Post by atlwheelin on Apr 10, 2023 22:32:36 GMT -5
I came across one with two younger and attractive women titled "Sit The F*** Down". The catchy title lured me in and I found an episode titled "Interabled Relationships vs Disabled Relationships" (it appears they stopped making new episodes at some point towards the end of 2022, so perhaps they had a falling out or life happened).
The topics covered several valid points of the pros and cons of both forms, but I was taken aback at how shunned one of the hosts treated people with a disability, even though she's disabled herself. She was poking fun at the other cohost for how often she's dated disabled men and women from her wheelchair basketball team, calling her a "female devotee" with a very dismissive laughter following her intended wit. I eventually had to turn it off.
I will readily admit that I've told someone disabled before that I couldn't see myself dating them when they were interested in me, but my rationale was solely based on physical logistics. This person happened to have a genetic disorder similar to mine, and neither one of us would've been physically able to care for the other one. Live in aides are obviously an option when love conquers all, but I was not on a level of feeling her in a way I would be willing to give that kind of life a go, knowing how much I value the chance at meeting someone who would be able to have an active sex life with me. However, these women were very much physically able when it came to transfers and such, and I guess the one's demeanor of thinking less than of the community and ribbing the other as a disabled devotee really struck a wrong cord with me. How are we ever to break the stigma of being dateable if our own people are putting out the narrative that we aren't?
With that said, I'm looking for some wheelchair related podcasts that perhaps have more of a positive spin of managing daily life. Anyone into the genre with any suggestions?
The topics covered several valid points of the pros and cons of both forms, but I was taken aback at how shunned one of the hosts treated people with a disability, even though she's disabled herself. She was poking fun at the other cohost for how often she's dated disabled men and women from her wheelchair basketball team, calling her a "female devotee" with a very dismissive laughter following her intended wit. I eventually had to turn it off.
I will readily admit that I've told someone disabled before that I couldn't see myself dating them when they were interested in me, but my rationale was solely based on physical logistics. This person happened to have a genetic disorder similar to mine, and neither one of us would've been physically able to care for the other one. Live in aides are obviously an option when love conquers all, but I was not on a level of feeling her in a way I would be willing to give that kind of life a go, knowing how much I value the chance at meeting someone who would be able to have an active sex life with me. However, these women were very much physically able when it came to transfers and such, and I guess the one's demeanor of thinking less than of the community and ribbing the other as a disabled devotee really struck a wrong cord with me. How are we ever to break the stigma of being dateable if our own people are putting out the narrative that we aren't?
With that said, I'm looking for some wheelchair related podcasts that perhaps have more of a positive spin of managing daily life. Anyone into the genre with any suggestions?
