The shame we sometimes feel when we ask for help is a direct - TopicsExpress



          

The shame we sometimes feel when we ask for help is a direct manifestation of a certain kind of ableism, grounded in a deeply problematic notion that bodies ought to function in isolation from other bodies. When we ask for help. And say, I CANNOT DO THIS. I CANT. I AM UNABLE. We free ourselves from the grotesque lie that is independence. I am because you are. You are because we are. Ubuntu. An old idea, but one whose salience trips us up every single time. - Eddie Ndopu
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 20:03:33 +0000

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