disabilities
The term ableism refers to discrimination in favour of able-bodied people. Ableism or in Loose Urdu, the ability to physically control one’s body has been a debate over decades. But what makes ableism so unique is that what we refer to Power & Culture : ableism thrives on it. Unlike Feminism, Ableism is non gender bias and non sex biased. Yes I do agree, that sexual relations and gender identity can affect it. However as social beings, ableism is still around everywhere.
As described in a earlier article, the pathological fear of ableism thrives upon society and by that effect culture. Ableism is not something measurable, though many disabled activists like Julia Harris and other people have highlighted the negative effects of ableism : there is something about it that we like, we thrive upon not just in Pakistan but across the world. One thesis/statement is that we like to be in a powerful seat or position whereby we can other the disabled/differently abled and we feel ‘ good ‘ about it.
Sociobiological theory
Now what does it mean by good? I am not referring to a pleasurable experience although we did see effects of it in Nazi Germany, that can have a article of its own and in Pakistan, where we daily blog from but somehow the human body has developed this feeling of protection amongst foreign experience’s.
Conclusion
Is there a way that we are not looking at this properly. Is Power over the disabled rooted from our biological needs described by Maslow. Should we not address this from a socio biological viewpoint?
