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Is anybody else gonna watch the Paralympics? (midwest.social)

submitted 3 months ago by clark@midwest.social to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee

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This year is the first time I've watched the Olympic games, and I absolutely loved watching judo. Imagine my thrill when I found out judo will also be featured in the Paralympics!

Anybody else planning to watch the Paralympics? If so, what sport? I am a bit curious about "blind football" and "wheelchair basketball" (as titled in my language), so I might give those a try as well.

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[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I am a wheelchair user, as is the person who wrote the article I'm sure you didn't read, and we are offering you another term.

The term is accepted and preferred by the community in general, and I provided you with one of thousands of detailed articles written by wheelchair users (E: as well as official government and other institutional and community guidelines) that explain why. You not wanting to listen to members of a group when they tell you your language is inappropriate or simply outdated, and to adapt and grow and show minimal respect, is a you problem, not a "nitpicking" problem. Your use of ableist language for emphasis, and pulling the "but my wheelchair using friend never corrected me" doesn't help your cause either.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The "community in general"?

Where was the election held? What was the quorum for an official decision?

Seriously, you're claiming authority here, so what is that authority?

Edit:

and pulling the "but my wheelchair using friend never corrected me" doesn't help your cause either.

That's not what I said. I said people, plural, in a disability group. One that has more than one chair bound member. I also indirectly covered a long history of interaction with disabled people, including chair bound individuals.

You are literally the first person to have brought this up. It has never come up in group meetings, inservices on the job, via online support groups, or from any other sources at all.

From my end of things, you're making a specious claim to a community, with only a single article as your call to authority.

So, don't get this twisted here. You jumped into a casual conversation over a single term and then went all dickish because I didn't immediately comply with your wishes. As far as I'm concerned, even if/when you do back up your call to authority, you're still an asshole. So, you know, put up or shut up. I'll wait until you provide that proof of authority before blocking you, since if there actually is a big enough movement within the disabled community to change a term, I'm fine with that. I just don't accept your claim without more than what you brought to the table.