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CMV: I think the media and collective societies focus is often misguided and down right immature, deciding to focus on Gender Equality, LGBT rights, Trans people and human relations and emotions rather than real issues such as the chronically ill, disabled and or in-firmed.

I keep seeing media articles and posts about trans people in gaming, adverts, TV, radio talk shows, opinion pieces and just a sheer focus on the topics I relate to above.  Like the wave of movies focused on girl power or recreating characters to be "represented" when personally I think they were represented well before.

Speaking out on an issue which isn't an issue but brining more attention to it can make it an issue, plus people need to stay relevant and have a job right? If no one in the advocacy media had nothing to complain about they'd get no checks.

I am a disabled gamer, but does it matter in gaming? nope.  The adaptive controller and making games accessible is about it, but Im not that severe, Im glad however common sense prevailed and created a something to help a real issue.   There is no need to keep going on about non issues.  If you wish to be a different gender or want to dress differently or tell your boyfriend you don't value him as a male by all means do so.

Keep making symbols, keep making flags, keep making statements and points of contention you signal to the rest of the world you WISH to be different and treated differently.    For people with disabilities there is one real symbol, and it's used practically.  Like literally without that symbol people in society would have such a harder time.  It is a symbol thats universally needed and is practical for some people too function.   It is not their choice.

But this? it makes you wonder if people with disabilities kept on going, kept on wanting to be different, would everyone of viewed us as something thats not the same?  If we made an issue out of all facets of life?   It is worrying that something as "choosing to dress differently" or "identify as something else" or "self empowerment"  is almost equal to or being cared for more than issues such as people with disabilities or chronic conditions and mental health.

It makes me worry were society places its values.  Is it vanity, the self and self empowerment over the chronically ill and damaged.   I could be extremely wrong and I see some similarities in the problems, but I honestly wasn't bothered about people being gay, trans or whatever until you started seeing it everywhere.  I have a friend who's a lesbian and she doesn't care, there was a cross dressing waiter in cafe I used to frequent and he was funny as in actually a funny person and everyone loved him would make everyones day.   This though I see as an issue, sometimes.  I feel it is an exploited issue, its pure intentions, its origins lost to corrupted ideals.   Im not saying this group shouldn't have a voice, Im just saying its getting so loud that you barley hear others of people who need saving.  If you are a man who now wants to be a woman, at least you can still walk in either case.   I really don't see the issue, other than people's opinions being strong and hurtful, but I was bullied all through school for having a disability, but that issue has not ever been addressed.   Probably never will because it's such a minor minority.   In which half of those probably can't even speak.   So the "normies" who are the majority of who get to decided what breaks into the media have a voice on the topic of the week.

I just feel society is rather thickle and unjust in its collective focus on world issues and priorities.   I would love to hear opposing thoughts on this, its rather bugging me and Im not sure if my frame or perspective is correct.  I am not saying this is a bad thing, rather that there is more important pressing issues in the world than the media (not individuals) media decide to drone on about.

Yet thinking this way, apart of me thinks I am not allowed this view and that I am the evil one, but be in a hospital bed surrounded by the sick and weak, and then be in a room of people who "think they have problems" is often quite insulting and immature to me.  Like gain some perspective please.  Like even me with my disability, Im just lucky to be alive.  Im grateful, so why are people and society not.   Why are they not helping people with disabilities more, I know countless of people with disabilities who do not have the resources or tools to help them not feel lonely, isolated and down right worthless.  Im one of the lucky ones who just recognise this and Im a "middle man" Im not to the extremes of either end, and I have a life, but others who are worse than me just don't and are the most misrepresented people with real issues ever.  Infact the only thing I think society gets right in this regard is Cancer treatment and awareness and Covid.

But do abled bodied people see how insulting it is to chronically ill people who suffer every day of their lives for someone to post on facebook "I have covid and you don't know what suffering is until you get it" granted it is effecting everyone, so thats why its important, hence why I said society is right in doing so, but can people please just have some more empathy and understanding for real issues.

When will this bullshit end though? (not covid or cancer) but the superficial nature of society.   What is it ? you don't want to be reminded that people have it worse? to that I say "fuck you".  Why doesn't society structure itself more to help those people, we seem to do it fine for everything else.  Instead of funnelling the disabled to only allowed to be "stand up" comedians or low menial jobs.

but perhaps Im wrong.  I don't fully sit in this camp, I don't have to care, but I just know a too few many disabled people (who cannot be independent like me) who just get left behind.  Im just luckily enough to be damaged enough by my disability to see it.  All the time.  It is honestly disgusting.   I can't even discuss it because my social circle is a mixture of both, and I'd offended one and depress the other.  but I honestly feel there is some truth to my statement.

but I want to be wrong or show a more positive message that I may of missed out on.  Im also writing a book on this and want to understand peoples points of views or fairer views, correct me where I am wrong.  What is the most altruistic approach we as humans could take?  No inspiration porn, just the right way to solve this.

Educate me please.

Edit: It seems people think I am attacking those groups when infact I think its more societies priorities as a whole, not the groups or people within those groups that are the issue I recognise, I honestly take no issue in your choice in what you do with your life, just that society should be more vocal in the area of people with disabilities.  Just to make that clear.  I hate no human.

Edit: I have been enlightened by some beautiful people out there.  Thank you.
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Tons of time and resources are spent caring for the disabled.  There are charities, public programs and billions of research dollars that pour in to things like that. Almost all people care about the rights of disabled people and if they’re infringed upon, public outcry is almost immediate. Sure, people fall through the cracks, but no system is ever perfect and a lot of disabled people aren’t going to be able to live successful and fulfilling lives because of the nature of their illnesses at this point in human history. 

LGBT  people don’t have the same universal support and their struggles are most because of backlash from a segment of the population rather than any issue out of human control. The  resources spent per lgbt person compared to a severely disabled person are likely remarkably small.