/r9k/, help me out here. Why are people nervous around people in wheelchairs or the idea of ending up in one? I know it may seem obvious to you, but humor me here.
>>29433413
People act nervous around disabled people because they're attempting to not pity the person and failing at it.
People don't want to be in wheelchairs because it makes almost everything in life harder (except your dick, which may or may not be dead depending on what kind of fucked up body you have) and a lot of things impossible, and people act nervous around you all the time.
When you see something unusual in your environment you pay more attention to it and at the same time you feel like there is something wrong with doing so.
I, for one, feel sorry for that person. Any smile I had turns into a straight face and I try to look at something else, as to not make them the center of attention unnecessarily.
I am nervous around them because I am afraid they would need help even though they didn't ask for it. And then if they really need help and I am the closest person to them, I would have to provide it, but what if I can't?
>>29433413
>Why are people nervous around people in wheelchairs
They don't know how to act around you without being patronizing or disrespectful. It's an elephant in the living room and they don't know how to deal with it. They probably want to know the story behind it but don't want to ask because it would be rude.
>the idea of ending up in one
Well no one WANTS to end up in a wheelchair.
