Journal of Other Forum Analysis

[Uncle]

Alana is right in that she's pulling information correctly from the Microsoft inclusive guidelines correctly. However, it is worth highlighting that I have heard people in the disability community upset by the use of this term on the basis that 'disability' is their identity and that you ultimately, can't acquire that temporarily or situationally.

Wait, WHAT!

Who willingly makes a disability an identity?

Deaf people.

Cochlear implants have been controversial around the Deaf community ever since they first were made available to the public. Those who oppose cochlear implants even refer to it as "cultural genocide," as it lessens the prevalence and importance of Deaf culture.

Some absolute nutters in there, refusing to get their kids cochlear implants, etc.

before all this trans stuff ever took off, if anyone ever wondered whether humanity had the capacity to glorify disability and dysfunction, the deaf community was a test run

I remember hearing about how genetically deaf people would intentionally look to partner up with others like them in the hopes that their children would also be deaf so they could all be broken together and maintain "deaf culture," maintain the population so all their fire ASL memes wouldn't be forgotten

I haven't kept up with that for a few years, I don't know if it's stayed as insane or if they collectively got over that kind of stuff