Nobody Is Normal, Nobody Is Sick: A Roast of a Well-Meaning Slogan
“Aus der Nähe betrachtet ist keiner normal.” The slogan of a Sozialpsychiatrisches Zentrum sounds compassionate. It is, under scrutiny, a gift to everyone who has ever said “but everyone gets depressed sometimes.” It attacks a concept psychiatry abandoned decades ago, dilutes the clinical categories people with severe conditions need to be taken seriously, and — most ironically — argues against the relevance of its own institution. A Karneval roast, with citations.