Spanglish Rainbow Global Movement
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You know what really fucking pisses me off, now all these comfortable white people might start listening about the effects of racism, subtle or otherwise, but only cuz a group of crusty ass white people now identify it as “legitimately” harmful.
But when I tell people on the daily that microaggressions SUCK and hurt my feelings, no one gives a rat’s ass. It’s okay. I guess I can show them my anxiety permission slip and they’ll believe it, now that it’s empirical.
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Changes In DSM-5: Racism Can Cause PTSD Similar To That Of Soldiers After War Updates to the recently released DSM-5 could potentially transform how race-based traumas are diagnosed in ethnic minorities.finally we are seeing PTSD in the context of everyday life. not everyone is a soldier, so basing all research around vets is not useful to most of the population, tho this is how PTSD is almost always talked about. and as this article makes clear (and what many of us already knew), trauma in this culture needs no bombs to scar you. this is a promising sign, because of that.
unfortunately it means if a new category or criteria are codified in the treatment field via DSM, you’ll be medicated and such, if diagnosed. not society. you will carry the stigma of what others have done to you through their own racism with another (or first) diagnosis); the doctor is NOT going to go out and diagnose society and make it change. which is what would really help.
on the other hand, if you need treatment for PTSD and have had a hard time convincing the therapist of why, this will give some added data to support you. so it’s a tiny step, but a good one.
yes. finally. oh god. i know the dsm is bullshit, but this makes me want to cry almost.
This at the same time that the NIMH withdraws support for DSM-5. This timing is curious. So the moment y’all admit that racism is seriously psychologically damaging, you don’t want POC’s to have a legit way to get support for their racial traumas. Ok…
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the fact that people seriously debate whether gentrification exists and whether its a good or bad thing makes it pretty clear how many people value white people’s comfort and access to wine bars and artisanal cheese over POCs ability to, you know, live indoors
we are not talking about overcrowding or lack of housing, we’re talking about homes being demolished to make space for a Whole Foods, and POC being forced out of the city once the rent skyrockets
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i wish high quality beer came in cans, 16 oz is way too much of a commitment.
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Paramore: Still Into You (LYRIC VIDEO) (by FueledByRamen)
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it’s 2013 why can’t i delete friends in real life
ok so it turns out what i was thinking of is called murder
(via queerfemmeslut)
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