User blog comment:OMGitsGARRET/Courtney, Duncan, Gwen, Scott and Trent - The Love Pentagon: Finally Put To Rest!/@comment-5899967-20140705001537/@comment-25184575-20140705190714

How is Mike offensive....

1. It is literally ALL of his character. He is literally defined by his disorder. With anyone who has ever dealt with a mental illness or knows someone with one, one of the most important things that we are told is that your disorder DOES NOT define who you are, and it literally defines who Mike is. Look at his page.

2. He NEVER learns how to deal with his disorder. It is either a gimmick or something that he has to get over to be with Zoey. It is like his disorder is a villain, he is the protagonist, and Zoey is the love interest. Mental disorders do not go with it, and as someone with a mental disorder, I have to live with it for the rest of my life, and learn how to deal with it; not "kill it".

3. If you watched videos of DID, and actually research what it is, there is nothing funny or comedic about it. You get it from an extremely traumatic event and to see someone switch is a very scary thing to witness. It is efing comic relief in the show. If you are going to portray a disorder, do it right, or expect backlash.