To all
'There is philosophy and then there is all this', the philosopher
A.J.Ayer once said motioning towards the air - meaning there is life
apart from philosophy. I do not think it is wrong for a disabled person
to not speak out if so they should desire, because it IS tiring. I use
philosophy to look at disability and I would also consider speaking
out if I thought something was amiss on such or such an issue.
However my impairment intrudes i.e pain intrudes a great deal on the
times I can work that I just don't feel like speaking out, I want to
enjoy working, I get enough stress from my work and my impairment, but
if I were to (perhaps quite rightly) speak out all the time the
institution I was working at was in the wrong, I would lose all joy in
my work, just if I never spoke out and let oppression take over . Of
course the personal is political but not 24/7 - I'm only human.
Michael Peckitt
> If a disabled person is faced with this kind of oppression does he have to
> say something ? Using this guy as an example, he may have thought about it,
> but not wanted to spoil his evening. The guy may often speak up about these
> things but felt that this was not the time for him, although perfect for
> getting this kind of message across to many people. Is that wrong ?
>
> Often, disabled people are faced with many decisions like this in everyday
> life. To speak up may not always be appropriate to the situation and his
> personal and professional life, and can become tiring.
>
> Furthermore, he may not recognise himself in the same political way as the
> people on this list. I don't think it is fair to get angry at him as an
> individual for not speaking out. Is it his fault for not knowing the social
> model or, as argued many times, is this not the fault of the context that
> shaped his thoughts about disablity ?
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