tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post2922881687429633193..comments2024-03-28T21:36:55.157-04:00Comments on Love That Max : The massacre of people with disability and what parents can doEllen Seidmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-54605119752428605222016-08-09T18:31:30.254-04:002016-08-09T18:31:30.254-04:00The Left Brain™ has arrived.
I don't know wha...The Left Brain™ has arrived.<br /><br />I don't know what kind of vile cowardice drove him to these lengths. He may have resented being neglected in favor of another disabled person or have a phobia of disability. I would also consider other negative experiences and a lack of positive experiences. It helps (me) to depersonalize and analyze in these matters. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616282351291824392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-11457301824801292702016-08-05T13:02:57.591-04:002016-08-05T13:02:57.591-04:00I agree so much, the smallest moments of pushing b...I agree so much, the smallest moments of pushing back against that type of rhetoric (especially when the speaker does not know what is wrong with what they are saying) has more effect when practiced regularly by many, can have a massive effect. Sometimes it is hard for me when I push back on family and friends regarding these types of things, but I always feel so much better that I have made them think about what it is exactly that they are saying. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574427769930955677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-11478461223418828042016-08-05T10:59:00.662-04:002016-08-05T10:59:00.662-04:00Why is it that when it's Japan and against dis...Why is it that when it's Japan and against disabled people, it's an 'attacker'?<br /><br />But when it's America and against LGBT people, it's a 'terrorist'? Because "MUSLIM!!! ISIS!!!" [Never mind that he's homegrown and that ISIS doesn't represent Islam.]<br /><br />And the white, racist church shooter? <br />Well, he's mentally ill. And don't forget, he used drugs! <br /><br />ter·ror·ist<br />ˈterərəst/<br />noun<br />a person who uses terrorism in the pursuit of political aims.<br />synonyms: extremist, fanatic; More<br /><br />Just food for thought.Jacobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-49841847964174891662016-08-05T09:49:39.890-04:002016-08-05T09:49:39.890-04:00M....
Yes, yes, I have used my X-Men analogy befor...M....<br />Yes, yes, I have used my X-Men analogy before.... Which you've very well read/heard!! I've expressed that members of the LGBTQIA+ community are--sadly--treated by society as mutants from X-Men!! It works both ways, right?! I think that my X-Men analogy applies to anybody who is different.... You get extra points for catching it, Friend!! ;-D<br />"Stay hard, stay hungry, stay alive", Raelyn<br /><br />Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005199691237610718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-91878874522771534532016-08-04T23:06:47.161-04:002016-08-04T23:06:47.161-04:00Belated thx for letting us know, Andrew, I shared ...Belated thx for letting us know, Andrew, I shared on Facebook.Ellen Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-16840183056963910992016-08-04T22:20:07.105-04:002016-08-04T22:20:07.105-04:00I. Completely. Agree.
Also extra points for using...I. Completely. Agree.<br /><br />Also extra points for using that X-Men analogy again.Max .Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10904861794391197803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-77124492246723201322016-08-04T21:13:20.837-04:002016-08-04T21:13:20.837-04:00You said it, Raelyn!You said it, Raelyn!Ellen Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-59556762562657530102016-08-04T21:12:59.453-04:002016-08-04T21:12:59.453-04:00That could not be more true, Elit. That could not be more true, Elit. Ellen Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-63993680694758270392016-08-04T21:11:13.680-04:002016-08-04T21:11:13.680-04:00That is a perfect sentiment, Barbara. I will keep ...That is a perfect sentiment, Barbara. I will keep those words in mind going forward. Ellen Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-68248377973382656612016-08-04T20:04:43.117-04:002016-08-04T20:04:43.117-04:00And sometimes the only one, Kathryn.
Unless we go...And sometimes the only one, Kathryn.<br /><br />Unless we go to big places and see more than one of us.Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-8901932576632133562016-08-04T19:23:08.073-04:002016-08-04T19:23:08.073-04:00Thanks Ellen,
You speak for all of us.
In resp...Thanks Ellen,<br /> <br />You speak for all of us.<br /> <br />In response to the person commenting on your walk with Max, I would have added "I love him to death because of who he is and not in spite of who he is - and because he is my child."<br /><br />Barbara Koffler-Anthony, Toronto <br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-74742868506567997702016-08-04T14:00:10.507-04:002016-08-04T14:00:10.507-04:00That's all any one of us can do, Kathryn. My e...That's all any one of us can do, Kathryn. My experiences as Max's mom and observations about his experiences do not represent the community but I am the first mom of a kid with disability that many people know, and I do my best to represent. Ellen Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-16848711853130901612016-08-04T13:59:45.053-04:002016-08-04T13:59:45.053-04:00Ellen....
"We can show the world that disable...Ellen....<br />"We can show the world that disabled lives matter, too." Yes, yes, yes!! Disabled lives matter!! I love that!! Human Lives Matter!! Which is exactly what people who have learning, intellectual or physical disabilities--people who have special needs--are!! They're human beings!! With real thoughts, real feelings, real emotions, real dreams, real aspirations, real gifts, real talents.... Real abilities!! They're not tragedies, they're not mistakes, they're not mutants from X-Men!! ;)<br />"Stay hard, stay hungry, stay alive", Raelyn<br /><br /><br />Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005199691237610718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-27124798649243211572016-08-04T13:58:27.635-04:002016-08-04T13:58:27.635-04:00Amen to that, Katherine. Amen to that, Katherine. Ellen Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-74749337516637285862016-08-04T13:35:01.135-04:002016-08-04T13:35:01.135-04:00I feel the same way when people make comments abou...I feel the same way when people make comments about how it's amazing what I do for Ivy. As though leaving her in a corner to waste away was an option. Would they say the same thing about my taking another child to PT to rehab a knee after a gymnastics accident? I think that if people understood that we don't see our child as any different from our other children, they would have a better understanding of how to interact with said child.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804227394021781333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-515439425033279782016-08-04T13:20:18.239-04:002016-08-04T13:20:18.239-04:00Thank you so much for blogging about this Ellen. I...Thank you so much for blogging about this Ellen. It's quite chilling how little attention this story got. There will be an online vigil and chat about this on Twitter, 8-9 PM today, August 4. More information here: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2016/08/01/84-online-vigil-for-the-murdered-disabled-people-of-sagamihara/apulranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133974049950425863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-70526622157331526382016-08-04T09:56:27.804-04:002016-08-04T09:56:27.804-04:00It's sickening what that man did. I definitely...It's sickening what that man did. I definitely try to show the world that my life as a disabled person matters just by being myself and being involved in things I care about and advocating for myself. I realize that my experience is mine and I do not represent the entire community but I also realize I am usually the first person with a disability my friends have befriended/ gotten to really know so I try to educate them. Kathrynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-43701380589013026052016-08-04T09:45:17.036-04:002016-08-04T09:45:17.036-04:00So ashamed I did not know about the stabbings. Whe...So ashamed I did not know about the stabbings. Where our world has come to. And almost the saddest of all is that the intent comes from wanting to end suffering, but all the wrong ways. I shared your post on Facebook and so agree, we cannot do much but we can always do something, and speaking out is one path more need to tread. Katherine Gordy Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01252051311395035303noreply@blogger.com