Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

I think that understanding self-hatred a bit can be beneficial even if you aren't a therapist. Self-hatred can come from many sources but I believe that in many instances where it manifests in a way that has a negative impact on self AND society is when the primary source is where a person has a characteristic that they deem evil/wrong/unacceptable usually as a result of societal conditioning and then lash out harder at others with that characteristic. Just as people often are harsher on bad habits that they don't want to see in themselves, they can also be harsher on characteristics. It can be something fairly benign like a woman who doesn't want children trying to hide it from herself by trumpeting loudly that the culmination of completeness for women is to be a mother. When it comes to something more inherent (such as gender preference, gender identity, sexuality, and race) and also more loudly discussed as a negative, then the reactions to self and others can be much worse. How often have we seen politicians who are known for their Anti-Whatever stance then being found to be a member of that camp (be it abortion, marital affairs, partner preferences, etc..)?