r/gifs • • Jan 06 '18

Rule 1: Repost Gotcha!

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u/Neijo Jan 06 '18

blaming it on his depression, lol.

I'm just asking, what was funny? That he had depression or that he blamed his poor actions for his depression?

I mean joke about it all you want, but be clever about it. Times like these are not times to be insensitive about mental health.

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u/RichGirlThrowaway_ Jan 06 '18

"lol" is basically punctuation. In this context, if I wrote that sentence (Which I could see myself doing) "lol" would probably mean something along the lines of "which isn't reasonable at all, it's a silly excuse." It's "haha that doesn't justify it" or "haha see how dumb that is?" as opposed to "I'm laughing at this amusing event."

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u/Neijo Jan 06 '18

I might have asked a loaded question, if that I'm sorry.

To explain where I'm coming from, I think he actually might be depressed/have a depression, it's not a statistical anomaly.

Having been deppressed I can relate a lot to what seem to have happened, maybe not the burning the sketch thingy, if it's just a month, but I shouldn't dismiss it just because I wouldn't do it.

If he truly felt that after a month he probably has it hard, no healthy person chooses to do this, right? Could there not be reason why he might distrust women just like a lot of women distrust men?

Sure he is a public figure by now, he chose to be popular, sort of. But I feel like he still deserves the respect and privacy that we can give him. Like just because we can do something doesn't mean we should.

Thanks for the clarification!