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Ellen Leigh

@EllenLeigh3

This. All fucking day long.

Ret Richardson
19 Feb at 16:01
I believe what a lot of people are taking offense to is connecting mental illness with mass shootings. And they are right to take offense.
Do you know which demographic socioeconomically has the least access to mental health treatment? Black Women.
Do you know which demographic is the least likely to commit a mass shooting? Black Women.
On the flip side do you know which demographic has the greatest access to mental health treatment and is still the most likely to commit mass shootings? White males.
This is not a mental health problem. This is a white male patriarchy problem. This is more about racism, sexism, privilege and entitlement than it is anything else. All the mental health treatment in the world is not going to stop a group of men who society teaches that they have a historical, spiritual, and even moral right to exalt themselves above everyone else and that it is heroic to exalt themselves by force.

07:28 PM - Oct 29, 2023

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Gina W.

@nonnagina03

I was listening to the #SistersInLaw Podcast (great podcast btw) and they pointed out that most people experiencing a mental health crisis commit violence to themselves, not others.

In response to Ellen Leigh.

07:37 PM - Oct 30, 2023

Evolve Undefined

@EvolveUndefined

In response to Gina W..

Yes, and sadly, the ones with easy and immediate gun access are more likely to have a lethal suicide. Men are also far more likely to use a fire arm in suicide than women. Inward or outward violence, it’s the guns, it’s mostly men and it’s a patriarchal culture that supports guns and violence.

09:50 AM - Feb 21, 2024

Ellen Leigh

@EllenLeigh3

In response to Gina W..

I'm sure. This is an illness not of the mind, but of the soul, the emotions, the spirit. It's not organic, it can't be fixed with a drug. It comes from outside influences from the very beginnings of that man that spin them into such a vile creature.

10:16 PM - Oct 30, 2023

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