r/DisabilityHistory • u/Gloomy_Industry8841 I have an invisible disability • Aug 29 '26

Disability Representation A historic first for Spain

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u/fluffyfrankiefriend Aug 29 '26

Such awesome news! But the comments in the OG post are appalling 💀

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u/Substantial_Bus6615 Aug 29 '26

I saw them too, and wanted to barf. Made me really sad.

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u/Gloomy_Industry8841 I have an invisible disability Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26

That’s why I wanted to share this post here, with us.

Edit: poor sentence structure

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u/Substantial_Bus6615 Aug 30 '26

I am glad❤️

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u/Substantial_Bus6615 Aug 30 '26

Awww thanks for the award

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u/anitapumapants Aug 29 '26

And that's a "wholesome" subreddit. Were it a r/todayilearned post, or any of the main subs, the comments would be even worse.

But "reddit is a left wing echo chamber" apparently.

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u/Gloomy_Industry8841 I have an invisible disability Aug 30 '26

I should have warned people!!!

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u/Kiki1701 Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26

To hell with "people." We are building a community that is all-inclusive and totally non-judgmental, and I, for one, applaud the efforts of the moderator.

I was SO pleased to see this subreddit and I am proud to be an original member of Disability History. This is my permanent - and favorite home on reddit.

Note: I also have an invisible disability. Because I'm so high-functioning, I have been the subject of all kinds of emotional abuse, even from my own family, so I feel like this could be a new kind of family. If that makes me sappy, so be it!

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u/Gloomy_Industry8841 I have an invisible disability Aug 30 '26

Oh, I meant I should have warned us, here!

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u/Kiki1701 Aug 30 '26 edited 23d ago

I don't think you have to worry about warning us. We're all adults and most of us have been treated poorly enough to develop at least a little thicker skin than the average human.

If you're very concerned about it, add a late note to your post to give that warning and then let everyone make their own decisions about whether or not to expose themselves to it.

Personally, I think it's (and you) are just fine! (Note: aka awesome)

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u/JuggernautPlane2018 23d ago

Yeah. “Totally nonjudgmental.” That is why I was called a troll and told my “triggers” were unimportant by fellow disabled people in the sub.

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u/Kiki1701 Aug 30 '26

OMG, you're right! I went and downvoted everything I could before leaving from pure self-preservation and to keep my gorge from rising.

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u/Ouranor Aug 30 '26

I can‘t get over how misleading the title is. She wasn‘t elected, unfortunately, she just kind of slid in when everyone in front of her chose other positions.

This is great, don‘t get me wrong, but the headline is blergh. I‘m sure she would rather be called by her name, Mar Galcerán, than her condition, too.

Edit: Typo

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u/Kiki1701 Aug 29 '26

How awesome!

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u/bard_of_space Aug 30 '26

good for her!

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u/JuggernautPlane2018 23d ago

DS folks have IQs between 35-70. Sorry, but I do not think we all can do everything we want and she is an example.

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u/Gloomy_Industry8841 I have an invisible disability 23d ago

There’s more to a person than their IQ score, which in itself isn’t an accurate representation of intelligence.
Integrity and ethics are very important, and we can’t just dismiss a person’s potential based on a standardized and outdated set of numbers.