tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825922693778704581.post9098367986659213149..comments2023-05-10T10:31:33.772-04:00Comments on Chelsey Blair--Sense and Disability: Story Time!Chelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08279604060499054571noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825922693778704581.post-64645179580744091852012-09-04T00:45:29.944-04:002012-09-04T00:45:29.944-04:00I can't believe I've never thought of how ...I can't believe I've never thought of how people with disabilities (forgive me if I'm not using the right term; I think I'm pretty up with the GLBTQQI terminology, and I know I'm up with race terms, but this area is still new to me, and being so sensitive about my position about a PoC, I want to extend the same courtesy here as I expect to be extended to me...ANYWAY) have to deal with similarly unsolicited, badly phrased, well meaning but ill advised questions. Not to say they're equal, of course, but I read your post and thought of how I hate it when people ask where I'm from (Arizona) and then act like I'm dumb ("No, where are you from originally?"), when really they're not asking the right questions, and they're also asserting themselves as more legitimately American, not to mention more legitimately NORMAL HUMAN, than I am by assuming I can't possibly be from the United States and be brown, which I thought might lead to similar feelings of frustration as you described when the woman asked if you needed help to wait for your ride. So, thanks for provoking thoughts and helping me to see some comparisons and kindredness!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com