@ghost that, too (I'd boost but non-CW'd slur)
@er1n @ghost there's nothing wrong with appreciating Hawking or finding him inspirational. There's also nothing wrong with being sad at his passing.
but the next few days are going to be a lot of abled people talking about how much he's accomplished in spite of his disability and basically using a lot of insensitive language and betraying some really ableist thought processes. I think it's ALSO okay for people who've experienced ableism recently to be pre-emptively bitter about that BS and call it out.
@Maenad @ghost 🙄 not every one of us who's gonna post being sad about his passing has to do with Said Trope, okay? like, you can appreciate someone's work and be sad they've passed, fuck. :\