What the hell is 'ableism'

by Kestrel Wed Dec 12, 2018 6:14 pm

A new one on me but indeed what the hell is 'ableism'?

Comedian pulls out of charity show at SOAS after he was asked to sign extensive 'safe space' contract

A comedian pulled out of performing at a charity gig after he was asked to sign a contract which included a banned list of topics.

Konstantin Kisin, who was born in Russia, claimed he had been sent a “behavioural agreement form” that stopped him from telling jokes that were not “respectful and kind”.

It said: "By signing this contract, you are agreeing to our no tolerance policy with regards to racism, sexism, classism, ageism, ableism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, xenophobia, Islamophobia or anti-religion or anti-atheism."

The link below highlights both the dangers & insanity of Marxism...makes me think of the last Crimebodge video too.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/comedian-pulls-out-of-charity-show-at-soas-after-he-was-asked-to-sign-extensive-space-space-contract-a4015231.html

by **assassin** Wed Dec 12, 2018 7:13 pm

Ableism means unable to do, disable, limit the ability to do.

In this context it is being as a catch all term and appears to generally refer to the disabled person, but if someone is unable to raise their arm for example, the comedian makes a joke about it, and the audience take offence of what they perceive as a man being disabled then it creates ambiguity and is designed to do just that. Law works on the common principle of what a normal person would do in that situation and they use this by manipulating the term, they claim that the majority of the audience were offended at the comedian ridiculing a disabled man based solely on an assumption and false appearance.

This man may not be disabled, he may have had an accident at work, banged his arm on the way to the show, strained his arm by lying on it in an awkward position in bed the night before.

And they have you in a contract and play the platitudes for all they can.