My Body Doesn't Oppress Me, Society Does

[@Za3chik]

That was such a powerful re-orientation.... "disability is what society creates as barriers because of the impairment."

[@terpsichorebarnett1240]

My particular disability impedes me a lot regardless of whether I'm oppressed. But this social model of disability still speaks to me because I always feel the hardest part of being disabled is how other people react. In particular how friends disappear, how acquaintances exclude, and how environments are a barrier.

[@elizabethbennet4791]

right- it's actually HARDER to be different and hated/excluded, than it is to be "disabled" or impaired or neurodifferent.

[@marachime]

XD I love Stacey's expression when Patty complemented her haha. This was great - thank you for sharing :)

[@fatfemme]

Love this! Thank you Patty and Stacey for your work and voice.

[@DifferentDrum234]

Women have awesome voices. I am happy that I was introduced to your work. The impairment vs. disability discussion is paramount. What is disabling in the environment ?

[@phoenixthornton1421]

As a disabled person I think society has a long way to come until we are properly included into society I’m from a town in the uk and not a lot of buildings are accessible this is against the equality act but no one seems to care I can’t access a specific night club and banks and other buildings it’s time to make a change people and be more Inclusive of minority groups

[@elixirartworld3512]

Sad this is beautiful both my parents have had strokes now my dad has cancer pray for us all

[@elizabethbennet4791]

when she said "there will always be bodies with disabilities but the social body, we can change" is interesting. Another practical argument, another one that I would make, is that it is actually VERY possible, and in fact easier- to engineer ways of eliminating actual impairments or disability in the future with technology...because it is much, MUCH harder to eradicate prejudice and oppression in the social body, the latter requires more work!!!!

[@jbdbibbaerman8071]

I find this pretty good. I feel that the focus on people needing to work in a capitalist society may add to the discrimination against certain kinds of disabled people. Don't get me wrong, there's certainly just bias in society, but the pressure of needing to work or be viewed as disposable by capitalism and capitalists doesn't help.

[@queengoblin]

100% the problem is capitalism! Wirthout this ableist, racist, sexist system, we could focus more on community and taking care of all people and thriving.

[@bassdvant]

so let's support Communism and give all our rights and authority to the government and worship them as God, right?

[@bassdvant]

@@queengoblin there is no thriving under Communism, invention stops because it's not economically viable to come up with new, better products.

[@jbdbibbaerman8071]

@@bassdvant No, the only person I worship as God is God. Humans should never be afforded the same authority, and anyone who thinks giving the state any sort of authority is childish

[@bassdvant]

@@jbdbibbaerman8071 I agree, that's why I appreciate Capitalism a lot more than the alternative.

[@soweirdboy488]

RIP wise soul!

[@tristanarnaizcobiella8715]

It’s really impressive how people with disabilities face the world I really admire it

[@chrystals.4376]

I'm still disabled and will have problems with and without oppression, so I find this Social Model of Disability thing to be pretty offensive.

[@seal869]

Yeah this "model" is idiotic and actually has nearly nothing to do with disability.

[@josephwritessongs]

Wouldn't a less disabling society still be better though? Yes, impairments will still exist and there'll be limits for individuals (as there are for all individuals, disabled or not) but why would you be offended by a model that wants to make society as enabling as possible for all people rather than hostile towards certain people?

[@chrystals.4376]

@@josephwritessongs I’m not advocating a pro discriminatory model, I just have a problem with Epistemic relativism.

[@josephwritessongs]

@@chrystals.4376 lol

[@josephwritessongs]

@@chrystals.4376 that's the vaguest possible answer *shrug*... Also do you mean ontological relativism?

[@bassdvant]

I'm sorry, I don't see society as being oppressive out of hate more than just not thinking about people with disabilities. I don't think there's a lot of people out there that want to kill people with disabilities.