not familiar with the law in wherever this happened to take place, but it definitely is possible, and pretty common.

I can only speak from my experience and from what I know, but if you're unwilling to accept that, I…

Try what again?