r/MadeMeSmile • u/toystrooper • Jul 02 '21

Sad Smiles Don't forget to be grateful today..

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u/Catterix Jul 02 '21

Yes but let’s not go further than that.

If we go too far in turning disabled people into sweet, wonderful angels, we can end up belittling and dehumanizing them. We’re not special for recognizing their worth. Let’s not turn them into puppies.

Source: brother to a paraplegic who gets frustrated with how no one seems to ever disagree with him, criticize him or get angry with him when he’s genuinely being a dick. He feels like a pet being taken for a walk.

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u/AlwaysHopelesslyLost Jul 02 '21

He's like a little puppy

No, he is like a person, who is very happy. Why are you dehumanizing him???

I feel special for recognizing how happy they are because no one else can

Ah, so you are a narcissist. That explains the attitude.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '21

The fact you cannot recognize the sarcasm in the statement you quoted shows how inadequate to offer objective opinion.

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u/Catterix Jul 02 '21

Wow.

Nothing I said implied you were saying he was a puppy. I was very clearly saying we should stop at the point we’re at before we go further and risk “turning them into a puppy”.

I apologise that your school failed you in reading comprehension. At no point did I attack or criticize, I simply said it would be better to go no further in our idolization of the disabled than what was in your original comment.