Or what would that be called?

For example, not believing someone about their health issue, refusing to believe that it impacts their ability to function or can be a valid excuse for things, often solely on the basis that it’s not a recognised disability, and/or claiming that their opinions can’t be taken seriously due to their health problem?

  • unwellsnail@sopuli.xyz
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    3 years ago

    Yes.

    able·ism /ˈābəˌlizəm/ noun A system of assigning value to people’s bodies and minds based on societally constructed ideas of normalcy, productivity, desirability, intelligence, excellence, and fitness. These constructed ideas are deeply rooted in eugenics, anti-Blackness, misogyny, colonialism, imperialism, and capitalism. This systemic oppression that leads to people and society determining people’s value based on their culture, age, language, appearance, religion, birth or living place, “health/wellness”, and/or their ability to satisfactorily re/produce, “excel” and “behave.” You do not have to be disabled to experience ableism.

    This is also tied to healthism/health supremacy, recommended researching more about these topics to better understand how they impact everyone’s lives, disabled or not.