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Reminder that being gay, a woman with opinions, or a slave who wanted freedom, all used to be mental illnesses as well. What is and isn't a mental illness largely depends on social norms.
I think the key thing there that tips off they weren't really illnesses/disabilities was that those caused other people issues and discomfort, not the people "suffering" from them.
You are comparing people making memes about feeling slightly bothered because of a small inconvenience with some of the biggest human rights fights.
I'm not gonna ... ๐
You do know mentally (and physically) "ill/disabled" are and have always been the next in line, right?
And yes, it's largely things that are actually pretty normal and human in and of themselves. Just not normal enough.
Jesus Christ.
I'm not attacking you or saying you're wrong for how you see things. Sometimes the memes are just a way to communicate and normalize human existence. Social bias is social bias no matter who it's against, why it's against them, or to what degree. It's a slippery slope to considering others to be worth less for the ways that they are.