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LGBTQIA+ 10w
posted this locally but every member of the government should be have to pass the fitness gram pacer test before taking office
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Anonymous 10w

physical endurance doesn’t equate to ability to serve in office and to suggest it does is outright ableist I hate to say it. even smth as “common” as asthma can make it impossible for someone to do this, even in a chair

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Anonymous 10w

Senator Tammy Duckworth lost both of her legs while serving her country. She uses a wheelchair. By this standard she wouldn’t be able to be a senator.

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Anonymous 10w

Genuinely why?

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Anonymous 10w

Yasss fatphobia 💕

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 10w

we’re not gonna sit here and act like plus size people aren’t capable of doing basic tasks

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 10w

Girl don’t try to turn this around on me 😭😭 that’s a weird ass thing to say and lowkey also ableist as fuck. I’d worry more about the age of some of these government officials not whether or not they can jog across a gym

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 10w

why are we electing people too old to jog? literally rolling the wheelchair back and forth is a fucking workout in itself. government offices should be held to a higher standard of mental and physical health

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 10w

Like why are we normalizing ableist language. Just bc usain bolt is fast asf or john cena is strong asf doesn’t mean I want them anywhere near my government like ???? Stupid logic 😭😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 10w

I do agree that something needs to be done about all the old people in government positions who very clearly do not have the capacity to do their jobs anymore. But this solution isn’t the right one.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 10w

“Mental”, yes, if mental means people who actually represent the people instead of their own chequebooks. Physical? That’s just the abliest shit creeping through. Disabled people are just as capable of representing and doing good.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 10w

I think this is OP’s point though. Legislators are regulating things like health and ability in ways that make them look like enormous hypocrites

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