Talk:Disablism

Merge?
I do not see a strong argument for this, but rather would like to see the articles reference each other. Kukini 05:15, 14 October 2006 (UTC)


 * You are right! I put these up too fast. I'm taking them down. Thanks. --Swift 05:34, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Comment
Shouldn't disablism be dsicrimination against abled individuals and a belief in the supremacy of individuals who are disabled? Theshibboleth 06:25, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, merge.
There is no reason for distinct articles. These terms are being used to mean the same thing. That calls for a merge. - Keith D. Tyler &para; (AMA) 00:51, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * "...a term used to describe discrimination against people with disabilities in favour of people who are not disabled."
 * "...discriminatory, oppressive, or abusive behaviour arising from the belief that people with disabilities are inferior to others."

Society, including wiki, is biased against disabled:

 * < http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=talk:disablism&diff=70146412&oldid=70146126 >:

"Magnus_Hirschfeld":

"Within the group, some of the women, as well as Friedlander, scorned Hirschfeld's analogy that homosexuals are like cripples. They argued that society might tolerate or pity cripples, but never treat them as equals. They also disagreed with Hirschfeld's (and Ulrich's) view that male homosexuals were by nature womanish — Brand, Friedlander and others would later leave the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee and form their another group,..."

genderqueer

gender_binary

third_gender

Reference

 * handicappist
 * handicappism
 * disabilism

"...never treat them as equals."

Hopiakuta 15:38, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

I just heard Joe Scarborough|Charles Joseph Scarborough, msnbc, call Thomas Cruise Mapother

"spaz" [ spastic ].

When shall this end??

Hopiakuta 02:10, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

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