to be offended by this tv presenter?

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loose women presenter just described guest as 'a little bit schizophrenic' as he has vastly different personas or facets to his personality. This has really pissed me off as I think it trivialises mental illness and is spreading the wrong information about what illnesses actually are.

This programme was on as waiting for the news...I usually avoid it as think they talk a load of rubbish generally.

AIBU to be pissed off and offended?

Yep, it's a daft tv show - either take it with a pinch of salt or hit the OFF button.

Yabvvu to even watch that shite. But no, that is a bit off.

Who was the presenter and who was the guest?

Dunno. Are you, or do you know anyone who is schizophrenic? Can't think why you would find this personally offensive otherwise.

What one word term would you use as an alternative to describe the image they were trying to convey?

YANBU. She should have just said "multi-faceted"

Describing someone in terms of a mental illness, whether they have the condition or not, is fucking awful. It's akin to calling someone a 'retard'.

Also it's really really sodding ignorant to think that schizophrenia manifests itself as multiple personalities. It generally doesn't.

it was kaye Adams speaking to julian clary.

I don't need to be personally affected to be offended by someone's comments...i find homophobic comments offensive but i am not gay.

100% agree with all your post, YouTheCat

It shows how ignorant he (and most people to be honest) are regarding what Schizophrenia is.

I get tired of explaining that it has nothing whatsoever to do with multiple facets of one personality or a split personality and I tend to think now 'just fucking google it and educate yourselves'.

Describing someone in terms of a mental illness, whether they have the condition or not, is fucking awful. It's akin to calling someone a 'retard'

^ This

How the hell is Julian Clary 'multi-faceted' anyway? He has one act and has done since 1985.

Jeez I hate that show, I wonder what planet those women live on at times, they chat so much poop

YABU to watch loose women and act surprised when they somethign ridiculous

Don't any of you have a sense of humour - I can just imagine you lot at a comedy show!

I am sure a sense of humour was lorded about by racists and so on in the past, too!

YANBU op.

YouTheCat so true and so funny. (Your comment, not Julian C)

YANBU. It is totally unacceptable. When I was at school it was ok to call someone spastic. Surely we have moved on since then.

I stopped watching Loose Women when I heard their views on nurses. They are washed up has beens attempting to rile up the public in order to get mentioned in the press. They don't care if what they say hurts people, as long as they get their faces in the press they are fine with it.
They need filters fitting to their mouths.

Yanbu and I've just gone off that presenter, though tbf it's usually, badly, scripted.

Loose Women is absolutely crap.

I don't watch it as a rule but when I have caught a preview, 9 times out of 10 a topic has been something thats been on MN 2 days before. Obviously the researchers are lazy mumsnetters.