Analyses of mental health that don& #39;t account for oppressive social constructs are deeply flawed and also far too common imo

It& #39;s the classic & #39;blame school shootings on deranged individuals rather than investigate and indict the violence of the white patriarchy& #39;

But it& #39;s also true across interpersonal relationships. The thought, I believe, is that if you can say that someone is mentally ill and that any friction is even *likely* the result of that illness, then you can distance yourself from any other possible variances (e.g. yourself)

I& #39;m thinking about this thread here on what& #39;s been abysmal day for & #39;generally gives a shit Twitter& #39; https://twitter.com/wagatwe/status/1291193130478264320?s=19">https://twitter.com/wagatwe/s...

It& #39;s easy to blame suicide on mental illness, but it& #39;s hard to look at the way we as individuals and a collective all too often fail survivors