MJ Adia
Aug 16, 2021

Hi Sharon, thank you for reading, and for giving your perspective. I work in mental health, and I have grown skeptical of labeling people "crazy" based on it's links to white supremacy, particularly stemming from drapetomania etc. At the same time, I do see that things are definitely not right with CO, and she should be held accountable, in total agreement there. I try to stay away from the mental health aspect because I see racism as a social phenomenon, of course it spills over into one's mental health. In fact, we all do drink these waters of racism. I attended a course called Black Minds Matter, and people are actually pushing for mental health diagnoses for racism in the DSM. I'm not sure how that would benefit the picture, but I think there is some movement in that direction.

MJ Adia
MJ Adia

Written by MJ Adia

Black-Filipina. Lived in Peru for 5 years. LICSW, dancer, meditator. Writes about multiculturalism, cinema, race, social issues.

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