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Originally Posted by meeera
Are you a wheelchair user? Are you bombarded by people stopping you from going about your business and saying the equivalent of "HEY, YOU USE A WHEELCHAIR"?
It's not "nice", it's ableist rubbish, it's neither polite nor funny, and it needs to stop. If you wouldn't crack a race joke as your first approach to an Aboriginal stranger, or a gay joke as your first approach to a gay stranger, why barge up to a disabled stranger and launch into your overplayed routine?
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No, I'm not in a wheelchair. I do have a good friend who is, 24/7, due to worsening MS. People get nervous and awkward around wheelchairs. I'd suggest trying to give strangers some of the same understanding you wish they had for you. Being so angry helps no one.
As another poster said, I think this conversation is over.