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Monday, August 3, 2015

Amy and Charles Schumer insult and stereotype the mentally ill on national TV

I'm bipolar. I was at a friend's house tonight and, sadly, saw the comments on Lawrence O'Donnell's show by Amy Schumer about gun violence. Firstly, I will say it isn't sad to want peace and to be against guns. I've been a moderate Democratic voter for years now and I understand the passion of left wingers on such things. That said, tonight, a very well meaning but vastly ignorant Amy Schumer got in front of a mic with her relative, Charles Schumer, smiling and nodding along, and lumped gun violence with "crazies." She said "people tell me you can't stop the crazies from being crazy." She then VERY OFFENSIVELY goes on to talk about treatment for the mentally ill as a way to stop such shootings. I've been through hell in my life. I don't have a gun and will never have a gun because I don't need a gun. Who the HELL does Amy Schumer thinks she is thinking she can comment on our community, the most marginalized of all minority groups in this country? I watched this crap in horror tonight as my peer group was stepped on and stereotyped in the name of gun control by a very well meaning young lady that doesn't know her ass from a hole in the ground about the mentally ill. Conservatives think left wing people are a "mental disorder." Left wingers like Charles Schumer (with Amy as his ventriloquist's dummy) lump "crazies" in with gun violence. Who are we supposed to vote her? Apparently, if the left don't get us, the right one will (to use a boxing metaphor.) To say I'm outraged on this is an understatement. If a conservative said it, I'd be offended but I'd be able to move on easily because I expect that from the bigoted Right. A high ranking Democrat was behind this garbage tonight? Gun control and "lunacy" are not synonymous. In fairness to conservatives, I have also heard bigoted comments from the Left about people suffering from mental illness. I guess it's too much of a temptation for people with social power and influence to avoid running down a marginalized group that doesn't have the power or resources to force respect as gays and blacks do. As a moderate Democrat that voted that way the last three elections, I'm all for justice for gays and blacks. Hey, Charles and Amy Schumer! We're human beings, too! We're not a group to be thrown under the bus for your issues. I live in the swing state of Florida. I would like to vote Democrat again but I will NOT if I think our issues are not being considered with humanity and compassion. I've voted Democrat because I've viewed them as pro-social justice. Apparently, we don't fit in that group. The next election is key for Democrats because the Republicans have Congress. Maybe we "crazies" shouldn't support Democrats anymore. At times like this, I have no problem feeling that I'd love to see the Democrats thrown to the Republican sharks as fish food. Hopefully, my words are something for my community to consider. I've long considered social conservatives the enemy. Are the Democrats the same?