KlondikeBar:
Sadly, the latter part is true. As a left-winged person I can confirm they are not 100% perfect. I can remember encountering a thread about the Washington school system in a Seattle subreddit and someone villainized special ed kids. Not related to politics per say but I thought disabled people were as important as other minorities in progressive folks' eyes.
Depends on the progressive folks in question. I gave up on my local Pride events because they’re not very accessible and nobody seems to care. A lot of people talk a big game, but the moment someone asks for accommodations or brings up accessibility, you see what they’re really made of. I have met some folks who were incredibly sweet and supportive, and I appreciate them a great deal. Most don’t want to be bothered with disability issues though.
Then you get conservatives talking about how the social safety net shouldn’t exist, and people like me should go begging to private charities for whatever scraps they see fit to bestow upon me. Or, you know, just go away and die quietly in a corner to save them a few cents on their taxes.
When it comes to fat and disability, nobody’s on our side except us and maybe our loved ones if we’re lucky.
