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Pardon me folks. That was just a very attractive mental patient.
— Perry · Moonstruck
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker offers an apology followed by a dismissive description of another person. Calling them attractive while using a psychiatric label turns the explanation into an uneasy joke. The label is part of his characterization, not evidence establishing anything about that person's condition.
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