April 10th, 2016

April 10th, 2016
April 10th, 2016

A lot of his opinion also boiled down to believing that Schulz’s knowledge of the human condition gave him an insight that didn’t require him to have first hand knowledge of Depression or any other neurological issues. He acknowledged Schulz was neurotic (he was essentially agoraphobic in his later years), but seemed to have a view of mental illness that lacked nuance and was, in my opinion, harmful.

Hijacking his panel to challenge his understanding of mental illness didn’t seem productive, though. I still wonder if I made the right decision by backing down.

April 8th, 2016

April 8th, 2016
April 8th, 2016

He kind of realized how dumb his question was halfway through asking it, but that didn’t stop him from deciding to die on that hill.

The panel moderator’s response basically boiled down to, “Of course we want equity, but if you don’t like reading about strong female characters you can always read everything else that has ever been written instead.”