Somehow, the concept of an "asymptomatic carrier" is something people just instinctively resist with all their might, even when we already have all these cultural references to it ("Typhoid Mary" etc)https://twitter.com/people/status/1330975536420708352 …
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That is a very puritanical way of thinking. I’m amazed at how much of that has shaped our culture.
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"A gentleman's hands are always clean" Argument from doctors about why they shouldn't have to wash their hands between performing an autopsy and birthing a child. Back in the bad old days.
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And hellooooooo ableism at the core of the issue.
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Disease is always an indication of moral failing. Especially contagious disease.
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If there was Twitter in the 15th century ...
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my favourite is 'Dave, who is 25 and healthy, got COVID and is in the ICU' (to point out young people get it) He ain't healthy any more
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In order for ableism to function, you have to be able to tell who is disabled and who is healthy by sight. I think that's why they're so resistant to the idea of invisibly sick/disabled people.
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