Comments on: One thing that Sarah Palin isn’t http://www.themomslant.com/2009/07/one-thing-that-sarah-palin-isnt/ I'm speaking for myself Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:41:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Julie http://www.themomslant.com/2009/07/one-thing-that-sarah-palin-isnt/comment-page-1/#comment-17388 Julie Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:57:40 +0000 http://www.themomslant.com/?p=2791#comment-17388 I honestly didn't know about that speculation. I prefer political gossip to celeb gossip. ;) That said, I don't think it's ever fair for laypersons to suggest that a woman's behavior could be chalked up to mental health issues, especially postpartum depression. It perpetuates unfair and inaccurate stereotypes, both of women and of those who suffer from mental health issues, and it dissuades women from seeking help for fear of being labeled "crazy". I honestly didn’t know about that speculation. I prefer political gossip to celeb gossip. ;)

That said, I don’t think it’s ever fair for laypersons to suggest that a woman’s behavior could be chalked up to mental health issues, especially postpartum depression. It perpetuates unfair and inaccurate stereotypes, both of women and of those who suffer from mental health issues, and it dissuades women from seeking help for fear of being labeled “crazy”.

]]> By: Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com http://www.themomslant.com/2009/07/one-thing-that-sarah-palin-isnt/comment-page-1/#comment-17387 Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:05:10 +0000 http://www.themomslant.com/?p=2791#comment-17387 On that note, did you feel the same way about people a few years ago guessing that Britney Spears' behavior may have been related to PPD? It seems like a fair guess for anyone to make in either case - both women behaved out of the norm and both had recently had a baby. While it doesn't mean that either of them did suffer from PPD, I don't really find it offensive that someone would look for a CAUSE for their behavior as opposed to assuming that this was typical of women at large. On that note, did you feel the same way about people a few years ago guessing that Britney Spears’ behavior may have been related to PPD? It seems like a fair guess for anyone to make in either case – both women behaved out of the norm and both had recently had a baby. While it doesn’t mean that either of them did suffer from PPD, I don’t really find it offensive that someone would look for a CAUSE for their behavior as opposed to assuming that this was typical of women at large.

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