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July is disability pride month! (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 days ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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[–] Pissmidget@lemmy.world 83 points 3 days ago (8 children)

I get the point you're trying to make, but as someone with multiple disabilities, both mental and physical, I can't help but feel an icky taste in my mouth after saying "disability pride". As if my brain damage, anxiety or cerebral palsy, to mention a few, is something to be proud of, rather than something to work on overcoming, in order to live my best life.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying one should be ashamed of ones disabilities, not acknowledge ones limitations and be comfortable with that, but to have them as an object of pride seems counter productive at best.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

not saying one should be ashamed of ones disabilities

But that's the point though. In our (at least western because that's the ones I'm familiar with) societies it is shameful to have disabilities. And pride is the opposite of shame. It's resistance against the norm

I get what you're saying, but the way I look at it is as a protest. A recognition that we're here, despite society's best efforts to sweep us under the rug

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