It recently occurred to me how extremely ableist this fight against the health care reform is, after seeing a video of a woman in a wheelchair booed for wanting affordable healthcare for her condition. Immediately, I saw the classism, and the racism, but as an able bodied person something this obvious flew over my head, and I almost smacked myself in my forehead for my stupidity. It's not just about poor people getting help, it's about differently-abled people getting help. It's about making the US as a country healthier. It shocks me how anyone could be against that.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Health Care Reform
It recently occurred to me how extremely ableist this fight against the health care reform is, after seeing a video of a woman in a wheelchair booed for wanting affordable healthcare for her condition. Immediately, I saw the classism, and the racism, but as an able bodied person something this obvious flew over my head, and I almost smacked myself in my forehead for my stupidity. It's not just about poor people getting help, it's about differently-abled people getting help. It's about making the US as a country healthier. It shocks me how anyone could be against that.
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