Pretty Bent Things

and other thoughts on living in a body that has never quite fit the mold

It’s not our job to make non-disabled people comfortable
Advocacy Jill Advocacy Jill

It’s not our job to make non-disabled people comfortable

So, I made the reel. And then I got a comment from some guy — actually, multiple comments.

Clearly, what I had to say really upset him.

He told me that I was overreacting. That people can’t help where their eyes go. That I should have used humour to put her at ease — that it was my job to help her feel more comfortable with my disability.

Read that again.

He was literally telling me that when someone stares at me for the way I walk, I should be the one to help them feel better about it.

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