Talk:Mad pride

Valid topic but reads like an advert
This is a real campaign, but this article on it seems to have been created as a book advert. I've tried to make it read less like an advert, but it needs a lot more work. --elmindreda (talk) 22:10, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

I agree, it is a valid topic. I am translating it into portuguese!!Antoniog12345 (talk) 18:44, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

New York Times and Huffington Post
I cited the New York Times and Huffington Post as sources that mentioned Mad Pride recently. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chris Dubey (talk • contribs) 13:58, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

"hysterical" in the description
I dont think using the term "hysterical" in the description about mad pride and word reclamation is very clever, no, its not clever at all so im changing it. "hysterical" is part of the abuse against mad people, particularly women. Morons with doctorates thought that it was a womans uterus that caused women to become 'hysterical', 'hystera' meaning womb. So women were sterilized and given hysterectomies to control our strange, second sex behaviour. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.122.200.114 (talk) 19:27, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

though he has left us shards of his brain still lead the way to *breaks down* ^_^ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.134.8.150 (talk) 01:05, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Mad Pride (and SSI)
This group could be taken a little more seriously if so many weren't totally dependent on life-long handouts without really giving much back to society. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.236.146.121 (talk) 21:00, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

let us keep this remark here. It was obviously left by an ignorant person who has an inflated opinion of his/ her own self worth. It is also symptomatic of the hatered/ ignorance which exists against people who have mental illnesses. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Galaxycat (talk • contribs) 16:07, 2 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Regarding "dependent on life-long handouts" from 96.236.146.121. You do know the "medications" or Anti-psychotics the mentally ill are forced to take create a brain chemical imbalance, where there WAS NOT a chemical imbalance beforehand? Your asking the mentally ill to work for a living ( after being drugged) is like expecting a frog to be able to jump after you have cut off its legs. Anti-psychotics literally do not exist because there is no psychosis molecule, bacteria or virus. http://brucelevine.net/psychiatry-admits-its-been-wrong-in-big-ways-but-can-it-change-a-chat-with-robert-whi/ --Mark v1.0 (talk) 15:15, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

Psychoactive health movement connections?
I have heard rumour of connections between mad pride and a movement which acts for interests identified in terms of psychoactive health and resistance to war against psychoactivity now waged by state and state-licensed institutions and wonder whether any Wikipedia user has more authoritative knowledge of such connections Laurel Bush (talk)

External links modified
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"committed suicide"
Do people interested in this field still say "committed suicide"? --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 16:54, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

founders
A recent Vice article on the topic suggests there was a fourth founding member of Mad Pride, Mark Roberts. He is left out of the introduction that only names Simon Barnett, Robert Dellar, and Pete Shaughnessy. This article was based on interviews conducted with the living founders. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lil.bear (talk • contribs) 21:11, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Recommendations
Great article! Here are some thoughts that could improve it overall: It would be great to see some more examples of early origins that lead to the movement, there are opportunities to link to other articles throughout the text, be careful with the use of the word "suicide" and it's context, the addition of a main picture would be a great one!

(Katrina.varvaro (talk) 02:14, 18 March 2017 (UTC))

Refrain from using words like “this” to describe Toronto. It adds a sense of place to the article that should be kept neutral. “has been held every year since then in this city except 1996”. I’ve changed it to read “held every year in Toronto except for 1996”.

More internal links can be added to the article in order to provide more context to the topics being presented throughout the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nicolezulauf30 (talk • contribs) 20:02, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Peer Review
The article flows incredibly well and is concise and informative. However, upon reading the article the first time, It was not clear to me what Mad Pride was. When I hear Pride in terms of a social movement, it is immediately associated with the LGBT community, so I was expecting Mad Pride to be maybe something to do with those with special needs identifying under the spectrum of LGTBQ. I think the opening sentence, or somewhere in the article could include a "not to be confused with" line to solve the discrepancy - again it could just be me!

Formatting wise, the page looks beautiful and is organized with clear headers and subheads guiding readers through information in a chronological order that builds off the last point which is so refreshing.

I would love a subheading identifying where Mad Pride stands as a movement right now. If it is a movement which has died out, or been made obsolete in anyway (I haven't heard of it so I can only assume) I would love to read why. Perhaps including links to other Special Needs and Mental Health campaigns and movements would strengthen the article, and encourage readers to venture further into this cause!

Jaay za (talk) 20:34, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

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