Thread by @AdriaMaria

I have what are considered multiple disabilities, yet I am ableist apparently. This thread TLDR: I state I'm glad I used the extra time stuck at home during covid closures to teach my son and myself to garden, since food prices are on the rise. They start with super rude 1/

https://twitter.com/AyyEmAyye/status/1502751590578470912

Statements implying that we are awful because they had to work during covid and couldn't garden. Whole thread is this person accusing and attacking abt privilege. I stated that maybe they would have more time for things like gardening if they weren't on Twitter attacking folks 2/

Now I'm accused of being ableist because I suggest gardening to someone I'm supposed to know is disabled. This is the problem: we can't claim to want to be SEEN as different but not LESS THAN, then pull the disabled card on folks that have no way of knowing we are differently 3/

Abled...
I said as such, and now I'm the disabled ableist asshole because, well, I'm still not sure wtf this person is upset Abt: working, gardening, life in general, teaching my toddler life skill, etc. 4/

Point is: Many disabilities, like most of mine are invisible, I don't expect anyone to know my challenges until I'm clear about it. Ableism isn't about having a pity party for ourselves, people that do set the whole disabled community back. = ≠ pulling disabled card