New Term: Handi-Crass
This is one of the less politically correct words I have come up with, but I'm not afraid.
Handicrass, 1; A disabled person so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility. 2; The elitist position of entitlement assumed by a small minority of people with highly visible disabilities.
Here's the story, I'm at the Home Depot the other day looking at plants for the outdoor hallway I refer to as my backyard. This is in contrast to the concrete parking lot with a soul patch of grass I refer to as my front yard (that's funny, I don't care who you are). So, I've got my giant, luxury shoppin' cart, courtesy of said Depot, and I'm looking at perennials, because I have a hard enough time with plants; I don't need any that are slated to die at the end of the season.
I am oblivious to the woman who has motored up to me until she says, "Excuse me, can't you see I'm in a wheelchair?" Now, I'd have been blocking this aisle for all but the smallest of humans and normal sized chimpanzees as I am a huge guy with a huge cart. The suggestion, however, that I deliberately set this situation up to harass the wheelchair bound has me so stunned I can't even mouth a reply. I am curt, but civil as I move my cart and return to selecting the foliage I wish to inflict with the evils of my tender love and care, so it can just die. It was several minutes later before "handicrass" occurred to me, and I almost wish I had thought of it then, but where would that get me. Part of what makes some people become handicrass is the bullet proof shield of taboo that isolates this particular subculture from criticism. I'd have just been labeled what ever "-ist" relates to oppression of the disabled. And who wants that? And to add insult to injury, she will always have a better parking spot than me. Maybe she is elite.
For those of you concerned, I didn't find anything to my liking, so all of the vegetation is still safe and secure at the Depot.
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And that's enough for now.
Brian Norwood
Platypi Online: The Platypus Portal
Labels: coined phrases
posted by Brian Norwood @ 6:09 AM
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3 Comments:
RE:INSULT TO INJURY
Here's the only way you should be allowed to incorporate the phrase "to add insult to injury" into a conversation:
"Gary socked me in the nuts with a glove full of coins. And then, to add insult to injury, he called me an a-hole."
I got that from John Mayer's blog...sorry for the potty language
a moment so awkward, Seinfeld wouldn't touch it
I feel you on this one, man. They could've just politely asked you to move... asserting that you were being inconsiderate was out of line.
Hey Brian...enjoying reading your snarky blog (grin). Didn't know about it before now.
I had something like that happen once...only it wasn't someone who was handicapped. It was when I was at DBU (um...as opposed to CBU). I was walking into the dorms, and some guys in a car were shouting something...I thought to someone else. I was thinking about something and wasn't really paying attention. Then they shout very pointedly "Hey, you, white girl!" and I turn around at that...and they ask me some question about someone in the dorm. And I'm thinking "What, do they think I was ignoring them or something because they're black?! Sheesh!"
...but I just answer their question and go on with my business.
Anyways, somehow your story reminded me of that.
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