
Are My Parents' Religious Beliefs Ableist?
Religion can really mess with your sense of self-worth.

Religion can really mess with your sense of self-worth.

Swap out “disabled” for another trait and see how it sounds.
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I don’t owe anyone an explanation.
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I’m just a living wet blanket.
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Your bad night is our daily reality; don’t ask us to soothe you.
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I just wanna see disabled people doing normal shit.
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Be disabled. Own the word; it already belongs to us.
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What they really mean is “I don’t think of you.”
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Just talk to me like I’m a person.
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Disabled folks don’t just need heroes, they need to be heroes.