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Notes & Queries: Paul, in reply to diversitynz,
I’m not “bagging” individuals, just refering to a societal norm that has left disabled people disadvantaged and lacking control over their lives and resources, just like women, people of colour, religious minorities, sexual minorities etc etc have and still do experience.
Not sure who you're lecturing here, Like, you think this is news to us?
We are the people who would be your allies here, there's no need to be patronising.
I don’t think you get to “change the conversation”.
Sorry, too late, I already have! People are engaging.
Yeah, you're turning a healthy discussion into a brawl. Well done.
It’s a difficult conversation and people are feeling uncomfortable, but that’s not “mowing the rest of you down.” I’m simply articulating a point of view that makes people think differently.
No, you're not making anyone think differently, you're just making us feel angry. We have thoughts already, please respect that.
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Notes & Queries: Paul, in reply to Russell Brown,
But does that mean no one should be able to tell the story, ever?
Quite possibly, yes.
I’m just not sure that’s a win. For Paul or anyone else.
I feel my world's been enlarged by hearing David tell the story of his friendship with Paul. Without stories like this being told, many of us would have no insight at all into the lives of people with serious mental disabilities. We would continue to see them as unlike us.
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The issue of mental disability and consent is obviously tricky.
Does the law effectively prohibit a mentally-disabled person from having a sex life? -
Notes & Queries: Paul, in reply to diversitynz,
I beg to differ, with respect. Ben & David have made the same points that have been made for centuries and have led you to feeling grateful for something less than you deserve. I’m changing the conversation. I expect, like most changes in civil conversations, for it to be met with howls of protest
Philip, I respect all the work you've done in this area, but I'm unclear what you're trying to achieve by bagging all of us here.
We're here in good faith, many of us disabled ourselves and/or fighting battles for disabled ppl in our families and communities.
I don't think you get to "change the conversation". You're welcome to state your own views and perspective, but not to mow the rest of us down. That's not what a conversation is. -
Greenbacks have a pyramid with an eye on top. It's one side of The Great Seal of the United States . While still creepy and weird, it may seem fairly usual symbolism to many Americans.
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This isn't Paul's story, it's David's story of his friendship with Paul. David is saying how it is for him.
Paul's disability doesn't define him, but it has shaped much of his life. It's what Paul and those who know him have to work with.
Quite the opposite of objectifying Paul, David is sharing with us what a rich connection he and Paul have, as one person to another. I'd be surprised if most neurotypicals had such a strong friendship in their lives.
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Nora that sparrow-bearing flax is amazing!!
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Thanks for writing this, David.
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Capture: Autumn lite, in reply to Nora Leggs,
Lovely heron
Such a bright white, it's really hard to photograph in a drab setting! Very eye-catching. :-)
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The resident white heron is back on the Humphrey's Drive canal. Dazzling.
