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This is by far the most interesting analysis of this topic that I have read since a long time. Given your writing, I am assuming you know a bit or two about th

by lynx23 3y ago

This is by far the most interesting analysis of this topic that I have read since a long time. Given your writing, I am assuming you know a bit or two about the issues, but you seem to not be directly affected too much. This would be great, as "external" people often do a lot of guesswork (instead of thinking) and end up in weird corners, albeit still having good intentions. What I want to say with that is that it is not very often that I hear people analyse the situation so on the point, without falling for pity or patronisation or other "traps". The first thing you mentioned is especially pressing. It turns out the vocal minorities indeed get what they want after a while, but what they forget is that there is only so much space for inclusive work, and if you overstate your case, you end up taking away the freedoms of other minority groups. While I understand the dynamics, and I really try to stay fair, this has led me to no longer care about sexual minority and gender problems. To me, they have way more comfort in our society then my group, and while I also want only the best for them, I am no longer capable to pbulicly support their cause because I am damaging my own by doing so. And, dont get me wrong, I am fully aware how harsh that might sound, and probably is. But I cant help myself.

jeroenhd 3y ago
I know absolutely nothing of the topic other than a few ARIA labels I applied a while back. I have a friend who is hard of hearing but that's about all the third hand experience I can recount. The most accessibility I need is a web page that renders text without Javascript. I do see a lot of companies and people in general lament accessibility, though, almost always because accessibility isn't valued and that irks me. It must be very disheartening to be part of a minority that doesn't get the same pity and care that other do. I wouldn't call the life of sexual minorities simple, with backwards countries still putting extreme sentences on anyone outside the norm and western countries (like the USA) creeping back to encoding be-straight-or-get-out policies, but I do see a disproportionate amount of pity. It's cheap and easy to change your company's flag to a rainbow a month every year. If you're creating media, just take a man out of a show and put in a woman, or make a little side note that they're trans, and boom, you're a forward thinking lightbearer here to teach us all about acceptance. When the going gets real tough, throw some money at a tax-deductible charity. With things like racism, it takes effort not to be race-inclusive. Meanwhile, people struggling to survive or hold down jobs are seen as a burden because people need to put in real work to make the world compatible with them. Some places even put blind, deaf, and behaviorally challenged kids in the same "special school". It's all so extremely unfair! I can't imagine being in your position, and all the best I can tell you is that other minorities started from terrible positions as well, so don't blame them for the way you're treated. We need more progress, not infighting between the people that are mistreated! However, there is reason to keep up hope; you never know what inclusion will be the next hype. I've seen an uptick with shows including deaf characters and sign language in Netflix shows, for example, which brings me hope that decent representation of disabilities will be next in popular media, which often pairs with progress within society.

by lynx23 3y ago

jeroenhd 3y ago

I know absolutely nothing of the topic other than a few ARIA labels I applied a while back. I have a friend who is hard of hearing but that's about all the third hand experience I can recount. The most accessibility I need is a web page that renders text without Javascript. I do see a lot of companies and people in general lament accessibility, though, almost always because accessibility isn't valued and that irks me. It must be very disheartening to be part of a minority that doesn't get the same pity and care that other do. I wouldn't call the life of sexual minorities simple, with backwards countries still putting extreme sentences on anyone outside the norm and western countries (like the USA) creeping back to encoding be-straight-or-get-out policies, but I do see a disproportionate amount of pity. It's cheap and easy to change your company's flag to a rainbow a month every year. If you're creating media, just take a man out of a show and put in a woman, or make a little side note that they're trans, and boom, you're a forward thinking lightbearer here to teach us all about acceptance. When the going gets real tough, throw some money at a tax-deductible charity. With things like racism, it takes effort not to be race-inclusive. Meanwhile, people struggling to survive or hold down jobs are seen as a burden because people need to put in real work to make the world compatible with them. Some places even put blind, deaf, and behaviorally challenged kids in the same "special school". It's all so extremely unfair! I can't imagine being in your position, and all the best I can tell you is that other minorities started from terrible positions as well, so don't blame them for the way you're treated. We need more progress, not infighting between the people that are mistreated! However, there is reason to keep up hope; you never know what inclusion will be the next hype. I've seen an uptick with shows including deaf characters and sign language in Netflix shows, for example, which brings me hope that decent representation of disabilities will be next in popular media, which often pairs with progress within society.