Joker (spoilers if you haven’t seen it)
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Joker (spoilers if you haven’t seen it) For those of you who haven’t seen it, the film is amazing on so many fronts. But, one of the things that struck me the strongest was how the film is a fantastic representation of what it’s like living with a condition /disability that isn’t always visible. Joker’s mental health issues are misunderstood, he is mislabeled, he is judged wrongly, people treat him on what they see and not what he’s going through on the inside. In his few moments of clarity this comes out even more. For example, he tells the social worker that she never really listens. He writes in his joke diary that “the worst part about having a mental health disorder is that they expect you to behave as if you dont”. This got me right in the feels. I wish stuttering was more understood by others. I wish people could see what we go through on the inside and cared less about whether or not i show them speech issues sometimes or not. I wish more people just got it. Sorry for the vent. You guys get it, and that’s why this place is special. But, the worst thing about living with stuttering is that people expect you to behave as if you don’t... Edit: autocorrect errors