Counseling, when done well by a professional, is certainly not a bad thing. While I agree that the reasons these kids were put in counseling are totally invalid, I think we should avoid giving people the impression that therapy is evil. It can be quite useful, even for people with no real mental problems. Besides, a competent professional would know when there was a real problem and when there wasn't, and also really could help "different" young people learn techniques for getting by in a world that doesn't accept them. Social workers are undeserving of their current bad reputation.
Look, buddy, I don't really get the point of making statements like that . . . I mean, are you trying to change someone's mind? Or are you just going for "I'm a racist bastard" or "I have very little taste and a wholly unoriginal core vocabulary"? First, I would like to say that a lot of anime does suck. A lot of it is mediocre, too-- but some of it is also very good. I enjoy something that is a little different and I have a wide enough perception to see past things that get in the way. Thinking people are like that.
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Counseling, when done well by a professional, is certainly not a bad thing. While I agree that the reasons these kids were put in counseling are totally invalid, I think we should avoid giving people the impression that therapy is evil. It can be quite useful, even for people with no real mental problems. Besides, a competent professional would know when there was a real problem and when there wasn't, and also really could help "different" young people learn techniques for getting by in a world that doesn't accept them. Social workers are undeserving of their current bad reputation.
Look, buddy, I don't really get the point of making statements like that . . . I mean, are you trying to change someone's mind? Or are you just going for "I'm a racist bastard" or "I have very little taste and a wholly unoriginal core vocabulary"? First, I would like to say that a lot of anime does suck. A lot of it is mediocre, too-- but some of it is also very good. I enjoy something that is a little different and I have a wide enough perception to see past things that get in the way. Thinking people are like that.