Opinions Wanted: Why are some people cruel to those with disabilities?
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1. They are racist. 2. Some people are born cruel 3. Some people are doing that on purpose to make them stronger in a way. 4. They never know how is it to have a disability
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Plain mean Afraid Embarrassed Uneasy Ignorant Thoughtless Immature My hope is that such people will find a time in their lives when they will have a disability and discover that kindness is long remembered and cruelty comes back to haunt you.
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Those people probably don't know HOW to treat people with disabilities because they are 'different' from everyone else in the sense that they have disabilities.
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Disrespectfulness, Arrogance, Immaturity, Thoughtless, Scared, Jealous, (since sometimes they seem to get more attention than others without disabilities), Peer pressure, etc. many more things. The number one reason I believe that their cruel like this is because they see them as they're "different" individuals when in reality their human too and aren't. Great question +5
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I suspect that they are small insecure little people who are all to aware of their own faults, and as such, make themselves feel "better" by making someone else feel worse.
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Caveman mentality. It is in the nature of more primitive animals to ween out the weakest of the herd.
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Fear
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Well, I suppose it depends on who is perceiving them as cruel. If the person is clearly being deliberately cruel (particularly if they are using the disability in order to do so), I would say that it is likely because they have issues of their own that make them enjoy/feel better about themselves when they can make others feel low. People with obvious disabilities make easy targets. However, sometimes the person appears cruel to the casual observer, but is not actually singling that person out. They are treating them the same as they would anyone. Those I know with disabilities like to tease and joke and they prefer it when people are able to reciprocate. We actually greatly offended someone once, completely by accident. A friend who was working for us turned around to get a box, but he discovered that they had been stacked too high (he is in a wheelchair). He asked, "Is this a joke?" We both turned and laughed while someone grabbed a box for him. The lady was clearly upset, even though he wasn't. He had asked specifically expecting that reaction.
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ive asked myself the same question over and over. and wish they could be that disable person, so they will know how its like to be different. maybe then they wouldn't be so cruel.my sister has mental disorder. im not sure if this is what you where talking about be i get so pissed when somebody makes fun of her. i give them a good punch in the jaw too.
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My guess is they view them as sub human since they don't have what the rest of us have (which is wrong of course).
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Because there are some creul people out there and its the minorities who have the take their shit.
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We all have disabilities. Their disability is IGNORANCE! Some are easier to see than others. Lucky for us, the idiots make themselves very distinct.
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because they don't understand them. They were never raised around someone that had a disability, so the natural thing is to get uncomfortable or embarrassed around them, even afraid.
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Who, where... *Looks around scouling and pissed off at anyone who would even think of doing such a thing! Fortunately for them... I have never witnessed it in person.
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With some it is the fear of anyone "different" to themselves, just like some racists, and with others it could also be the "if I pick on them then they will become the target for everyone's scorn and they won't pick on me" school of thought, where they deflect the abuse towards someone else to take the heat off themselves.
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Simple: They want to feel good about themselves.
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I don't know why but ppl are fuckin ignorant. This is one subject that really gets me goin. I have been taking care of DD ppl for the past ten years and I've seen and heard some cruel things. People are ignorant and don't accept things very easily. Obviously they weren't brought up that well and are just stupid.
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Not understanding and fear are the big ones I can think of. They don't understand that many of those with disabilities may have been just as non-disabled as they not all that long ago; and that even those who have been disabled for life (depending on the disability, of course) are as, if not more, intelligent, compassionate, empathetic, sympathetic, etc., than those who are not. Fear can also cause it, as people see what CAN happen to them or their loved ones. They may also be afraid that they will be showing a weakness for caring. Why are they cruel? They don't want to see or deal with it. If they're cruel, disabled people will avoid them. Then again, some just don't think that in a few short years, their parents or even THEY could be disabled, too.
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Fear of the unknown, not understanding the persons disabilities, lack of caring, and some are just plain rude and ignorant. -
I think a common reason = they feel really bad about themselves.
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Well, there's no good reason for it, m'lady...no reason at at. But I have it in my head that there may be another round at this life...and if you're cruel to someone without reason, the Good Lord may just put you back on this earth as the one who suffered the hurtfulness. Not sayin' it's a truth...but think about it. Sure makes me want to be less hurtful. +5
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Every negative emotion you can name is on the list of reasons. Some people are just inconsiderate. Others get a rise off the fact that some people aren't your cookie-cutter individuals. Some people just assume that they're too stupid to realize they're being made fun of. I have a disability - Asperger's Syndrome. It's a blanket term for high-functioning Autism. I didn't find out until I was a sophmore in high school. If I didn't already have a reputation as a smart bad girl my peers would probably have assumed I was stupid. Seeing as the staff of my high school didn't know me they assumed it too. I had to set them straight. The most infuriating emotion for me to deal with from others is pity. I can handle verbal abuse. I can handle idiots who smile to my face but talk behind my back. I can even handle smart-ass popular girls who think it's fun to insult those who can't see their sick twisted souls. They tend to move away and/or get pregnant. But don't pity me.
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because they have never faced it to know or understand the difficulties. they are not empathetic. they were not raised right. they are just rude people in general. or my favorite one. they just don't give a big crap about others. +5 ty for inviting me ... i have not been around much the past 22 hours still playing catch up.
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to make themselves feel better at the expense of others. That is so selfish.
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There is no real known reason ,I think. Survival of the fittest instinct that most animals endorse leaving those that can't fend for themselves, to die ? Hate to think that is all there is to humanity but ... for some ....
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Some people are cruel to everyone and eveything.
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Because it's funny.
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They are the only people that they can feel supperior to.
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It's an inexcusable flaw that I find repulsive. I haven't run into many adults who would do this, but when I was a teenager the kids were awful. So, I don't have an answer as to why; it's certainly not something that those rude people cannot control.
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They are frightened by things that are different from what they know. They try to break others down in order to feel better about themselves. They haven't gotten the fact that the highest anyone ever gets is "human." and that there aren't any favorites in the real scheme of things. +4
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