#community dean

[the-ever-flowing-styx]

i was possessed :3

[the-collector-blog]

a thought about community's ben chang that i've had many times: all the things he goes through are made out to seem ridiculous and absurd. the same goes for the greendale campus, but some of what happens to chang specifically is actually...kinda realistic once you think about it in the context of him being [probably schizophrenic but either way definitely] severely mentally ill. full commentary under the cut.

[disclaimers - this is: informed by my own experiences and by those of ppl in my life // not necessarily the case for everyone // not coming from an expert; i haven't purposefully done much research into soul crushing, hope depleting statistics // not to say he is a good person and only his illness caused him to do horrible things (he is awful regardless lol) // not to say that the show 1) intentionally wrote these things to be realistic, 2) portrayed him in a good way, or 3) was not ableist.]

anyways. homelessness, legal trouble/imprisonment, unemployment, and the struggle to maintain relationships are disproportionately experienced by mentally ill people.

it seems like his life just snowballs into complete absurdity after his wife kicked him out. but like, i feel like it's so hard to get back to normality especially when you're predisposed to mental illness. he got worse as his life became less stable, which makes a lot of sense.

you're doing relatively alright, you have a home and a partner/person- but then that relationship falls apart. you lose that support and some of your resources. where do you even go? you may start to struggle at work (if you're employed) as your life and mental health issues get worse. things are uncertain. (in extreme/unfortunate cases, this can lead to big episodes and/or legal trouble etc. chang's psychosis did.)

these things really can snowball, and often, you don't just find your way again soon and get back on your feet. if things fall apart in your life, and you don't have the support/help you need, you may not come back from that anytime soon. (in some cases:) mental illness + loss of primary support + lack of necessary resources and treatment = sh*t goes downhill.

(obv there's also ableism, racism and other factors that can raise the chances of these things happening. chang is not only neurodivergent but chinese. etc. it all ties together.) (just felt worth noting)

[mushed-kid]

i think the most out of pocket line in community was when Dean said he’d segregate the school

[violetlilly23]

Isnt that pikachu guy the dean from community?

[pawpunkao3]

Dean Pelton when someone asks if he's gay

[deecotan]

one piece x community because i've been watching community lately

[troybarnesbabygirlconfirmed]

people don’t even ask for a hit of your vape anymore they just look at you like this

[audhd-nightwing]

*headcanons your ‘hyper-sexualized by the fandom’ character as asexual*

[mrcowboydeanwinchester]

this is one of the absolute most insane dean moments in the whole show i am chomping on glass. IS MOM STILL OKAY OR WEIRD? SHOULD I CALL YOU MARY??????????

[strangerathecinema]

silly community textposts pt. 2

[doppel-dean-er]

PLEASE tell me no one has done this yet

[usercommunity]

COMMUNITY 1.10 | Environmental Science

Happy Earth Day from Dean Pelton 🌍

[bluebooks1]

Happy March 32nd everyone

[capcomabednadir]

and POST

[castielsparkle]

my creation

[ghostlyswamp]

I love that there’s an episode of community called advanced gay and it’s not even in the top three for gayest community episodes