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Did Parker just reach back and pluck that off his butt, or what?
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Did Parker just reach back and pluck that off his butt, or what?
-TG
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You know, I always meant to thank you for this bit.
In a typical sitcom plotline like this, when someone has a mental issue that is stopping them from helping their friends, the result is they're encouraged by everyone to get over it and push through their issues to help their friends. It's spun as a positive since they're "getting over" their issue and leading to a positive result, but it has the horrible implication that their friend's welfare is more important than their own, it minimises mental issues into something that can be conquered within a half hour sitcom plotline.
I just really adore Roxie's attitude here. She puts Parker's welfare first and foremost, and reminds him he's not obliged to help his friend (A bit of an unconventional moral there, but true. How much you help your friends is your own personal choice. It may have consequences depending on how much and when you do it, but it's not something you HAVE to do).
She also treats it as something that needs a more long term approach, and how forcing a fast resolution (like in a typical sitcom) will not help long term (and honestly, can do further harm in the wrong circumstances).
It's just, so much in sitcoms, mental issues are treated like obstacles that should be quickly overcome, and that's not the reality for so many people. An approach like Roxie's, taking the pressure off Parker and helping lay the groundwork for a long term recovery, is just so much better. Thank you!
In a typical sitcom plotline like this, when someone has a mental issue that is stopping them from helping their friends, the result is they're encouraged by everyone to get over it and push through their issues to help their friends. It's spun as a positive since they're "getting over" their issue and leading to a positive result, but it has the horrible implication that their friend's welfare is more important than their own, it minimises mental issues into something that can be conquered within a half hour sitcom plotline.
I just really adore Roxie's attitude here. She puts Parker's welfare first and foremost, and reminds him he's not obliged to help his friend (A bit of an unconventional moral there, but true. How much you help your friends is your own personal choice. It may have consequences depending on how much and when you do it, but it's not something you HAVE to do).
She also treats it as something that needs a more long term approach, and how forcing a fast resolution (like in a typical sitcom) will not help long term (and honestly, can do further harm in the wrong circumstances).
It's just, so much in sitcoms, mental issues are treated like obstacles that should be quickly overcome, and that's not the reality for so many people. An approach like Roxie's, taking the pressure off Parker and helping lay the groundwork for a long term recovery, is just so much better. Thank you!
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