User blog comment:ZeoSpark/Dave or Mike?/@comment-21325751-20140716205350/@comment-1376932-20140716212531

Typical Mike defense.

"But if Mike is offensive to disabled people, shouldn't Sierra be offensive to stalkers?" etc, etc.

No, because being a "stalker" is a choice. You choose to be a stalker, you don't choose to be disabled and have an illness that takes over your life. If you, personally, were offended by Sierra because her obsessive behavior was a trigger to you, then I'm sorry and I won't try to invalidate your experience with a stalker. But in her defense, she is not meant to parody a stalker, her stereotype is the obsessive fangirl and there's a huge difference.

We know what Mike's stereotype is: it's the Multiple Personality Disorder. It's not "the weird kid with a lot of whacky characters", it's a legitimate disorder and that's why people are pissed off. You choose to ignore all these people's concerns and ignorantly write them off as "overreacting" and that's extremely bigoted. He is offensive to the disabled community and that is a fact. A few disabled people not being offended by him really shouldn't overlap everyone else's concerns.

Also, the difference between Sierra and Mike is that Sierra has a legitimate personality. She may be a crazy fangirl but she's also got a lot of other traits to back her up. Mike's personality is literally defined by his illness. That's like giving us "The Kid with Cancer"; they're bald, they're weak in challenges due to their deteriorating health, and even though it's supposed to be serious, hey! It's a cartoon, right? We should laugh at their expense. Isn't that what you're saying?