Pathologizing & pity in the media

December 28, 2020February 28, 2022 ~ Jason Schwartz

Keith Humphreys nails an elusive and important truth:

There's a peculiar "conspiracy" in journalism where people who are hostile to a group and people who see themselves as sympathetic toward that group write virtually the same stories, one is "Look how pathological!" other is "Look how pitiable" but meta-message is the same.
— Keith Humphreys (@KeithNHumphreys) December 28, 2020

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I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I no longer work at Dawn Farm and am now the Director of Behavioral Medicine at a community hospital, and a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time. View all posts by Jason Schwartz