Nothing ever happens (ableism edition)

[u/GodsGayestTerrorist]

I'm pink

Ableist is red

Subreddit is white

I'm not sure if the username censoring rule applies to myself but just in case I did so anyways.

I'm just so taken aback by the audacity of someone to make the claim that I would lie about a disability and to be honest so insulted that some loser talking out of their ass is attempting to diminish my achievement. I just cannot comprehend the nerve of some people.

[u/ninjab33z]

I apologise if this comes off negatively, i don't mean it to but I can understand not understanding why you were there. Media usually shows a broken back as incapacitating, often to the point of lower body paralysis. But then you politely ask about the injury, you don't just assume the person is lying or exaggerating.

[u/GodsGayestTerrorist → u/ninjab33z]

Media usually shows

Media usually shows autism as being non-verbal and intellectually disabled or as savant syndrome. Doesn't excuse the ignorance of people who think media is reality.

[u/ninjab33z → u/GodsGayestTerrorist]

Oh absolutely, my point was that i could understand them missunderstanding what you meant by broken back, like how people also misunderstand what autism is thanks to media. But the way they reacted to that disconnect, by assuming you are lying instead of politely asking a question, isn't something you can just forgive.

[u/GodsGayestTerrorist → u/ninjab33z]

I refuse to give people any grace on things like this when we live in the age of information, and each and every person with access to the internet has access to the full repository of all human knowledge there is very little excuse to be so ignorant.

[u/ninjab33z → u/GodsGayestTerrorist]

Eeeh, sometimes people don't even realise it's misinformation until they are faced with something running against it. For example, if you've never met anyone with a back injury why would you assume the media is lying for dramatic effect.

You can't patch a hole in your knowledge if you don't know the hole is there.

[u/GodsGayestTerrorist → u/ninjab33z]

But if someone with a back injury says something contrary to your beliefs about back injuries you can use the internet to verify if they are being truthful.

[u/ninjab33z → u/GodsGayestTerrorist]

Yeah, though some people prefer a human touch and i don't think there's anything wrong with asking, provided you are polite about it and accept that they may not want to answer.

I want to make it clear, i am not excusing what they said. I do not think it can be excused. Just that i can understand being surprised that you are so mobile. They chose probably the worst way to respond to that surprise.