[ SECRET POST #3125 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3125 ⌋

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[elialshadowpine]

GODS THIS. I still remember when Avatar (blue cat people) came out and people left and right were calling it ableist because the protagonist was depressed about being in a wheelchair and wanted to walk again. The dude had only been in a wheelchair for six months. NOBODY, I don't care WHO you are, acclimates to a serious disability in six months, and especially not someone who had a very active lifestyle and was a fucking Marine. Of COURSE he'd have the issues he did.

But, even if you were disabled yourself, if you didn't agree, you obviously had internal ableism. A lot of it was coming from people who had been disabled since birth (usually the same group that argues for the term "differently abled", which a fuckton of us find offensive as hell), and thus never experienced growing up able-bodied and then becoming disabled. I'm not a full-time wheelchair user (part time, although I've not had to in awhile now, yay), but I've been dependent on a cane, and in chronic pain since I was 18 (I'm 30), which has fucked my life over like whoa. So, hell yes, I would take a cure for that. Because, having your joints partially dislocate well over 50 times a day is kinda hell.

[herpymcderp]

Yep. These days it's pretty much a big fuck you if you're a disabled person who would rather not be disabled and double fuck you if you're a person with an invisible disability (there are points where I've had to use a wheelchair as well, but it's not like people would ever guess that from looking at me today) who would rather not be disabled.

If it comes up I tend to take the time to tell people that that vocal minority doesn't reflect the attitudes of all disabled people. It's truly shitty though, because it's pervasive and it causes a lot of newly disabled people to feel guilty and ostracized if they make the mistake of seeking support in the wrong circles.

It's a shitty attitude and fuck the people who want to make it the mainstream. You don't need to be proud of something that actively lessens your quality of life and you don't need to embrace it either.

[(Anonymous)]

Amen.

I would throw you guys a parade if I could. It's just so nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks this way out there.

/gentle solidarity fistbump