I’m just curious about this. As someone with a chronic illness, I pretty much never hear anyone talk about things related to the sorts of difficulties and discrimination I and others might face within society. I’m not aware of companies or governments doing anything special to bring awareness on the same scale of say, pride month for instance. In fact certain aspects of accessibility were only normalized during the pandemic when healthy people needed them and now they’re being gradually rescinded now that they don’t. It’s annoying for those who’ve come to prefer those accommodations. It’s cruel for those who rely on them.

And just to be clear, I’m not suggesting this is an either or sort of thing. I’m just wondering why it’s not a that and this sort of thing. It’s possible I’m not considering the whole picture here, and I don’t mean for this to be controversial.

  • @jeffw
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    71 year ago

    I’ve seen way too many people casually use the R word on Lemmy. Ig people just don’t care about ableism

    • PupBiru
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      41 year ago

      omfg right?! i always call it out then they attack me and say im a tankie etc because im making a straw man without engaging with their point

      no! i agree with your point which why i didn’t engage and disagree with the fact that you think its okay to use a disability as an insult ffs