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DiscussionPersonality Disorders
Posted October 7, 2022 by spinningintellect in WomensLiberation

I've seen a lot of hatred directed towards people with personality disorders lately. So I have to ask, how do women with personality disorders fit into the feminist movement?

There's a lot of wise distrust of psychiatry on this site. But do you think the concept of a personality disorder is faulty to begin with? Do you think people with personality disorders are too broken and dangerous to be fixed (an actual opinion I recently read)?

Let me know! I'm interested in reading varied opinions on the subject.

(I put this in WomensLiberation because it's about certain women's place in the feminist movement. Hope this is okay.)

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[Deleted]December 25, 2021(Edited December 25, 2021)

...no one is doing that or hoping for abuse They'll have to learn the hard way

Gen Z girls are between the ages of 9 and 24. I'm not even 24. I have never once grown up with feminism imparted on me. From birth I was heavily instructed to be feminine, despite being naturally non-conforming. I know not a single other young woman within my generation who has been exposed to actual feminism during their youth. I don't know any gen Z woman who has an opinion like that ("old ugly cheugy millennials") without it being enforced patriarchal from birth, either. I'm sorry you have had a hard time from younger women, despite us not really holding any institutional power unless it is enforced by patriarchal men. Spare a thought for us young women and girls who experience the same levels of sexual assault, abuse and rape as previous generations, but without the easier access to empowering forms of radical feminism, though.

[Deleted]December 25, 2021

Well mostly what I do is defend young women when they speak out against sex work. I don't start the conversation. The dangers of the sex trade don't effect me so even if there wasn't a generational rift it still wouldn't be my place to talk about it

[Deleted]December 25, 2021

Well thank you for bringing attention to these problems. It's a nightmare of our times and I'm grateful for anyone who highlights the inequalities and suffering these women experience.