The Dark Side of Borderline Personality Disorder

I have a real ambivalence about this kind of story, appearing on the Guardian website today. Whilst I think finding representations of mental health in popular culture can be a useful way of unlocking some of the social stigma around the issues (by demystifying the often over-medicalised terminology with easily recognisable portrayals) I think there’s [...]

One Story, Many Issues

The news of a sex therapist whose appeal against his sacking by Relate over a clash between his religious beliefs and his refusal to counsel a gay couple features on both the BBC and Guardian websites today (as many news stories often do). What strikes me in reading both presentations of the story is the [...]

Dis/Respectful Laughter

A challenging article today on the use of disability in humour, with some interesting comments beneath it. Humour and society is of course a debate that goes back as far as people have been making jokes – and those who have been the subject or target of comedians have always (I imagine) had something to [...]