The fact that in all of this, not one of them can point to or share anything concrete that Dawn did to draw their vitriol is most telling. Some groups of people are just mean and enjoy being mean. I don't think their disdain for Dawn comes from ableism. The savaging of the group seems beyond normal dislike, and I do wonder if there is some virulent ableism underneath it all (probably also classism). For instance, in the awful encounter described by Chip Cheeks, Dorland seemed to do everything technically right (welcomed him, gave him advice, etc.) but he still mocked her mercilessly behind her back. I have never been able to figure out why they despised Dorland so much except that she didn't communicate somehow "correctly," which seems code for possible ableism. Anonymous wrote:More observations on disability.
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