"Ableism wrapped up as helpfulness is still ableism, kids."
Gawd, this so much.
"Have you tried yoga?" "Have you tried cutting out (insert latest disordered eating as a fad)" "Have you tried MANIFESTING?"
I see ableism as a double-edged sword where on the one side you have straight up eugenics and the idea that our lives are just less valuable and worth living and on the other side you have pity, paternalism, charity and infantilising ideas about us. Both cut deep.
"Ableism wrapped up as helpfulness is still ableism, kids."
Gawd, this so much.
"Have you tried yoga?" "Have you tried cutting out (insert latest disordered eating as a fad)" "Have you tried MANIFESTING?"
I see ableism as a double-edged sword where on the one side you have straight up eugenics and the idea that our lives are just less valuable and worth living and on the other side you have pity, paternalism, charity and infantilising ideas about us. Both cut deep.