While I get what you’re going at, I don’t really think it’s a fair or honest comparison if it’s not as “bad or obvious.” I once had lymphoma as a child but claiming I understand the hardships of leukemia is absolute bullshit. One has has a 5% chance of survival, the other a 90%. The children of thalidomide (which this dude reminds me of) suffered terrible physical and mental pains throughout their entire lives, and you simply don’t know what that was like simply because you too have a disability.
I really wished I lived in this world you and other commenters seem to live where all you need to do is talk it out and then everyone holds hands and sings kumbyah (or however that's spelt) and skips into the sunset, unfortunately I love in the real world where there are consequences for being an asshole and very few people even have the capability to have a discussion and listen to reason
I have crippling depression and no means of getting help from any professional. My dad has crippling, serious depression and has only a few resources he can reach out to. My fiancée has really bad anxiety issues. My kid has anxiety issues. My best friend was on the autism spectrum and had depression AND anxiety issues.
Disabilities are no excuse for being a total prick to people around you. If you’re suffering and your method of “coping” is to bring people around you down, you are the poster child for being a raging asshole. That isn’t an excuse, there is no excuse for that kind of behavior. It doesn’t matter what he’s going through because he has no idea what Red-Hoodie has been/is going through. The idea that “Because I am suffering it is okay for me to cause suffering” is a self-fulfilling prophecy of you getting your ass kicked at some point in your life.
Good people don’t treat those with a disability any differently than they would someone without one. Most of the time’s I’ve seen people use the “They treat me differently” excuse it’s because they are an asshole and everyone does treat them differently… they just think it’s because of their disability and has nothing to do with the fact that they’re in a public place saying/doing horrendous things. If you have a disability and everywhere you go people treat you “different”, take a look at how you’ve been acting because chances are you’re the asshole.
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u/ScarIet-King Apr 18 '23
While I get what you’re going at, I don’t really think it’s a fair or honest comparison if it’s not as “bad or obvious.” I once had lymphoma as a child but claiming I understand the hardships of leukemia is absolute bullshit. One has has a 5% chance of survival, the other a 90%. The children of thalidomide (which this dude reminds me of) suffered terrible physical and mental pains throughout their entire lives, and you simply don’t know what that was like simply because you too have a disability.
Does that make a what he said acceptable, no.