Thread by @BlokeOnWheels

#Thread It's a measure of the fact that the demonisation of disabled people has been ramped up recently, particularly in the last few weeks that I even feel the need to say this, but I'm gonna say it anyway: 1

I am proud of who I am, my disability is not my fault and I wouldn't change any part of it for anything. Yes, it frustrates me, yes I laugh about it, but it is part of who I am and without it I would be a completely different person. In fact I can't think of one aspect 2

Of my life that hasn't been impacted by, from the houses we've lived in to where I went to uni. That does not mean that I am my disability, but it does mean that I will fight ableism until I die, whether that be random twunts on social media or toxic government rhetoric. 2

A lot of the discussion and trolling about Social Security has focused on the "scrounger" narrative, the people I've interacted with who brought this up have had mixed reactions, some have tried (and failed) to backpedal furiously, while others have doubled down 3

With the suggestion that people simply must be 'faking' or 'cheating the system'. The people who take this approach obviously have no idea of the hoops that must be jumped through in order to receive payment, or the constant fear of reassessment of any time. Ie, they are twunts 4

So yeah, I'm a bit pissed off at the moment but I have confidence that positive change can be made and I know that I have loads of absolutely amazing allies in you lovely lot who won't put up with this shite either. For that I thank you all.
#DisabilityRights #SmashAbleism. 5