The History of Disability

[Luke Weiger]

Is my prejudice against having an arm cut off or losing function in my legs
without reason?  Certainly, if both of those events occured my life would
still be very much worth living, as it is for most all disabled people.  I
never said that people should be coerced to abort a fetus under any
conditions.  However, since a fetus has no right to life (or, more frankly,
any interest in living), it is certainly permissable to have an abortion for
just about any reason.  A potentially debilitating illness is certainly
reasonable grounds to attempt to have another child, I think.

If your going to attack me as a bigot, that project is going to entail a
debunking of my "prejudices."  Deriding me as an insensitive, prejudiced
jerk who cannot be reasoned with seems to me to be an overreach on your
part.

-- Luke

Jim wrote:


> Usually when people have prejudices that are held by a lot (majority?) of
> people they are better able to articulate a sophisticated justification
for
> their ugly beliefs.  Luke you did not even bother making a coherent
attempt
> at prejudice (although you at least tried to justify your prejudice by
> saying that it would be OK to be prejudiced toward you).
>
> Let me just say I disagree 100% (with your prejudices against disability,
> cognitive ability, and physical symmetry).  Your conflation of
> intelligence, attractiveness and disability is absolutely abhorrent.  I
> also think your lack of respect for passionately held beliefs and the work
> of several people on this list (life's work in Marta's and Chuck's cases)
> makes any discussion impossible.
>
> Jim