For clarification, I'm not saying disabled people who are or are seen as smart aren't oppressed. All disabled people face ableism to one degree or another.
I'm saying no disabled person is oppressed specifically because they are or are seen as smart.
This..... this has been bothering me for a while actually. I say this as a disabled smart kid (though not gifted): I am so tired of disabled smart kid tears.
— TheDisabilityEnthusiast (@twitchyspoonie) January 13, 2021
Y'all are not oppressed because society thought you were smart. https://t.co/ZiyreEP0bt
For many, I am immediately more humanized as soon as I can speak coherent sentences and they recognize me as smart.
In fact, if you don't face intellectual ableism, you probably usually act as an oppressor.
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https://t.co/TumQiX2tlj 3/
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