#mentally disordered

if you think autistic people shouldn't have bodily autonomy, you are ableist.

if you think intellectually disabled people shouldn't have bodily autonomy, you are ableist.

if you think developmentally disabled people shouldn't have bodily autonomy, you are ableist.

if you think full time wheelchair users or paraplegic people shouldn't have bodily autonomy, you are ableist.

if you think people with cerebral palsy or other neurological disabilities shouldn't have bodily autonomy, you are ableist.

if you think profoundly deaf/blind people shouldn't have bodily autonomy, you are ableist.

if you think people with amnesia or brain injuries shouldn't have bodily autonomy, you are ableist.

if you think people with did/osdd shouldn't have bodily autonomy, you are ableist.

[image might be low quality] an MUD (medically unrecognized disorder) based off of my plurality. 'optional' just means that "not everyone who has this might do this thing, but if someone does do this thing it could be caused by this disorder."

Therian hate can absolutely be considered ableism! To a lot of non-alterhumans, we just seem like random people on the internet having fun or being 'cringe.' But when you look deeper, sometimes it isn't just a harmless identity for certain individuals.

Clinical lycanthropy. Neurodiversity. Psychosis and delusions. All of these can contribute to someone's identity as a therian.

If we look at the exact definition of ableism, it is stated that "ableism is discrimination, prejudice, or social oppression against people with physical, mental, or intellectual disabilities, often rooted in the belief that "typical" abilities are superior. It devalues disabled people, viewing them as inferior or needing to be fixed". Therefore, hating on a therianthrope whose identity is mental-health based is literally ableism. It's innate, out of their control. Would you make fun of someone for experiencing hallucinations or dissociation? No, you wouldn't. So why would you make fun of a therian who genuinely views themself as an animal due to delusions or mental illnesses?

I think this might be important to share. I did some research and it seems legit. People in the comments were also talking about how their families were going to rehab for it!

how someone chooses to identify themself isn’t your business

the labels people attach to themselves are deeply personal to them and their experiences

you don’t know more about someone’s mental health than they, or their psychiatrist, does

you don’t have the authority to tell someone how to identify

having a professional diagnosis doesn’t make your voice more important than others

all disabled people are under attack at the end of the day. infighting gets us nowhere