This Idea That Some Sort Of God Gives People Disabilities As A Punishment Is Deeply Ableist - Tumblr Posts
1 year ago
I just saw someone say to an individual with a terminal illness on here, “god gave you a brain tumor because you are a bigot”. I am a biologist who is starkly irreligious, and would like to point out, things like terminal illness and life-threatening disabilities happen primarily due to a variety of genetic factors, and have nothing to do with moral failing. Believing otherwise is a slippery slope into eugenics. I have survived cancer and it appalls me to see people behave this way.
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you all are obsessed with moral superiority but casually say the absolute most disgusting things i have ever seen
this idea that some sort of god gives people disabilities as a punishment is deeply ableist
and can interfere with disabled people getting proper care and rights
and can even be used to justify neglecting them to the point of death
or outright killing them
there is no god. bad people exist and can be disabled too. that does not mean they deserve their disability
or that they do not deserve treatment