#mouse squeaking

lobotomy jokes arent funny, shock therapy jokes arent funny, jokes about being locked in a padded cell aren’t funny, joke’s about psychiatric medications arent funny, jokes that make ‘being crazy’ the punchline aren’t funny

saying words like ‘delulu’, insane, schizo, psycho, and every other word that demonizes and isolates people with mental disorders is ableist, sanist, and honestly just unnecessary

and also taking psych wards, psychiatric treatment, and the real, lived experiences of people with severe mental illness, and boiling that down into an aesthetic is weird and honestly kind of gross.

people who react to modern art by saying “what is this doing in a museum? i could make that” actually don’t understand the point of this art. when you ask ‘why is this in a museum?’ you are answering your own question! its in the museum to challenge people! to make people consider what ‘art’ is! or theres context you might be missing because your not taking the whole thing in, read museum plaques!! they are interesting!! and to the people who say ‘i could make that’ nine times out of ten you probably cant, i know that i for one dont have the space, skill, or patience to make something like jackson pollock made, i know that even if i did it might look shit because its hard to make a busy canvas actually look good.