Gaining Insight Blog

This is the blog that Amber Christian Osterhout publishes as part of her gaining-insight project.

From gaining-insight.blogspot.com:

I
thought I would share a video with you by Puddle of Mudd. I came across
the song while researching how the media affects stigma. The song is
called "Psycho" but the term SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHO is repeated over and
over again thoughout the song. I believe the narrator is comparing his
girlfriend's attitude to a very serious mental disorder. But then I
found the following quote, "The song is about wondering if oneself has
a split personality and is a “psycho”, as lead singer Wes Scantlin
sings “maybe I’m the one who is the schizophrenic psycho”." The music
video was shot at the famed Bates Motel which adds another layer of
discriminating media....

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