hi i’m bored so here’s an educational thread on micro-aggressions that i hear in regards to my disability/being muslim

1. “pray to Allah he will fix you” this is a very double edge sword statement. i’m not denying that Allah can cure and fix all, He can. however if i spend my entire life waiting for that moment i ultimately will never be satisfied with myself. instead i should just be thankful

that i’m alive and Alhamdulilah to be here. it was so hard for me to accept my disability as a kid/teen because everyone kept saying i wasn’t praying hard enough to get better. this made me feel like i was a bad muslim bc my prayer allegedly wasn’t right

this isn’t the compliment you think it is. let me ask you, why do you want me to walk so bad? why can’t you make my not walking life easier instead of being so hyper fixated on the idea of me walking?? i never understood why ppl won’t just make life accessible for me!

2. “you’re so smart for a disabled person” girl WHAT does that mean. plz elaborate using picture, number and word. are you implying ppl w disabilities can’t be smart? can’t be productive members of society? can’t be anything but our disabilities? man i got news for u..

this is the most hurtful statement i’ve ever heard tbh. i pride myself on my academics, my accomplishments and more. why do you only see my wheelchair? why can’t you see my personality, my heart, my world ethic, my humour and more. there’s so much more to me than my chair bro

this same mentality applies to “ur cute for a disabled girl” like hello.... what does that MEAN... can someone elaborate bc i am Lost

3. “disability is a mindset” this is so ableist i can’t even use twitter to fully summarize the concept. tldr you can’t expect every person w/a disability to be okay and accepting of their conditions. we live in a society where disability is frowned upon and shamed, how do u +

expect every single person w/a disability to feel comfortable/happy w themselves when all u do is exclude us from society. u can’t expect us all to be advocates and get out there. some ppl don’t wanna be advocates and just live life. we aren’t all the same and if smn1 +

is in a state where their disability is consuming them and their self worth you have to understand the root causes of it and you can’t call them lazy. institutions are designed to fail and harm ppl w/disabilities and at some point we all wanna give up

4. my fave “why do u get so angry” listen homie if ur continuously oppressed and being alienated from society wouldnt u get fed up? i feel so helpless whenever i’m having a bad day and then suddenly my nurse cancels my booking or smn. it puts the cherry on top and makes me sad

5. “eat/drink this to be cured” keep yo black magic away from me or shits going DOWN.

6. “if you could walk you’d be so much prettier” again what does this mean... are you implying disabled bodies can’t be pretty? disabled people can’t be seen as attractive/desirable? i know some of y’all have a weird fetish but i’m not touching on that, i’m talking ab the+

general idea of just being attracted to/finding a person w disability pretty/handsome/good looking. if u say u wouldn’t date a person w/a disability ur ableist. that isn’t preference ur simply freaking ableist and i’m not arguing with u on this

7. “ur not disabled jus differently abled!” yaar... why are u all so allergic to the word disability why is it so negative to u. literally the entire disability community has said the word is ok. u gon use the r word but not say disabled? i hate it here

8. “this is a punishment from Allah” ayo did u know having a child w a disability is a ticket to Jannah. . . also Allah has Alhamdulilah blessed me with all my basic needs that we take for granted (food, water, healthcare, shelter) how am i being “punished” lol