I do not represent (or often, even acknowledge the existence or cohesion of) “the community”. For myself, I didn’t read it, for the following reasons:
it started by telling me not to bother. “Epistemic Status: First draft, written quickly”, and “This is a tedious, step-by-step rebuttal” of something I hadn’t paid that much attention to in the first place. Not a strong start.
Scott’s piece was itself a reaction to something I never cared that much about.
Both you and Scott (and whoever started this nonsense) are arguing about words, not ideas. Whether “disability” is the same cluster of ideas and attitudes for physical and emotional variance from median humans is debatable, but not that important.
I’d be kind of interested in a discussion of specific topics (anxiety disorders, for instance) and some nuance of how individuals do and should react to those who experience it. I’m not interested in generalities of whether ALL variances are preferences or medical issues, nor where precisely the line is (it’s going to vary, duh!).
I am really disappointed in the community’s response to my Contra Contra the Social Model of Disability post.
I do not represent (or often, even acknowledge the existence or cohesion of) “the community”. For myself, I didn’t read it, for the following reasons:
it started by telling me not to bother. “Epistemic Status: First draft, written quickly”, and “This is a tedious, step-by-step rebuttal” of something I hadn’t paid that much attention to in the first place. Not a strong start.
Scott’s piece was itself a reaction to something I never cared that much about.
Both you and Scott (and whoever started this nonsense) are arguing about words, not ideas. Whether “disability” is the same cluster of ideas and attitudes for physical and emotional variance from median humans is debatable, but not that important.
I’d be kind of interested in a discussion of specific topics (anxiety disorders, for instance) and some nuance of how individuals do and should react to those who experience it. I’m not interested in generalities of whether ALL variances are preferences or medical issues, nor where precisely the line is (it’s going to vary, duh!).
What reaction were you hoping for?