Guhh we hadn't thought of the issue of "making doctors into cultural authorities." Cuz that's an idea we've come across too, now, that "system" is just so medical of a word that those of us not doing the whole medical thing shouldn't touch it. Which is a bizarre and incorrect explanation for how come people on tumblr use the term "system," which we'd argue has its direct lineage from the non-DID uses. But calling it "medical therefore you're appropriating"? Eeesh. medical language deserves appropriation, cuz it's pretty damn dehumanizing on its own >:(
The fussing over "system" in particular traces back no further than the beginning of 2016, on our blog at least. The earliest conversations we recall even hinting that "system" might be "DID-only" came from a soulbonder who was trying to make more distinct communities. Don't really think that they started it or anything, but it's the first place the idea shows up in our blog history, where our response is "Since when did anyone ever say 'system' was the problem?"
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medical language deserves appropriation, cuz it's pretty damn dehumanizing on its own >:(The fussing over "system" in particular traces back no further than the beginning of 2016, on our blog at least. The earliest conversations we recall even hinting that "system" might be "DID-only" came from a soulbonder who was trying to make more distinct communities. Don't really think that they started it or anything, but it's the first place the idea shows up in our blog history, where our response is "Since when did anyone ever say 'system' was the problem?"
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