Posted by Dinah on August 19, 2003, at 20:33:46
In reply to A short introduction on defamation-SHM, posted by Lou Pilder on August 19, 2003, at 20:19:28
> Friends,
> Another type of defamation is the accusation of the person having a shamefull condition or loathem disease. Examples are:
> He has AIDS
> He has Herpes
> He has smallpox
> She has syphlis
> He is a schizo
> She is a manic-depressive
> and so on...
> LouLou, I understand how you might feel that way, but I don't think that any of those diseases are loathesome or shameful. Some of us here have some of these illnesses, and we've worked hard at eradicating the stigma attached to them.
It isn't shameful to have schizophrenia or manic depression, or for that matter aids or smallpox. It's sad and unfortunate, but I hope you don't think it's shameful or makes someone worthy of loathing.
I know how you feel about according everyone their dignity, so I feel confident that I must have misunderstood what you meant by this post. You don't need to reply, in fact, I feel so confident.
I just wanted to take the advocacy stance that is so important for me to take in these issues.
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