My partner is playing through The Deadlock Protocol right now in preparation for playing the new update content, and I’m watching. And Eudico called Nef Anyo a narcissist. For those who aren’t plugged into disability discourse, “narcissist” is a slur for people living with NPD, or narcissistic personality disorder. It’s a crippling disability caused by having been abused as a child. I understand Granum calling Nef a slur, because Granum sucks. And there’s a cool dramatic irony in there that if Nef is a person living with NPD, it’s obviously Granum’s fault for being a deadbeat dad. Granum is insulting himself by using a slur, and that’s good writing. But Eudico using a slur is bad writing. It took both me and my partner right out of the story and made us feel disappointed that even the worker’s solidarity faction in warframe can’t avoid using mental health terms as insults. If anyone should be avoiding that behaviour, it’s Solaris United. It’s depressing.
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“Narcissist” is not a slur about a group of people with a disease. The word refers to being self-centered in general, and comes from a Greek myth in which a young man (Narcissus) falls in love with his own reflection. Narcissistic Personality Disorder is not a “crippling disability,” it’s a personality disorder which can be worked around with counseling (psychotherapy) and effort. Calling it a “crippling disability” makes it seem insurmountable and that is not a healthy attitude. Also it isn’t caused by having been abused as a child. In fact, there’s no consensus about what causes it (or any other personality disorder). It’s believed to be a complex interaction between biological and social factors, but there is no specific formula for causing it.
Please educate yourself about these issues before criticizing others. The misinformation you’re spreading does more to harm those affected by mental illness than to help them. If you’re really interested in helping and defending them, this is not the way.
