On feeling sorry for "stupid" or "crazy" people because of their "stupidity" or "craziness" and why that's demeaning
I have been on both ends of the stigma-stick called "feeling sorry for someone else because you think they're stupid and crazy and wouldn't want to be them." I was in the wrong when I was the one feeling sorry for someone "stupid" or "crazy" and not wanting to be them because of that. I know firsthand that it's hell to have others treat you like you're stupid or crazy. No one needs or deserves that demeaning treatment. And no one is stupid or crazy. Now I feel sorry for them because of the way they get treated.