What always annoyed me about Democrats defending Biden is when they lean on calling it ableism or ageism. Apparently he did have a stutter when he was young, and that was used to explain some of his earlier gaffes.
Problem is, this still assumes the guy still “deserves” to be present, despite clearly being awful at it, stutter or no stutter, old or young. If the job description is basically just doing inspiring speeches and press conferences, and the guy can’t do it, it’s not ableist to want some other person.
But even worse, it ignores that Biden will never face the true horror of being disabled or old while working class. He would never had been at risk of losing his home, starving or even being arrested or institutionalised had he lost the election, because he’s rich and connected.
By using the aesthetics of fighting ableism, but ignoring the material conditions of most disabled people, liberals made a mockery of it all.
If the job description is basically just doing inspiring speeches and press conferences, and the guy can’t do it, it’s not ableist to want some other person.
Liberal discourse around ableism is not far from calling out construction companies who don’t hire people who have to use a wheelchair
What always annoyed me about Democrats defending Biden is when they lean on calling it ableism or ageism. Apparently he did have a stutter when he was young, and that was used to explain some of his earlier gaffes.
Problem is, this still assumes the guy still “deserves” to be present, despite clearly being awful at it, stutter or no stutter, old or young. If the job description is basically just doing inspiring speeches and press conferences, and the guy can’t do it, it’s not ableist to want some other person.
But even worse, it ignores that Biden will never face the true horror of being disabled or old while working class. He would never had been at risk of losing his home, starving or even being arrested or institutionalised had he lost the election, because he’s rich and connected.
By using the aesthetics of fighting ableism, but ignoring the material conditions of most disabled people, liberals made a mockery of it all.
#MoreElderlyWarCriminals
Liberal discourse around ableism is not far from calling out construction companies who don’t hire people who have to use a wheelchair