Dr. Amanda Calhoun, chief resident in psychiatry at Yale University, said Friday on MSNBC's “The ReidOut” that liberals devastated by President Donald Trump's re-election should distance themselves from families who voted for him.
Host Joy Reid said: If you're an LGBTQ person and you know someone in your family essentially voted against your rights, or if you're a woman and you know that man calls people the B-word. If you are JD Vance literally called Kamala Harris trash. Then I said I was going to take out the trash. I know a lot of black women were incredibly inspired by that. If you meet someone and you know they voted for people who called you trash, or if you're Puerto Rican and you know someone voted like that. , would you recommend being close to that person, just from a psychological point of view?The holidays are about to start. ”
Calhoun said, “I'm so glad you asked this question because it gives you a boost. There's a social norm that if someone is your family, they have a right to your time. And I think the answer is absolutely no. So you find yourself in a situation where a family member or close friend that you know voted in a way that is contrary to your livelihood, as you said. If you are, it's perfectly fine to not be around those people and tell them that. And I'm not going to be around you during this holiday. I have to take some space for myself. I don't really want to talk to adults or parents to children. I don't think children or adults should be forced to be around other people just because they're part of the family. I think if you feel like you need to set boundaries with people, whether you're deaf or not, you have every right to do so. I think it may be essential for your mental health.”
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