Body shaming disabled bodies

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Body shaming disabled bodies

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Ugly, fat, grotesque, unwanted

These are the types of insults people with disabilities are used to hearing

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Surgerical scars and disproportionate body parts

Everyone has different body shapes, but associating these body characteristics as unworthy has been the stigma for awhile

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Media and advertisements are only recently being more inclusive of different body types

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Before this, disability representation was virtually nonexistent

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The message was loud and clear

You're not attractive if you look like "that"

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There are mixed messages in the media

"Love your body" ---- but not that body "Strong women, girl power" --- but only if you're the right type of woman

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Disabled + Body Positivity

Accepting our body means accepting all our body including "disabled" parts

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Our bodies have a history

Our bodies should be celebrated for our strength, journey and diversity

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Not broken, unworthy or alone

Need to change mindset about internalized ableism

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Internalized Ableism

When a disabled person believes they are less worthy due to their disability and act accordingly

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Symptons include distancing anything related to disability including friends

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Other symptons include: Unable to accept disability, and then eventually anxiety and depression

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The stigma is even worse for those who are both obese and are disabled

For some individuals working out is extremely difficult and aren't obese by choice

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There is not enough resources and counseling for women with disabilities who want to get pregnant

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Sexually attractive

Women and men may have self-confidence of their body but have to deal with notions of ideal beauty to sexually attract someone

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Misconceptions of intimacy

Often those who have disabled bodies are judged on what a relationship could be like with them

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Ideas of masculinity

The media's idea of masculinity often damage self-esteem of disabled men

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What can we do?

Need to start normalizing disabled bodies

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Acknowledge

How valuable all bodies are and teach self-love

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