Dave Hinz wrote:

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:41:06 -0700, Koz wrote:


Emmo wrote:



Not technically inept, but I really get ****ed off at the portrayal of
mental disorders in popular culture.





That cheeses me also....except in my case it's misrepresentation of
depression and bipolar the same as being on the edge of axe murderer.



Well, sure. But the thing is, they're ~artists~, and can't be bothered
learning about the subjects they're portraying. And they never let the
truth get in the way of telling a story, on this or any other topic.
I'm sure it's not intentionally singling out mental illness, it's just a
case of "You notice errors in the subjects that matter to you". How
many times have we seen revolvers with silencers, or with dozens of
shots without reloading, or which magically eject brass? Someone who
doesn't understand revolvers wouldn't see much if any problem with that.
Keep in mind the writer just wants a plot device; they're not
knowledgeable enough to know how ignorant they are.

The exceptions, when research is done well, are rare enough to be
notable.

Dave Hinz



Oh, yea. I do understand that the story is not as good unless you take
it to the extreme. It's just frustrating that the message which gets
across is generally the "insanity" of the small percentage rather than
the coping and operational abilities of the high percentage....rough
stastics show that 10 percent or so of the people you deal with have
some major mental related problem..mostly likely it's not the 10% you
think..those people are just plain ol crazy

I suppose it's similar to the protrayal that people with guns in their
house are either all gang members/crooks or nutcase rednecks who shoot
anything that walks across their yard. MUCH better story than the safe
gun owner.

Reality is boring.

Koz