In reality, disabled people, mentally ill people, and people with chronic illness are subject to severe discrimination, abuse, and general hatred – especially if they don’t fit neatly into the narrative of a disabled/ill person. If they don’t, they often get blamed for their own condition, mocked, or verbally attacked. All of this is fueled by hateful rhetoric about “welfare” and the “leeches” that “feed off the system.” A lot of disabled and ill people have to rely on welfare to be able to survive in even the most basic conditions. And if able-bodied people decide that a disabled person doesn’t deserve it because they aren’t disabled enough, the hate that can come forth is astounding.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 18:51:03 +0000
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