blek wrote:sadly theres always some form of ableism in april fools jokes- this years just happens to affect a small group of people that, well, im not sure i could even actually call a group since the people come from all over. these people get headaches and can get dizzy from viewing things upside down repeatedly! yes, this is actually a thing! :0
however, chicken smoothie wasnt intending to inflict the short end of the stick treatment to those people, so please be mindful with your comments guys!
This. Ableism is probably the most socially acceptable form of intolerance by
far, as it doesn't have nearly as much time in the spotlight as other forms of intolerance, and unfortunately ableism is even sometimes seen as "logical" due to the prevalence of the medical model of disability as well as the tying of human worth to productivity in many developed countries, particularly those with capitalism. It also doesn't help that one of the rallying cries of other oppressed groups, particularly before the 2000's, is that members of those groups could contribute to society just as much as the groups in power.
This doesn't make ableism acceptable, but it's unproductive to just point fingers and shout "ABLEISM!! YOU'RE BAD!! (implying that it's intentional)" without acknowledging that anyone who has access to Chicken Smoothie is very likely to live in a society that has deliberately raised its people to be naturally ableist and to even see it as
logical. And this is a particularly difficult bias to fight against.
Also note that there appear to be no word replacements this year. <3
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Spread the word to end the word, because discrimination based on perceived or actual IQ/"intelligence" is no better than discrimination based on race, gender, etc.
Context, consistency, and clear antecedents are golden.
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