Saturday, February 24, 2007

How are women and the disabled ideologically similar?

They are both groups of people who - despite not being the same as their opposite numbers (men, the able bodied) they want to be treated equally. That might be all well and good... but they don't REALLY want to be treated equally.

How often do cripples go "oh, we want to be treated equally"? Lots... but guess what YOU'RE NOT EQUAL. Equality is - amongst other things - one of the lies of democracy. Most women are probably smarter than most men... black people can run faster than white people, the list goes on. The fact of the matter is that, women and disabled people want to be treated equally... but y'know not really.

The examples are not quite the same, women still except men to romance them, pay for dinner, open doors, inevitably lose custody of children and of course, sexually harass them... but the idea is the same. People who are not the same, not expecting the same but pretend they do.

If cripples said - we want to be treated like disabled people but with normal rights... that would be different. If women said - we want equal pay but ignore the fact we have babies, are moody 3+ days a lunar cycle etc... well, perhaps there are valid reasons to treat people with a degree of equality... but let's not lie. Billy can't walk isn't the same as Jim able bodied.

Ask for things that are SENSIBLE. Equality is a big fucking lie, you're reading this blog... well, that probably means you're better off than 90% of the world... so, don't preach.

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