• @[email protected]
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      89 months ago

      I can answer your question. Having a disability is frustrating because meaningful discussion of disability issues is, in part, hampered by people who use disability as a joke. Often these jokes come from people who are ostensibly progressive (or at the very least, attacking those who aren’t progressive).

      So yeah, I rather would like you to make more efforts to accept disabled people like me on social media, starting with not making jokes like these.

    • Flying SquidOP
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      You know… I didn’t particularly like what the person above said to me… but I also live with a disability and what you said is far more insulting even though it wasn’t directed at me personally.

      I would also suggest that mocking disability is a right-wing position. Accepting people for who they can’t help but be is what is ethical.

      You can change your political beliefs. That’s on you. You can’t regrow a leg or make seizures that medication won’t help with magically disappear.

      • dream_weasel
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        -29 months ago

        Sorry you feel that way. I live with chronic pain myself and it’s not a lot of fun. That being said…

        I don’t know why insinuating that a person might be disabled and wanting of more consideration is offensive. I didn’t suggest he’s missing an arm or a leg or give some ableist writeoff, I said instead that maybe acceptance is what he is looking for and that would not come from the far right.

        Sure, it’s mincing words and it’s a hedge, but I don’t think I’m going to apologize for pushing people’s buttons: they go low we go high is BS because the only people who benefit from that arrangement are the bystanders. They go low, I’m gonna be waiting to kick in the teeth. Everyone playing the disgust and downvote is on the team watching out for people already. Thank you. I am going to walk in shit to piss people off: you’re not going to change someones mind by giving downvotes and “being best” (lol yeah right).

        I said a dick thing, I accept it, and I hope it pissed that dude off. Then when he goes to try to refute me, he has to read, learn, and consider the situation. One of three things comes of that. He ignores me, and who cares. He thinks and gets mad and doubles down, also who cares, being nice wasnt helping anyway. Or maybe it causes a moment of thinking and clarity that starts discussion.

        I’m not going to be nice so the anonymous internet left gives me a cookie, it’s not their minds that need changed or nuts that need kicked. You be the good guy who posts and is fediverse famous and I’ll be the unknown guy who goes wrestle pigs in the shit and thumps the pigeon playing chess (to borrow some expressions).

        • @AWistfulNihilist
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          09 months ago

          Naw, you just look like an asshole and it damages your overall argument to other people who aren’t assholes.

          You can be a gadfly without being a piece of shit or a pedant, or a triple downing douchebag. Again this is all a reflection on you, not on the people your bad insults aren’t landing on.

          • dream_weasel
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            09 months ago

            Well seeing as how it seems like you’re an asshole too, I could kinda give a shit about what you think. Apparently you have to be heard in every thread on this post though and I wouldn’t deny you replies. Go outside lol.

            • @AWistfulNihilist
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              09 months ago

              No, I won’t be a wuss an go outside. You see how silly that sounds?

              • dream_weasel
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                Can’t take silly seriously obviously. Can you at least entertain me and any brave readers if we are gonna keep going? I’m not going anywhere.

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                  Oh sorry, I missed the team America video. The one where you think you’re Gary Johnston but you’re actually Matt Damon.

                  • dream_weasel
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                    I can’t see your image can you try again? I’m pretty invested now.

    • @AWistfulNihilist
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      59 months ago

      Are you saying disabled people are naturally anti leftist, are you making fun of this person by accusing them of having a disability.

      This is a legit disgusting comment and you should delete it.

      • dream_weasel
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        29 months ago

        No.

        I’m not deleting something I post unless it breaks the rules. I’ll take the downvotes and if you think it’s disgusting there’s your method.

        • @AWistfulNihilist
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          Being gross for the sake of being gross huh! I’m telling you to delete it cause it’s a super shitty thing to imply about disabled people either way. Empathy not your strong suite tho, understood!

            • @AWistfulNihilist
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              19 months ago

              Wow, you take this Internet stuff super seriously! Keep going you soldier, gotta stay hard!

      • @unreasonabro
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        You have understood literally nothing, both about what he has said and about what you have said, and you really ought to be ashamed of yourself, and no doubt already are. Figure out how to grow up and you will feel better. Your comment is the disgusting one, not his, flying in here with your pet agenda and trying to insert it into a different conversation… cheap internet bully shit from a trauma victim. Get your act together man, you don’t need to be this guy.

        • @AWistfulNihilist
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          Did chat gpt write this?

          Omfg I love when people harping about bullying also hella bully! Hella bully, fucking hypocrite.

      • dream_weasel
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        Man I do what I can. Patrolling Lemmy is a thankless job. Even more thankless than reddit. But, hey, it’s gotta be done.