And The A.S.S Award Goes To…TMZ.com

OK, OK, I admit it. TMZ.com is one of my guilty pleasures a site I sometimes visit. I only go there is search of Wentworth Miller pictures and Wenti-related news. Seriously. That’s all.

I love him.

So, anyway, yesterday TMZ.com posts Are Dairy and Meat Making Brit Split? (While I haven’t discussed Britney Spears or her mental health here at Mental Health Notes, but for a nod in the direction of a NAMI Stigma Buster Alert, I still live in America and have TV, radio, and Internet access, i.e. I know what’s going on.)

Being a PETA supporter (for the most part) and a vegetarian, I was compelled to read the entire post (rather than just skimming through it) when I saw the PETA logo stamped on it.

Being passionate about fighting the stigma attached to mental illness, I was compelled to comment.

Below is the post. My thoughts follow in bold.

Are Dairy and Meat Making Brit Split? (“Making Brit Split?” What is that? An asinine attempt at being clever? A rhyming play on words of sorts? Split…is that a reference to her supposed bipolar disorder? Someone failed Creativity 101.)

All of poor Brit Brit’s Starbucks runs and ice cream socials may be worsening her “condition,” y’all. (Not only are you making fun of a fellow human being who may be suffering from a medical condition – a *tsk tsk* worthy action by itself – but you’re also using quotations around the word “condition” <– see? Here, let me welcome you to 2008, an era in which those of us with brains recognize mental health issues as actual medical issues and not situations to be ridiculed and further stigmatized. You wouldn’t put “diabetes,” “cancer,” or “heart disease” in quotations, would you? Didn’t think so.)

According to a letter just sent to Britney’s parents by PETA, studies show that people with hidden dairy sensitivities (a very common condition) can worsen cases of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. (Very interesting. Would’ve been even more interesting if someone hadn’t also failed How-To-Write-Sentences-That-Make-Sense 101. Seriously. Read that sentence again.) PETA also cites evidence linking parasites found in undercooked meats to the development of schizophrenia. Crazy from burgers? (No, not crazy from burgers. Risk of developing schizophrenia from parasites in undercooked meat. Next time, forgo what you think are witty synonyms and opt for citing the organization’s actual words.)

Luckily for Britney, says PETA, instead of meat, the consumption of beans can help improve such conditions, with the exclusion of uncontrollable farting. You are what you eat … don’t be a mad cow. (Farts and mad cow – thanks for the additional back-to-back evidence, but like I stated above, “Making Brit Split” already confirmed your Creativity 101 failure.)

And the girl does love her some Taco Bell.

Congratulations, TMZ.com. You’ve just become the very first winner of Mental Health Notes’ Abusive Supporter of Stigma Award.

Guess that makes you an A.S.S.