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Sympathy and empathy are crucial in all aspects of healthcare, but referring to these psychiatric patients as "targeted individuals" seems unwise. It's patroniz
by munchler 2y ago
Sympathy and empathy are crucial in all aspects of healthcare, but referring to these psychiatric patients as "targeted individuals" seems unwise. It's patronizing and it runs the risk of encouraging further delusions.
- ryandv 2y agoWould you make this same statement regarding those suffering from gender dysphoria? Why or why not?
- munchler 2y agoNo, because “gender dysphoria” makes no claim about external reality, the way “targeted individual” does.
- Frummy 2y agoThat’s the name of their self-organized movement (how they view and call themselves)
- munchler 2y agoYes, but the author uses the same name with no caveats. E.g. "But if psychiatry’s medical vision is failing TIs like Luca, what should we replace it with?"
- Frummy 2y agoI see what you mean and was slightly confused when reading the article as well. The author uses the word probably to take the middle stance, acknowledging those who have it and read the article without discrediting their worldview, when the medical community has already failed them, but still describing what may not line up with reality