A special word to Scott

[Scott Kane]

From: "Bob Warren" <bobwarren at howsoft.com>

> You are obviously very upset. There is no way I could have anticipated 
> your special sensitivity to the word "schizophrenic".

No.  I always argue strongly for things I believe in.  I believe firmly that 
defining groups of individuals using an illness as the definition is unfair, 
unjust and immoral.  It is not my "special sensitivity".  It's simply what 
is right.

> I meant it in the sense defined by Bateson.   I still mean it in the sense 
> defined by Bateson. Such mechanisms are common in normal problematic 
> situations.

Well he's wrong.  In future you will know better.  :-)

For the record - if one is have a go at a list (like this one) one would 
never write something like "they are like a bunch of old codgers with heart 
conditions", or attack using a cancer like disease description (normally) or 
define them in a manner that denigrates people suffering from pancreas 
disease or muscular distrophy.  It is no different here.  While it is not 
personal for me it is a *huge* issue to people who have the disease.  It's 
called "stigma" and it's unfair.  If you are interested in why I'm so hot on 
this check out this link - 
http://www.sane.org/stigmawatch/stigmawatch/stigmawatch.html

Scott Kane