Are You Human, Brother John?

Current mood: Self-esteem Crisis Looming

On an entirely unrelated note, people just plain hate it when others dehumanize them in what they do, say or not do/say. Women hate it when they're called baby producers or machines or whatever. I've been wondering and sorta figure that the term is not necessarily derogatory. After all, (insert word) machine has been used to imply that someone is really good at something. Then again, it’s just insulting when your life is defined by what you do, especially if it’s deemed by others to be unproductive.

Perhaps this is the exact same reason behind illogical resentment against the idea that humans descended from animals, may have instincts like animals or that they’re in any way actually (at least at a functional level) animals. It’s just dehumanizing to be found to be in some way related to or actually be some non-human creature. I guess it’s an ego thing.

Now, as for the self-esteem thing...it's just sad when you find that you're apparently disabled, just like a group of other disabled people, then realize that your own disability is worse. It's like being born with constant indigestion, then later finding out that you don't even have a whole stretch of intestine. Sure, I mean someone probably doesn't have a stomach as well, but it doesn't exactly make things all right with the world.