indigenous rising — I saw you using the word sociopath as an insult...

Anonymous

asked:

I saw you using the word sociopath as an insult earlier. As a social justice blogger, I'm pretty sure you must be aware of the problems surrounding mental health, and the stigma involved. Using a mental illness as an insult is ableist - it's not okay no matter who it's coming from.

Good point.

I am not trying to use mental illness as an insult. Sociopaths are born that way; I don’t believe it is a mental illness, a retardation perhaps. And that person is a sociopath. But I will reflect on this.