#ableist disabled people
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lordofdapies Ā· 7 months ago
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This is not a post about people with severe disabilities. @nightmaretour listedā€ people with fibromyalgia/pots/hEDsā€ first.
This is a post about silencing folk who are ā€œless disabledā€ and shaming them into sharing the spotlight.
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You arenā€™t even being coy about it.
If you were capable of self reflection you would be very ashamed of yourself right now. This is how they win.
Youā€™re not trying to bring attention to severe disabilities. This is not how itā€™s done.
If you manage to raise yourself up this way, youā€™ll be sitting on a pile of shit
You donā€™t speak for me
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everythingwasnormalhere Ā· 3 months ago
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Ok so, I just remembered how people in the comments of a tiktok video were being assholes, and I want to rant now :3
The video showed two wheelchair users at a train(?), who had just arrived to their stop to find nobody was there with a ramp so they could leave the train. One of them blocked the door so it wouldn't close, and this lasted for 15 minutes. The train was stopped for said 15 minutes. There was a button by the door, that said that it'd contact the driver when pressed. It didn't. People offered to go find the driver, and they came back with the news that there were no people in the platform to put the ramp. In the end, passengers had to go out, and place the ramp themselves, before the train could carry on. The wheelchair users had warned they were coming, and asked to have the ramp put there so they could get down. The platform turned out to have workers, they all just ran away because they'd never encountered the situation in which they needed to do this simple task.
Because of the workers' negligence, the train was forced to stop for 15 minutes.
Everyone's comments?
"Why did they block the doors and stop the train? So selfish" Selfish were workers who refused to do their job.
"What if someone had needed to get to their stop urgently? They shouldn't have stopped the train" It wasn't the disabled people's fault, it was the workers who were negligent.
"Why didn't they just wheel themselves down those steps?" They shouldn't have to risk their (expensive) chairs just because people didn't do what they were paid to do.
"If I had been in that train I would've been pissed, how dare you stop it" And you probably wouldn't have even thought about fixing the problem yourself, would you?
"Entitled assholes" Ok I'll leave you stranded in a train with everyone who could help you get down outright refusing to. Let's see who's an entitled asshole now.
If someone fights for accessibility, as much as it might be a bother for you, you do not have the right to be mad at them. If someone fights for accessibility, it is exclusively the fault of a world catered exclusively for able-bodied people.
So next time you think, "hey the consequences of these disabled people fighting for their rights bother me", instead of blaming them for this, help them solve the issue. This way, next time they will not have to fight at all.
Able bodied people, go out and fight for a fucking accessible world if you're not an asshole.
[ Able-bodied people are encouraged to reblog this post, but try not to derail ]
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sonknuxadow Ā· 3 months ago
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aetherial-boy Ā· 1 year ago
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Disabled people should be allowed to exist in public. Yes, I mean all disabled people.
That includes people with tic disorders.
That includes people who smell ā€˜badā€™.
That includes people who canā€™t help being loud.
That includes people who move ā€˜strangelyā€™.
That includes people with bulky mobility aids.
That includes people who drool.
That includes people who struggle with incontinence.
We all should get to exist, however that looks, and go out in public, use public transport, do activities outside our homes. And we should be allowed to do those things without being glared at or having ableist things said to us.
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nightmaretour Ā· 10 months ago
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If you consider yourself a disabled activist or ally and still go around saying shit like "Am I having a stroke?" or "I feel like I'm having a stroke!!" or "you/x must be having a stroke!" in a joking/insulting manner have you considered that maybe you aren't, you're just fucking ableist and I'm allowed to throw rocks at you
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sleepysleepysleepybaby Ā· 3 months ago
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people who hate slow walkers are ableist
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cha1cedony Ā· 3 months ago
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Being both aroace and a huge nerd, it irks me a little that 99% of the asexual and/or aroace headcanons I see (and not aroallo headcanons interestingly, which could be its own post but I digress) are about characters who spend all their time working/studying/etcā€¦. scientists, academics, introverts, shut-ins, even. I assume the common reasoning is that these characters only care about their work and donā€™t have time for things like relationships and sex. But like. You know thatā€™s not what asexuality isā€¦ right ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½
Obviously itā€™s fine to headcanon these types of characters as ace, but I just always wonder about allo fansā€™ reasoning for it and what it implies about their opinions of asexual people. When the ONLY characters you can think of as ace are just nerdy, quiet/socially awkward characters with no other canon implications that theyā€™d be ace, to me it just sounds like you think people are asexual because they canā€™t attract sexual partners? Or because they donā€™t have time for relationships??
Anyway it just annoys me a little that this is the VAST majority of the ace representation I see, both in canon and fandom. Iā€™m an aroace academic, but Iā€™m not aroace because I donā€™t have time for people or because Iā€™m shy or awkward or lonely or whatever. Iā€™m aroace because Iā€™m aroace lol
Tl;dr, asexual/aroace people arenā€™t all innocent nerdy introverts (and aroallos arenā€™t all extroverts with a long history of one night stands, btw). Let ace characters be loud and stupid. Or try headcanoning a loud and stupid character as ace (you can do it, I promise)
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aroaceleovaldez Ā· 5 months ago
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one of the things that I found particularly interesting in Demigods of Olympus is that it finally gives the best direct comparison we've seen so far between Percy and another character's experiences in terms of academics and particularly ableist discrimination.
