Or well ex-friend did that to himself being a bigot and insensitive d-bag. Good riddance!  


Warning: He said some mean things that may upset you wonderful folks so please be aware.  


Short version:   


My partner is from the deep south and grew up in a German and Irish family. As a result, they can cycle through a German, Irish, and deep-south type accent and by default, they "sound like a bastardization of all three" and I LOVE IT. (Gotta find the things that make people unique, you know!) They were fairly isolated growing up and also picked up a love for old English accents and can do that accent fairly well as well. As a result, when we talk, my partner will cycle through the accents and basically we're just laughing and whatnot. Most days, our "chats" consist of my partner sending me video clips and me typing because it works best. I save several of these clips because I love them and sometimes they contain messages for my other friends.   


I was talking to my now-ex-friend and I showed him some of the clips where my friend was using the different accents to make fun of their family (each accent represented the relative who spoke with it) or to voice characters from our fave books/games. Or, had chosen to cycle through them and get my opinion on which would be best suited for a song they wanted to sing. I explained all that but I never tell people my partner is schizophrenic until they tell me I can. (Obviously.)   


Keep in mind that my partner is very much in reality, knows what is and isn't real, and in no way is expressing anything stating otherwise. (Am I saying it right and understood?) Also, I think \*everyone\* mimics accents once in a while be it a favored character/actor, just for fun, or if the accents are found within the family. (My grandma's family came from Australia generations ago and even now all these years later, you can still here the Aussie come out of them and since I am in love with the accent/my best friend is from Australia, I adopted some of the slang and speech for the hell of it.) Point is, there's nothing wrong with it!  


However, ex friend heard all this and said "They sound like a skitzo shithead! Seriously! They belong on TV as one of those cult-leader-religious types! Total blue pill! (Whatever that means?) Ditch the shithead and get better friends!" (Here's where I point out I NEVER tell anybody my partner has mild schizophrenia; not my place to do so and if anybody REALLY wants to know, my partner is very open about it on their personal FB page.)  


I deleted all the clips (yes I know he may have shared them already but now they're gone) and blocked him. I am shaking and crying because this came from left-field with this person and they've been nothing but great to me until now. They are my Aussie friends' best friend and we met through her. (I am calling her tomorrow to let her know what's up. I live in the opposite hemisphere so it's way too late for her now to call.)  


I feel like I betrayed my partner somehow even though they know the clips I share are ones that are harmless/I have permission to. Obviously if I knew he was like this I never would have befriended him and I doubt that after tomorrow, my friend will be friends with him either; several of her friends are "all over the spectrum" when it comes to schizophrenia. (Many are mild, "normal seeming" living "normal" lives, a few are in therapeutic group homes to help manage it, and two are living in special hospitals until they find meds/therapy that work for them.) So, I doubt that she'll stand for this behavior.  


Sorry if this is weirdly written; I wanted to get it out ASAP before my partner settles in for the night so I can enjoy my time with them without this hanging over me. I hope everyone here is great and I wish you nothing but love, light and endless happiness.