Another player who was at the table during the incident sent me this meme after the problem player in question (they had a history) left the group chat.

Felt like sharing it here because I’m sure more people should keep this kind of thing in mind.

  • ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
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    10 months ago

    You said a flaw is still a disability even when everyone has it.

    Where did I wrote that?! I wrote that the hypothetical situation where everyone has a broken leg and therefore then it would be considered normal, doesn’t invalidate that a broken leg is a handicap in our (non-hypothetical) real life.

    Also, being double jointed is not considered a disability.

    And further, the word is clearly defined (this is translated from my language to English):

    Physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which prevent a person from participating equally in society for longer than six months.

    And what we categorise as a disability is grounded on the definition above. Since autism is categorized as a disability, it wouldn’t make sense to diagnose someone with autism if the above is not true.

    I don’t see how this can not make sense. It seems so obvious that you do not have a disability when nothing is disabling you. When someone says “I have disability X but it’s not disabling” then congratulations, you are cured.

      • ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
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        10 months ago

        I think you have trouble understanding the difference between definitions for words or the context of general terms and your own personal experience.

          • ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
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            10 months ago

            You didn’t answer my question (“Where did I wrote that”) and your answer doesn’t make it clear to me if you even understood my point. So I am not sure why you think it’s me who isn’t having a conversation.

              • ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
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                10 months ago

                Do you mean the question where you tried to paint me as dumber than you because I do not agree with your reasoning?

                Yeah, I won’t answer to your narcissistic ramblings because your premise is wrong. I have no trouble understanding your reasoning, I just think it’s wrong.

                What is and isn’t categorized as a disability isn’t subjectively decided randomly. It’s a decision based on our current real life situation. Not your head cannon.

                Autism is considered a disability because of the definition of what makes a disability I provided above. While you personally can say that you feel not disabled, a claim that “autism is not a disability because when people were different it wouldn’t matter” isn’t rational reasoning.

                  • ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
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                    10 months ago

                    I didn’t contradict myself, you didn’t understood what I was writing. Otherwise, please provide where I contradicted myself.

                    You tried to substantiate your claim that the question whether or not something is a disability depends on (social) context with mentioning that the “flaw” that Michael Phelps has supposedly aided him in being a better swimmer.

                    My point is that, for the definition whether or not something is categorized as a disability, it doesn’t matter whether it is not disabling in certain contexts for certain individuals. Or whether you can imagine a society where it’s not disabling.

                    “Intrinsic” and “non-intrinsic” disabilities, this differentiation does not make sense.