A disabled womansharedher hilarious comeback to a man’s insensitive comment about her wheelchair. He had decided that it might actually be fun to “drive” around everywhere and didn’t take even a moment to consider his words.We reached out to her via private message and will update the article when she gets back to us.
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Some people just can’t figure out how to not be insensitive
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So one woman decided to make a man regret his rude comment
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Many people have regressive views of disability
Many disabled people have to contend with the fact that a lot of folks see them only in the context of their disability. ResearcherRia Cheynehas written that even positive portrayals of disabled folks “are widely assumed to be inherently regressive,” since they still “reduce” a person to the status of a disabled person, not just a whole human with their own achievements and desires.
This isn’t just some fringe issue, around10%of the human population is severely or moderately disabled. Yet they often remain somewhat invisible, creating the impression that disability is a lot more uncommon than it actually is. This is a vicious cycle, as people don’t come to grips with living around disabled people and, as a result, don’t work towards a world that makes it easier for them to actually be around.
Entitlement often removes a person’s ability to empathize with their fellow humans
However, entitlement does have a way of inhibiting people’s ability tosympathize. The man saw a “fun toy” and immediately made a terrible joke about it. The fact that he regretted it is little comfort to the larger issue, that he didn’t even see the issue with his words until the woman pointed it out.
Unfortunately, the internet is absolutely littered with stories ofentitlement, as people just manage to have no sympathy or even common understanding with others. At least in this case, the woman was able to put him in his place very quickly and, one hopes, actually make him think a little more about her situation and his actions.
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