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Originally Posted by Philly06Cup
Then we can politely agree to disagree on this very civil forum.
On the topic of empathy, I think we can all have more empathy for the victim. The majority of posts here are just calling Briere names. Piece of crap, piece of garbage, dbag, piece of sheet, donkey. We can all focus more energy on sympathy / support / understanding on the victim instead of rage against the perpetrator.
I think it's great that someone in a wheelchair shared their view. I am sad that it was, to me, too extreme and only stoked more outrage.
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With all your experience in the field of accessibility could you share an analogy that would better suit your sensibilities? I believe my responses were gauged and measured not to provoke your outrage, yet we still must find an analogy that isn't too extreme for you—maybe breaking one leg, or cutting a leg or two off? Maybe it should be noted as a slight inconvenience, and as OOTC put it she hit the jackpot. I have tried to impart how a person often relates to a wheelchair as a functional extension of their body and yet you cannot grasp this. It's this type of thinking that makes my life challenging almost every day. You somehow know better what's in my best interest.
"My disability exists not because I use a wheelchair, but because the broader environment isn't accessible" - Stella Young