Comment on Exception implies deficiency. Am I the only one who sees this?

• Dr_Satan@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  When you are handed a crutch it is implied that you cannot walk.

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  • snooggums@midwest.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The person handing the crutch may have inferred you need a crutch even though you don’t actually need one.

    Does handing a sandwich to someone imply a nutritional deficiency?

    Does offering to buy someone lunch imply they have an income deficiency?

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  • frosty99c@midwest.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ok, now take it one more step. Why can’t that person walk? Is it because someone broke their leg? In that case, it’s not an ‘exception’ it’s an aid. It makes the situation more equitable.

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  • Nibodhika@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So are you saying we shouldn’t give crutches to people that can in fact walk but shouldn’t because they need to heal their leg properly?

    A crutch is an aid, it is given to people that need aid to be able to walk properly. This might be because of some inate deficiency, or because of some injury, you wouldn’t say a person who twisted her ankle and will make a full recovery in 1 month is deficient, they are currently in a state of deficiency, but it’s not inate to them. That’s the jump in logic you’re making without realising, just because someone needs aid doesn’t mean they’re inherently inferior, but they might be in a situation that makes them less able than what they should be.

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