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The way Zane describes his experiences and what we see in his POV is that, while he is similarly discriminated against for his "atypical" behavior and blame is placed on him, the only sorts of punishments he receives for this are relatively benign, such as an increase in counseling. (It is also notable that Zane is somewhat autistic-coded, such as having the "incorrect" scripts when speaking with adults and Sam explicitly reminding him to remember to make proper eye contact.) Percy, on the other hand, similarly experiences discrimination for "atypical" behavior, but whereas Zane is treated as "too smart for his own good" and given slaps on the wrist, Percy is automatically labeled as aggressive, destructive, and a trouble-maker based on preconceived assumptions about him and is more severely punished, such as being frequently expelled.
We rarely get this level of direct comparison between Percy's experiences and that of another character, particularly such similar experiences, so looking at the differences is really interesting to gauge what their different experiences with ableist discrimination is like - and how it could potentially tie into intersectionality and other forms of discrimination at play for them.
For instance, Zane's parents are generally heavily implied to be middle-class and/or generally financially secure, versus Percy who grew up poor, so it could be classism in combination with ableist discrimination. Alternatively, it could be intersectionality with racial discrimination, as neurodivergent behavior in people of color is significantly more likely to be punished more severely and labeled as aggressive or disruptive behavior due to racist preconceptions - particularly since we know Percy's experiences with ableist discrimination are also somewhat based on assumptions people make regarding his appearance. Both Zane and Percy are racially ambiguous - Zane's appearance essentially being completely unspecified, but Percy at least having some notable details such as having a deep tan complexion. If not racism, it could also be colorism, which in this context often has similar intersectionality. There's a lot of potential options.
It's just very interesting to me! I love having such a direct point of comparison to examine the experiences of two characters within.
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everythingwasnormalhere Ā· 9 months ago
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There's so much wrong with "everyone is a little bit autistic"
Yes, allistic people might know a lot of facts about the things they like. Yes, allistic people might get a bit overwhelmed or underwhelmed sometimes. Yes, allistic people might not get an expression sometimes, mostly if it's the first time they hear it.
That doesn't make them autistic.
Those traits only make someone autistic when they become disabling. Because, big shock, autism is a disability. Yeah, even if someone is low support needs, because that doesn't mean they don't need any support at all.
Saying "everyone is a little bit autistic" is like saying "everyone struggles with this, so suck it up, you have no right to need help". Which is just pure ableist bullshit. It denies the fact that autistic people have higher support needs than NTs, no matter where in the autistic spectrum they are. We're not "neurospicy", we're disabled, and denying this fact is denying us the right to get the help we need, we deserve, to have a good life.
(yes, this rant is just because I made the awful decision of listening to "neurospicy (interlude)" by Jax. honestly I'd rather be called a slur than listen to that shit again.)
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sonknuxadow Ā· 3 months ago
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it's really weird to me the way people have been talking about maria lately.... like i know maria wasnt the most developed character in her earlier appearances and she also didnt get to have a normal childhood experience but seeing people say she has no personality and has no joy or whimsy or never got to be a kid at all makes me wonder if im the only person whos actually been paying attention to maria this whole time...???? like do people think she was a sad miserable kid who never got to have fun because of her disability or something ? because that is quite literally the opposite of who she was
and people are being weirdly ableist about it too like talking like her illness is the reason for all those traits she supposedly lacks. implying disabled people cant be happy or have fun or whatever. like come on man
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magnetothemagnificent Ā· 1 year ago
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"Neurospicy" is the same to me as "differently abled" and "handicapable" and "autism is a superpower".
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disabled-dragoon Ā· 6 months ago
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More and more I'm exposed to the trend of people seeing me, an ambulatory wheelchair user, out of my chair and feeling the need to express how "proud" or "happy" they are to see me walking and I need these people to understand that, while I know it's often coming from a good place, that is such a condescending, utterly demeaning thing to say to someone who uses any form of disability aid, not least a wheelchair user
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blue-thief Ā· 5 months ago
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this line apparently getting censored in countries + christian linke scrambling to give shallow (and ableist) "asexual rep" to "invalidate" jayvik.... we can never win i fear šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­
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talkingattumble Ā· 2 years ago
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Chronic pain is. Such an unfathomable concept to people. Iā€™ll be like ā€œhey Iā€™m gonna rest for an hour or two because I reached my limit on walking/exercise and Iā€™m in a lot of pain right nowā€ and then a family member or friend will sayā€actually this article says thatā€™s really bad for youā€ and the article in question is always something like ā€œHealth Tips for the Average Normal Healthy Person by Mike Ablebodiedā€
Not to mention finding resources like. Iā€™ll find resources by disabled people and itā€™ll be like ā€œhey exercise is important, but find a way to workout that uses less spoons, and if youā€™re having a high pain day then take a break, and hereā€™s some exercises you can do from bedā€. And then Iā€™ll find some able bodied persons fibromyalgia tips and itā€™s like ā€œif you donā€™t walk sixteen miles every day your muscles will atrophy and youā€™ll die also your mobility aid makes you weakā€. Guess which one of those sources I trust more. And now guess which sources the people around me always seem to find and listen to. Are these kinds of things common or am I just unlucky? Does anyone else have this problem?
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crazycatsiren Ā· 6 months ago
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I'm all for "ignore the idiots" as a general rule in life. But when I'm out in public and people are being ableist to me, I'm no longer staying silent.
Because a lot of times, people don't even realize what they're doing is wrong, because ableism is so normalized in our society, often people don't even think about treating those like me with respect.
So they need to learn, they need to know, they need to be aware and do better. I'm going to tell them it's not ok to act this way toward me just because I'm not like them. I'm not going to simply suffer in silence and let anybody just get away with being ableist bullies and carry on with their day, after they nearly ruin mine.
I deserve better. I matter.
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le-fruit-de-la-passion Ā· 5 months ago
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never thought I would say this in my goddamn life but I truly wish arcane would stop trending
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