This picture came across my feed and I was surprised by its poignancy. I knew it was a cutting way to make his point but I agreed with it and thought it was a point worth making. Guess who was offended by this post.
A phobia is an irrational fear of something, so logical approaches are generally unsuccessful. Education delivered experientially or significant emotional events can open a person's mind to other possibilities, depending on how deeply the phobia is rooted. Illnesses are to be dealt with emphatically, not judgmentally. If an ally has a broken arm, we would not dismiss them as irrelevant.
A phobia is an irrational fear of something, so logical approaches are generally unsuccessful. Education delivered experientially or significant emotional events can open a person's mind to other possibilities, depending on how deeply the phobia is rooted. Illnesses are to be dealt with emphatically, not judgmentally. If an ally has a broken arm, we would not dismiss them as irrelevant.