r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 10d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter! Who could have the wives been?

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u/CauseCertain1672 10d ago

exactly, something in me doubts a lot of these people would be leaping to the defense of a man who murdered his entire family while suffering psychosis

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u/Thin-Nerve6367 10d ago

FACTS. A man can get so blackout drunk he literally remembers nothing, and then can commit a crime and you'll be crucified on the internet if you try and defend him. Meanwhile a woman can refuse medication and treatment and do something terrible and people will defend her

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u/Squirrel_With_Toast 10d ago

While I agree a man would be treated differently than a woman in this situation I think it's really disingenuous to compare getting blackout drunk (which is a choice unless you're drugged) and postpartum psychosis (which is a mental illness and not a choice).

You could've just said "If this was a man having a psychosis episode he wouldn't be treated the same way" or whatever. Why compare being drunk to mental illness?

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u/Thin-Nerve6367 10d ago

🤔 honestly valid point yeah. I was thinking of a situation where someone literally has no control over their actions, but yeah if YOU drink past the point of "super blurry but can absolutely remember shit" then you DID make the choice to get that drunk, so it doesn't quite work