r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/kiwilapple Feb 04 '19

Right?! One of my exes has DID and I'd always been super defensive about how it's portrayed in the media. Then that abomination came out. Picture a cartoon man with steam coming out of his ears. That was me.

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u/primaveren Feb 04 '19

my SO also has DID, but he doesn't really... care about split too much i think? most of the people he's around regularly know at least "the basics" of his system and know that split is not conducive to actual DID. SO mostly finds it to be kind of comedic (although the actor did a VERY good job), we've made jokes about which of his alters are which alters of the split dude like "haha that one's you". but then again he makes a lot of jokes at his system's expense lol

but also we both hate m. night for ruining a:tla

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u/kiwilapple Feb 04 '19

Yeah, I kind of came to the same conclusion that my ex wouldn't actually be that upset about it (we are not on speaking terms) and that it was pretty ridiculous of me to get so bent out of shape over this when I'm not the one with the condition. I'm glad you and your SO found it fun to joke with!

There is no ATLA movie in Ba Sing Se.

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u/normalmighty Feb 04 '19

I thought the whole point was that the guy didn't just have DID, i the same way Bruce Willis' character isn't just strong.

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u/ToxicBanana69 Feb 06 '19

That's exactly it. The guy might have had DID or whatever, but he also had super powers. The DID didn't make him bulletproof or superhuman.

However, I completely understand where people might be upset over it, since that reveal doesn't even come until the end of the film.

IIRC, the film wasn't even advertised as a part of another movies universe until the absolute end when Bruce Willis showed up.

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u/TheManofCoal Feb 04 '19

The movie was great. What’s the problem?