Piss On Pity
Encyclopedia
Piss On Pity is a rallying cry for those in the disability-inclusive
circles of world politics. According to its proponents, the implication of the slogan is that Pity
, while seeming to be a positive, helpful emotion, actually is derogatory. According to them, it's based in conscious or unconscious aversion
to disabled people, and the ableism
which that aversion consciously or unconsciously represents.
Activists using the slogan will often explain that their ultimate goal in a militant
, provocative slogan of this type is to get across the message that, like anti-racism
and anti-sexism
, they want to purge pity
from worldwide social discourse on disability, at both the governmental and cultural levels, and instead foster disability-inclusive practices
and equal power politics
.
Inclusion (disability rights)
Inclusion is a term used by people with disabilities and other disability rights advocates for the idea that all people should freely, openly and without pity accommodate any person with a disability without restrictions or limitations of any kind...
circles of world politics. According to its proponents, the implication of the slogan is that Pity
Pity
Pity originally means feeling for others, particularly feelings of sadness or sorrow, and was once used in a comparable sense to the more modern words "sympathy" and "empathy"...
, while seeming to be a positive, helpful emotion, actually is derogatory. According to them, it's based in conscious or unconscious aversion
Aversion
Aversion is a horror film about a private investigator who discovers too late that the woman he is hired to follow is often possessed by a demon. Alex Stokes is a self-destructive, down-on-his-luck investigator who takes cases wherever he can. When a mysterious man offers him a healthy sum to...
to disabled people, and the ableism
Ableism
Ableism is a form of discrimination or social prejudice against people with disabilities. It is known by many names, including disability discrimination, physicalism, handicapism, and disability oppression...
which that aversion consciously or unconsciously represents.
Activists using the slogan will often explain that their ultimate goal in a militant
Militant
The word militant, which is both an adjective and a noun, usually is used to mean vigorously active, combative and aggressive, especially in support of a cause, as in 'militant reformers'. It comes from the 15th century Latin "militare" meaning "to serve as a soldier"...
, provocative slogan of this type is to get across the message that, like anti-racism
Anti-racism
Anti-racism includes beliefs, actions, movements, and policies adopted or developed to oppose racism. In general, anti-racism is intended to promote an egalitarian society in which people do not face discrimination on the basis of their race, however defined...
and anti-sexism
Sexism
Sexism, also known as gender discrimination or sex discrimination, is the application of the belief or attitude that there are characteristics implicit to one's gender that indirectly affect one's abilities in unrelated areas...
, they want to purge pity
Pity
Pity originally means feeling for others, particularly feelings of sadness or sorrow, and was once used in a comparable sense to the more modern words "sympathy" and "empathy"...
from worldwide social discourse on disability, at both the governmental and cultural levels, and instead foster disability-inclusive practices
Inclusion (disability rights)
Inclusion is a term used by people with disabilities and other disability rights advocates for the idea that all people should freely, openly and without pity accommodate any person with a disability without restrictions or limitations of any kind...
and equal power politics
Power politics
Power politics, or Machtpolitik , is a state of international relations in which sovereigns protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic, or political aggression...
.