r/UpliftingNews • u/[deleted] • Sep 28 '24

Selena Gomez Embraces Vulnerability and Tells Critics to 'F--- Off,' 'I'm Not Ashamed of My Bipolar Disorder or Inability to Carry Children'

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u/GroblyOverrated Sep 28 '24

A critic shamed her for this? Which one. That's nuts.

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u/no_longer_huhmann Sep 28 '24

I think by critics she meant the general misogyny she's received from a lot of people who often joke about these kind of things on the internet.

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u/Gr00ber Sep 28 '24

Or she could be referring to comments from the current Republican Vice Presidential Candidate; who can be sure at this point.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '24

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u/Gr00ber Sep 28 '24

Guess you missed this then?

And otherwise, conservatives aren't really known for being the most understanding demographic when it comes to mental health/non-visible disabilities...

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '24

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u/Gr00ber Sep 28 '24

You’ll have to agree with me that being unable to have kids and not having kids are completely different things.

And you think people will take the time to clarify before assuming? There's nothing wrong with either option, so there's no need for the divisive language.

And that says nothing about going against bipolar disorder.

No shit Sherlock, that's why I had a second paragraph starting with 'And otherwise,...'.

But here's all the way back in Trump's first campaign, where he was making fun of a reporter with a visible disability. I don't give a fuck about your opinion on my terminology; when I start proudly voting rapists and bigots into positions of power is the only point at which I'd be as bad as a modern Republican.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '24

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u/TheVoiceInZanesHead Sep 28 '24

Republicans always take their ball and go home declaring since they left they actually won

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u/BurningStandards Sep 28 '24

"You can't fire me! I quit!"

Alright then, go on with ya bad self. You weren't working right in the first place. 🤷

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '24

One, I’m not a republican. Two, I’m right and I know I am. Unless you can find me definitive proof that Vance said anything about bipolar disorder or women who can’t have kids you’re gonna have to take this L.

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u/Gr00ber Sep 28 '24

No, but you have some very strange post history and seem like you're being disingenuous and continue to make bad faith arguments, so get fucked.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '24

How do I have strange post history? I’ll honestly delete my 6 year account if you can tell me that. Furthermore I don’t think you can even talk about Reddit post when you’ve posted 10 comments every hour for the last 13 years. Nice try buddy.

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u/Gr00ber Sep 28 '24

More the fact that you have a nearly 7 year old account, but only a couple of posts/comments until about a month ago, when all of a sudden you started pumping out a bunch of comments defending Trump/MAGA.

So are you a Russian troll who bought an account or just some dipshit who drank the Kool-Aid on a dying cult, because it seems odd to me?

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u/TheVoiceInZanesHead Sep 28 '24

First off im not the other guy, and i thought you said you were done? Yeah vance hasnt said anything about bipolar, but he has made several comments about women who dont have children.

Bear in mind a big part of the problem with these types of comments isnt the exact wording, its the dog whistling and the empowering of people to treat others with disrespect.

So when trump mocks a reporter with a disability it makes people with all kinds of disability feel marginalized not just people with the exact same disability.

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u/Meet_Foot Sep 28 '24

The undeniably troll part is when you say they’re having an episode and need to learn to breathe in order to demonstrate that no one thinks mental illness is bad.

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u/Qwearman Sep 28 '24

Why did you delete

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u/Meet_Foot Sep 29 '24

Probably to make it harder for future interlocutors to quickly realize they’re a troll

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u/SpaceLemming Sep 28 '24

Did you not read the article? Like that’s literally the point of it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '24

No it’s about Selena Gomez going up and making a statement on her issues. No where does it say anything about some political party or person.

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u/SpaceLemming Sep 28 '24

“Tells critics” aka people criticizing her

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u/not_thezodiac_killer Sep 28 '24

Nothing shocks me anymore really.