it is a good summary of a conflict that i also believe exists, from the perspective of a … let’s call them “conservative liberal”
Its not a social construct tho. Disability is real & limiting. Cultural pressures around pressure to present as abled still matter tho.
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How do you know that it's not a social construct? What is that view based on? (It's not equivalent with saying it's "not real")
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I said there can be cultural constructs around ability but able-bodiedness is not one. We know how bodies are meant to work.
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I don't think I can agree with the statement in that form. Society accommodates certain bodies, but not others. (See Autism)
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Do you strictly separate between mind and body?
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No. I am not a dualist. Mind is a product of brain. I don't believe in a soul or anything.
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