Theory

Material Rhetorics and Challenging Ableism

This idea of breaking down brain-body and logic-emotion binaries also serves to counter ableist messaging often these binaries are contrary to disabled experiences. Disabled, especially chronically ill, bodyminds know that stress can set of flares and affect physical symptoms just as much as isolation from inaccessible social spots can affect mental health. Many individuals within Mad studies counter the idea of logic-emotion binaries when mental illness is weaponized against people to say they are not rational or capable of complex thought.

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Updated 2025-06-10

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