Hello! Welcome to Color Outside the Lines, a discussion space for people of color. Posted the first 3 Wednesdays of the month.
Thread Rules
- We ask that only those who identify as people of color participate in this discussion. White Avocados, while valued members of this community, should remain in ‘lurk’ mode.
- Shaming and hateful speech are unacceptable.
- Please keep potentially traumatic content safely behind spoiler tags.
- Nobody on this thread is more or less a person of color than anyone else. (We will not set clearly delineated boundaries on who qualifies as a ‘person of color.’ As a starting point, this thread uses the definition of ‘non-European heritage of sufficient prominence to affect one’s navigation of a society built on white normativity.’ However, we recognize that there are identities which skirt either side of the divide. If people feel that they meaningfully experience the identity of being a person of color, then they are welcome to participate.)
Prompt:Mental Health
How is mental health seen in your community and culture? If mental health problems are seen in a negative light, have you seen any improvements? Do you think there will be improvements? If you don’t what do you thing is hindering that?
Personal note: Sorry all, I have not been exactly present recently. I’ve just been feeling a bit unwell. Don’t worry about me, I have bipolar disorder and even though I have found a fine equilibrium this just happens sometimes. Anyways, what I’m trying to get at is that there may be more “no prompt” COTL threads for a little bit. Thank you so much for being a great crowd
