LET'S TALK!!!

[VoidCat]

Exactly!

I am sure people are aware for instance the work of Steven Hawking did. Or the work of Helen Keller. There's a ton of disabled people who have made an impact enough you can write whole books on it most might not be as well known.The problem is no one is taught about how big of an impact disabled people make cuz disabled people are invisible to most of society

 

[Subduction Zone]

@Subduction Zone I edited my post...put the wrong hashtag. It's #saytheword not #justsaytheword

That is okay, I do not Twitter, so it made no difference to me. I understand what you were saying.

 

[We Never Know]

I am sure people are aware for instance the work of Steven Hawking did. Or the work of Helen Keller. There's a ton of disabled people who have made an impact enough you can write whole books on it most might not be as well known.The problem is no one is taught about how big of an impact disabled people make cuz disabled people are invisible to most of society

I understand what you are saying but in my opinion the problem is still "Disabled simply means limited, not crippled. Some people can't separate one from the other."

 

[VoidCat]

I understand what you are saying but in my opinion the problem is still "Disabled simply means limited, not crippled. Some people can't separate one from the other."

Yes it's partly because of that. I didnt deny that. There could be many causes to a problem. I was stating how lack of representation also makes people not realize that disabled people are capable another reason for the word to carry baggage...

 

[Earthtank]

But in other places the term "differently abled" may be preferable.

Yup, that is the politically correct term today however, it does not make sense to me when I actually think about it. I personally I do not think the term disabled is a negative term either rather, its more accurate. If someone can't walk they are not "differently abled" they are disabled. Their legs are disabled from walking, there is nothing wrong with it but, saying "differently abled" imo 1) Implies they have different abilities, which they don't. As long as we treat the word itself like there is something wrong with it people will treat the disabled as if something is wrong with them
2) Waters down and softens the language to make it less "severe" thus, making it seem less important. If you have not, I would HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend watching this George Carlin (one of my fav comedians of all time) bit on language

 

[Subduction Zone]

Yup, that is the politically correct term today however, it does not make sense to me when I actually think about it. I personally I do not think the term disabled is a negative term either rather, its more accurate. If someone can't walk they are not "differently abled" they are disabled. Their legs are disabled from walking, there is nothing wrong with it but, saying "differently abled" imo 1) Implies they have different abilities, which they don't. As long as we treat the word itself like there is something wrong with it people will treat the disabled as if something is wrong with them
2) Waters down and softens the language to make it less "severe" thus, making it seem less important. If you have not, I would HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend watching this George Carlin (one of my fav comedians of all time) bit on language

Oh my! I am so offended

George Carlin was the best.

 

[We Never Know]

Yup, that is the politically correct term today however, it does not make sense to me when I actually think about it. I personally I do not think the term disabled is a negative term either rather, its more accurate. If someone can't walk they are not "differently abled" they are disabled. Their legs are disabled from walking, there is nothing wrong with it but, saying "differently abled" imo 1) Implies they have different abilities, which they don't. As long as we treat the word itself like there is something wrong with it people will treat the disabled as if something is wrong with them
2) Waters down and softens the language to make it less "severe" thus, making it seem less important. If you have not, I would HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend watching this George Carlin (one of my fav comedians of all time) bit on language

Yet if they have nonworking legs don't they have different abilities? Or at the least limited abilities?

It doesn't make them a burden but they are limited. Not to sound mean but in an emergency, thankfully I could run and get help, they couldn't. So again its not crippled, they have limited abilities.

 

[Quagmire]

Seems you need to work on your comprehension and understanding the full context before rushing to reply

Seems like you need to work on. . . . well, that would be one hell of a long list.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

you easily get triggered, don't you? Seems you can't take a joke. Must be stressful always being this tense/serious

I don't suffer poorly masked efforts into smearing others. I don't get "triggered," I have no respect for an opinion that pleads for mercy and begs to be spared a lashing from facts amd citations. And, as I pointed out, you don't get to claim it's innocent when you begin "here's a controversial one, lol."

 

[Polymath257]

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