This notion of required proof of authenticity highlights how this speculation is highly problematic in nature. This speculation dissociates Sylvia Plath’s experiences as a human struggling with mental health issues from how the public viewed Sylvia Plath as an artist and icon. It is never required for one to authenticate one’s experiences in order for such experiences to be deemed valid or of artistic valuable, and this is especially so with mental health struggles.
Read MoreWith the absence of what has been an essential element of my holidays this year, I can’t help but reflect on the significance Star Wars and its characters have to me – specifically, the impact Carrie Fisher had on me as a young teenager in normalizing the discussion of mental health.
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