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An Informative Thread on ableist bits on the Dream smp and why they are hurt and harmful !
This thread is in no way intended to "cancel" anyone or something, im assuming that everyone who has said harmful things or made insentitive jokes just wasnt aware thats what they were doing ! I consider myself a mental health and disability advocate and am here to educate.
Tubbos split personality bit and the PTSD bit.
One of tubbos bits on dsmp is pretending to be different "personalities" of himself.
This is parodying disassociative identity disorder which is a trauma disorder that causes multiple alters (the right word for "personalities") to-
One of tubbos bits on dsmp is pretending to be different "personalities" of himself.
This is parodying disassociative identity disorder which is a trauma disorder that causes multiple alters (the right word for "personalities") to-
-co-exist in the same body.
We are just like everybody else we just went through extreme childhood trauma and our brain created alters to cope with it because one singular person couldnt.
We are just like everybody else we just went through extreme childhood trauma and our brain created alters to cope with it because one singular person couldnt.
I ask you to read this info carrd to learn more about DID and OSDD-1 themselves and how they form and function because i will be using correct medical terminology to refer to the experience of actual people with DID/OSDD-1 and compare them to tubbos bit https://didosddinfo.carrd.co/
DID is a highly stigmatized disorder and people (like me) who have it are at danger because of the constant misinformation spread about it.
people believe we are murderers or that one of our alters might be a murderer because DID gets used as a horror trope (ex.: the movie split)
people believe we are murderers or that one of our alters might be a murderer because DID gets used as a horror trope (ex.: the movie split)
The personality "big crime" tubbo has made up is an evil alter stereotype, which is the type of stereotype that makes people believe we are violent.
In the bit tubbo himself claims to not remember the times he "was" one of the other "personalities", This mocks disassociative amnesia which is amnesia between alters in DID and OSDD-1a.
if you see tubbos dream smp wiki ( https://dreamteam.fandom.com/wiki/Tubbo/SMP ) you can also see mentioned how different "personalities" are triggered to "become" tubbo by different things. like the "personality" called "big law" is triggered out by consuming cookies.
This mocks fronting triggers which are positive or negative things that make an alter in a system front. An example for this would be a physical protector alters fronting trigger being the body of the system feeling pain or a little alters fronting trigger being cartoons.
Other players in the dream smp (such as wilbur soot, tommyinnit and technoblade) also play into this bit, for example tommy saying tubbo "has a disorder" or someone else (i believe it was technoblade but i dont 100% recall) saying "he has split personalities" -
- in response to someone asking why a different "personality" was behaving oddly.
As u can see the bit draws a lot off similarities to DID and OSDD-1 but spreads misinformation, mocks symptoms of the disorders, stigmatizes them and plays into harmful stereotypes.
The same thing can be said for players saying tubbo has Post traumatic stress disorder (as a joke,while laughing), DID and OSDD-1 are both severe and childhood trauma versions of PTSD and most people diagnosed with either are also diagnosed with PTSD.
Aside from that joking about PTSD also just trivializes and mocks the disorder and the traumatic experiences ppl with it have lived through and the effects those experiences have on them and makes the disorder seem like a meme instead of an actual disorder.
Here is an informative link on PTSD as many people wrongly believe it is something only veterans have
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967#:~:text=Post%2Dtraumatic%20stress%20disorder%20(PTSD)%20is%20a%20mental%20health,uncontrollable%20thoughts%20about%20the%20event.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967#:~:text=Post%2Dtraumatic%20stress%20disorder%20(PTSD)%20is%20a%20mental%20health,uncontrollable%20thoughts%20about%20the%20event.
Tubbos bit with the "personalities" could have been funny and fine if the "personalities" did not "take over" or were "triggered out" and were instead actual alter egos like superhero or super villain ones that are just an extension of tubbo and not a different self.
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Fundy trauma jokes
Ive now seen multiple people make jokes about fundys "trauma showing" or similar and making jokes about trauma that isnt yours, making trauma seem like a joke or misusing the word trauma is in no way funny or okay. Trauma causes disorders and triggers.
Ive now seen multiple people make jokes about fundys "trauma showing" or similar and making jokes about trauma that isnt yours, making trauma seem like a joke or misusing the word trauma is in no way funny or okay. Trauma causes disorders and triggers.
Joking about your own trauma is fully okay if that is how you cope but many of the jokes ive seen were very insensitive, this one is also on the fandom and not just ccs alone.
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Bipolar jokes
Tommyinnit has a tendency to call people bipolar or ask id they are bipolar, i know jschlatt also has a history of doing this but am unsure of hes done it on dream smp.
Bipolar jokes and misusing the word bipolar to mean "moody" or "rude" or "aggressive" or -
Tommyinnit has a tendency to call people bipolar or ask id they are bipolar, i know jschlatt also has a history of doing this but am unsure of hes done it on dream smp.
Bipolar jokes and misusing the word bipolar to mean "moody" or "rude" or "aggressive" or -
"violent" is ableist against people with bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorder is a disorder characterized by swings between episodes of depression and mania or hypomania. People with this disorder are often stereotyped to be violent or aggressive and are at danger because of this stereotype. Making these jokes plays into that.
Here is an informative link on bipolar disorder
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355955
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https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355955
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Addiction jokes
Multiple people on the server have joked about addiction to alcohol and displayed characters (such as jschlatt) as bad for being addicts. Addiction is an illness, it doesnt automatically make you a bad person or abusive, if an addict is a bad person or abusive -
Multiple people on the server have joked about addiction to alcohol and displayed characters (such as jschlatt) as bad for being addicts. Addiction is an illness, it doesnt automatically make you a bad person or abusive, if an addict is a bad person or abusive -
- then that is an issue with the person not their addiction. Addicts deserve support and rehab !
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That is all i have ! If you have any questions or want to add something please feel free to respond or shoot me a dm, i hope this was explained well !! :)
