#stormy.a

So personally we really hate Split the movie. There's a lot of things wrong with it and the way it demonizes DID systems is awful. Especially since they claim that the truth behind the system in the movie was that it was based off a real life system named Billy Milligan. There's documentaries on him and books and if you're interested you can research but know that most systems are NOT like that.

Now if you don't know much about Billy Milligan don't worry! There's a lot there but basically he used the fact he was a system as a way to get out of prison after doing terribly horrible and triggering acts. He ended up not going to prison but was hospitalized later.

He took no system responsibility and actually recently passed away (I believe he passed in 2014)

The issue about all of it was the way they portrayed systems in the movie. The fact out of everything they could have made this villain have they gave him DID for the shock value and the horror aspect. (lets not forget that most horror movies now kind of come from an abelistic lense. Like abandoned wheelchairs being used as horror aspects when they're normal mobility aids)

The other thing the main reason it sets us off is well two things

1) the therapist called the disorder by name making it something people would associate to a real life issue and thus out of fear further demonize the disorder. (which I understand wasn't the directors case BUT it was still harmful)

2) the way they showed alters. Even our worst persecutors (I say this with love) would NEVER harm or kidnap people. We were a product of severe abuse and while we may lash out because of it we would never hurt or kill someone.

Now the thing with systems is that if werewolves existed turning into a werewolf would be an everyone thing. The body would turn into a werewolf not the actual alter. Sure we have werewolf alters but when they front the body doesn't become a werewolf if that makes sense? so it wouldn't matter who was fronting when the bite happens or during the full moon whoever was fronting would be a werewolf.

Anything made by singlets about DID is going to be at least slightly offensive unless they have a ton of systems reading and editing things and those singlets actually put correct information into their writings.

Like even comedies like United States of Tara got it SUPER WRONG. Like the whole killing her persecutor in the end????

But anyway Split is bad and the biggest negative that ever happened because of that movie was- if you ask any system they'll have at least one account of

"Oh...so like split? Do you have an evil alter? Am I safe if you switch?" when coming out to someone you felt safe with as a system and it's so discouraging.

Best thing about DID in any form of creative media honestly is if systems wrote books or movies about their experiences. There's a lot of amazing artists, writers, directors who have DID it's just making these systems feel safe enough to create something from their experience without fear of repercussions.

The end- the whole conclusion is: We need less horror movies around DID and more other things like Slice of Life, Comedy, Drama that normalizes DID instead of making it a fear tactic/circus show. Something that is accurate to the disorder and not just a bunch of misinformation and fear mongering.