Let me clarify that I'm not against the othur, but the ideology as a whole. I totally understand that the othur is expressing his views for the inclusion of the disabled comunity into the Main stream society, that is good my opinions are a little different than the auther. or may be our working ethics or understanding towards the society or inclusion is different that is totally fine. but correct if I'm rong somewhare. thanks.
On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 6:48 AM Samyak Sahare <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes exactly Vaibhav. I totally agree with you. these fraizes are not > targeted towards blind people or blindness, but meant something else. if > decoded correctly one can understand the nuances of it. the thing is, some > people take these frazes personally on them and think that these idioms and > fraizes are targeted towards their own disability. rightly pointed out > opinions by you. thanks. > > On Sun, Jul 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM Vaibhav Bhandari < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> I must respectfully express my disagreement with this perspective. It >> closely resembles a post that appeared some time ago on the Be My Eyes >> blog, which was met with significant criticism from within the disabled >> community. That post, much like this argument, attempted to reframe >> ordinary, long-established expressions as inherently offensive or >> exclusionary. >> From my observation, this approach ultimately leads to excessive language >> policing. Once such a precedent is set, it is not long before even neutral >> expressions like “stand up for yourself” are labeled ableist. >> As someone who is blind, I take no issue with commonly used phrases such >> as “blinded by love,” “blindly following,” or “blind spot.” These idioms >> are part of everyday language and are clearly not intended to demean or >> marginalize anyone. Their function is metaphorical, not literal, and they >> serve to convey abstract ideas effectively. >> In my view, this kind of hyper-sensitivity detracts from the core issues >> facing the disabled community. The focus must remain on addressing tangible >> systemic challenges rather than attempting to sanitize language to the >> point of absurdity. >> >> On Sat, Jul 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> *Dear all: * >>> >>> >>> >>> *I recently wrote about ableism and how to weed ableist language out of >>> our writing. Let me know your thoughts. Also, if you find ableist language, >>> don’t hesitate to point it out to the person concerned and ask them to >>> correct. * >>> >>> >>> >>> *--- --- --- * >>> >>> >>> >>> * What if the harm was not in the action, but in the phrasing?* >>> A quiet shift in words can redraw the borders of inclusion. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> https://open.substack.com/pub/aatri/p/unbiased-writing-fix-this-mistake?r=83eqk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Disclaimer: >>> 1. 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