Mental Health Notes thinks TMZ.com has made an A.S.S. of themselves
By Jerry • Feb 19th, 2008 • Category: ADHD in the News, Bipolar Disorder in the NewsAlicia Sparks of Mental Health Notes has awarded what she calls the A.S.S. Award (for Mental Health Notes’ Abusive Supporter of Stigma). Miss Sparks is granting this award based on an article published by TMZ.com titled Are Dairy and Milk Making Brit Split?, in which the author makes more than one rather provocative and supposedly cute “quips” about bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in connection with claims from PETA that certain cases of the condition may be worsened by the consumption of meat and dairy products.
Regardless of whether the research from PETA is valid or whether I agree with their standpoints, I do agree with miss Sparks that the use of grade-school comparisons and underhanded jokes aimed at people with a mental illness (or suspected of having one, in the case of the troubled Brittney Spears), is simply reprehensible.
Miss Sparks, I applaud you! you may add our vote of appreciation, and add the ADHDFamilies J.A.C.K. Award to the list of accolades given. (for Just Another Circulator of Misinformed Krud.)
I suppose that makes this particular author a recipient of a combined J.A.C.K. and A.S.S. Award, or just a J.A.C.K.-A.S.S.
Jerry is an adult with ADHD, father of 4 children diagnosed with ADHD, married to a lovely, caring wife with ADHD, blog author, foodie, geek, and even after all of that, he's still mostly sane
This site is dedicated to providing news and information on ADHD, Bipolar disorder and other related topics, with an emphasis on family life and ways to achieve a working harmony with a conditions that some consider debilitating, but i find to be signs of extraordinary people.
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1) You are awesome for having the J.A.C.K Award.
2) Our two awards together making J.A.C.K.-A.S.S. can only be fate, lol!
Alicia,
As someone with ADHD, I understand the stigma involved with people making “jokes” about the condition. What they don’t seem to understand is how seriously these conditions can affect someone’s life, relationships and career. Education is the only answer. Perhaps it’s time I started letting people know that they don’t know J.A.C.K.
[…] the A.S.S Award based on their less-than-stellar journaling skills regarding Britney Spears? Well, ADHDFamiles has awarded TMZ.com the J.A.C.K Award (for Just Another Circulator of Misinformed Krud), which, clearly makes TMZ.com a J.A.C.K - A.S.S. […]