On some level I agree. Just like John Davidson’s immediate reaction being to say that he’s not racist is a response to the trauma that being hospitalized for his disability has caused him. But at some point I have to believe my lying eyes and see that there’s about an 80% overlap between people who say that educating them about Tourette’s is racist and people who do not believe that Tourette’s is real. Due to my identity, nothing I say can possibly get across. So do I wait for black disabled people to try to have that conversation? There’s already been one disabled black girl harassed off social media for explaining that coprolalia is real and John Davidson is not a racist for his outburst.
So I’m going to do the only thing I can, which is defend disabled people and not budge an inch. I’m not going to be abusive, but I refuse to back down because the person I’m talking to has a different identity, unless we’re going to start applying that to the disabled.
There’s already been one disabled black girl harassed off social media for explaining that coprolalia is real and John Davidson is not a racist for his outburst.
Well, I hadn’t heard of this and that’s just depressing.
Again, the pain people feel here is very real, on “both sides” (they’re not really sides in reality of course). I wish there was a way to fix these things easily, but with these types of trauma involved people (on “both sides”) have reasonable and understandable reactions that can make discussion very difficult.
So I’m going to do the only thing I can, which is defend disabled people and not budge an inch. I’m not going to be abusive, but I refuse to back down because the person I’m talking to has a different identity, unless we’re going to start applying that to the disabled.
On some level I agree. Just like John Davidson’s immediate reaction being to say that he’s not racist is a response to the trauma that being hospitalized for his disability has caused him. But at some point I have to believe my lying eyes and see that there’s about an 80% overlap between people who say that educating them about Tourette’s is racist and people who do not believe that Tourette’s is real. Due to my identity, nothing I say can possibly get across. So do I wait for black disabled people to try to have that conversation? There’s already been one disabled black girl harassed off social media for explaining that coprolalia is real and John Davidson is not a racist for his outburst.
So I’m going to do the only thing I can, which is defend disabled people and not budge an inch. I’m not going to be abusive, but I refuse to back down because the person I’m talking to has a different identity, unless we’re going to start applying that to the disabled.
Well, I hadn’t heard of this and that’s just depressing.
Again, the pain people feel here is very real, on “both sides” (they’re not really sides in reality of course). I wish there was a way to fix these things easily, but with these types of trauma involved people (on “both sides”) have reasonable and understandable reactions that can make discussion very difficult.
I understand.