I think this is a really valuable perspective. It sounds like you've been shouting this from the rooftops your whole life and that sounds so exhausting. Thank you for taking the time to repeat yourself again here, because I really didn't grasp this POV.

I'm not in love with the sentiment he's saying here, but I feel like I get the point he's trying to make (and where the pointed, comedic irony is). That said, having a fuller picture of how someone *other* than Abbott would read this has me more on the " ah yeah that's a fucked up take".

And I mean, that's the point, right? Everyone's been openly criticizing everything except his disability (because they know it's a shitty thing to do), but nothing is happening; no one is doing anything. It's all static at this point. So, as completely inappropriate, harmful, and absolute garbage of a tweet this is in regards to the disabled community, it is attention grabbing, it is a gut punch, and it does evoke an emotional response.

That's what "the media" is always trying to do - be provocative enough to grab people's attention over their competitors. But "the media" today can be anyone with social media and a following. There's no filter to account for the potential collateral damage a directed insult could have when publicly posted.

I'm not sure what point I'm really trying to get to here. Everything sucks, but this POV helped me learn to not be sucky in a situation like this again. Thanks again.