That aside, super happy to see you

For decades, this phrase has been used when addressing abled individuals who express bigotry and discriminatory views, as a way to appeal to their personal interest. But appealing to someone's personal interest doesn't always work when it's perceived as a future threat. It can even undermine our advocacy. Saying "if you get old enough you'll be disabled too!" doesn't encourage acceptance and inclusion - because for younger folks, that's not today, it's not *now*. Also, bigotry of disability isn't universal; wearing glasses due to a vision-related disability, for example, is very rarely stigmatized - in fact today it's perceived as more of a fashion accessory than an accessibility device. So when they think of disability, the image they hold in their mind does not even include everyone with a disability in reality - just specific individuals and disabilities. Consider how so many people wanted to say the r-word so badly over the past ten years (more specifically without consequence) and celebrated that they felt they could say it again without guilt. Saying 'you'll also be disabled someday' does not convey that they're going to be part of our community; it's a threat of a possible future, and does nothing to counter the stereotypes and myths inflicted upon us.

Imagine saying 'you too will be black someday!' to a racist; will that change their mind? Will they suddenly understand their privilege? Or will they take this as a foreboding threat of tomorrow, and react to preserve what they think they have over a minority group they deem as 'lesser'?