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touted his economic record and the U.S. military mission, but also took the time to rail against his political enemies’ physical abilities.’s ability to walk down stairs — but then disparaged him, claiming that Obama’s “bob down the stairs” was “unpresidential.”it in past speeches, seemingly equating strength with the ability to go up and down stairs, and it reveals a lot about his views on leadership and who matters, according to a variety of experts on ableism., co-director of Rutgers University’s Program for Disability Research. “My guess is that he’s trying to prove he’s still able, as many older people do.”Ableism is a system of oppression that privileges people whose bodies and minds are considered ”‘normal’ while excluding and marginalizing people whose bodies or minds are not considered ‘normal,’” explained“The comments reflect a very common ableist assumption that an impairment in any area of functioning implies a general incompetence in every area,” Shlasko said. “You see this assumption in even well-meaning people’s impulses to speak extra slowly or loudly to someone who’s using a wheelchair, as if being unable to walk automatically makes someone unable to hear or think, which of course is not the case.”Advertisementit, ableism is “a system of oppression that favors ablebodied-ness at any cost, frequently at the expense of people with disabilities.”Trump's insults against Biden and Obama"reflect a very common ableist assumption," said Davey Shlasko, CEO and founder of Think Again Training & Consulting.When Trump uses ableist insults, his political opponents in response can inadvertently end up practicing ableism as well.Gavin Newsom’s dyslexia, saying he has “mental problems” and that his “cognitive deficiency” makes Newsom unfit to be president. This is ableist because “a specific learning disability doesn’t imply anything about someone’s ability to reason,” Shlasko said, noting that Trump is implicitly saying you shouldn’t respect people with learning disabilities.Shlasko said Newsom’s response contained “offensive ableist language about Trump” because “moron is an outdated and offensive diagnostic category for people with intellectual developmental disabilities.” Shlasko said people may use ableism to fight ableism because, for too many, “ableism doesn’t stand out as a problem because they think it is a natural hierarchy, that it is correct and obvious, that everyone would prefer to be...able-bodied.” But there are other, more pointed ways to critique Trump than mocking how he looks or walks or speculating about his cognitive abilities., “I’m taking down the tweet about Trump. Trump is a racist incompetent wannabe dictator. That is enough! We should criticize him on those grounds, not on his physical abilities—and that includes me.”To critique Trump, it’s enough to look at the policies he is enacting towards people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations.the U.S. Department of Education’s special education office affects over 7.5 million children with disabilities across the country who rely upon the agency’s services. The left-leaning think tank Center for American Progress has called the first six months of the second Trump administration “ “I hope we can focus not only on the inappropriateness of what said, but also on the crucial programs and protections that his administration has sought to undermine,” Shlasko said.Trump Ripped After 'Blatant And Disgusting' Attack On NewsomBy entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our
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