that mental illness only exists because the culture has specified what is normal, etc... and i don't necessarily buy this- there is no "average" person, i don't know if i've explained it well, but this is true for sexual orientation as well- prior to the 1900's the terms "lesbian" for example did not even exist-- women were not labeled according to their sexual relationships , but according to their familial relationships with husbands and children-- i guess what i mean is that-- i don't buy pop culture and the social norms of our society...
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Date: 2003-11-27 01:28 pm (UTC)this is true for sexual orientation as well- prior to the 1900's the terms "lesbian" for example did not even exist-- women were not labeled according to their sexual relationships , but according to their familial relationships with husbands and children--
i guess what i mean is that-- i don't buy pop culture and the social norms of our society...