Anonymous #1 4w

It’s not unsustainable—it’s impossible. You can’t just mentally overcome a physical disability. And I prefer listening to people with disabilities on this subject…

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Anonymous #3 4w

I understand that, however, Violet thinking about how she has to push past her limits is an aspect that is literally impossible for people with disabilities. That would cripple you, even if there is magic in that world, she would genuinely not survive as a result. I wish the author had decided to be more creative, she says Violet is crafty and smart but only writes one scene and throws that out the window.

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Anonymous #3 4w

I think RY was attempting to use the audience’s ignorance to be lazy with her writing. It’s dangerous and unfortunately abilist to use that type of thinking, even if it is fictional. Portraying that a disabled character can simply “push past” a disability, magic or not, is really harmful. It feeds into the idea that people who are disabled can simply ignore it and are just being dramatic. I wish she was more creative instead of pulling that card. It honestly was disappointing.

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Anonymous OP 4w

I understand what you are saying as well, but I’m not in the business of going back and forth with someone about an opinion on if the writing/book was good or bad. I just don’t understand why you used my post to make the comment as if what I said was wrong.. At the end of the day it’s still based on a real disability and people need to be mindful of the comments they make about it when talking about Vi cause it can be offensive to people that really has it. That was the intention behind my post

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Anonymous #2 4w

i literally have what she has but okay lol. i didn’t mean “mentally overcome a physical disability” i meant what i said which was “pushing past her mental limit of what she thought she could handle” which in MY experience was more than i thought i could handle in weight training which i do

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Anonymous #1 4w

but yeah her just kind of shrugging off tearing her knee ligament repeatedly had me kinda 🤨

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Anonymous #4 4w

Y’all will really speak over disabled people till you’re blue in the face huh

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Anonymous #4 4w

That’s literally not how it works. Your body will fail you, and it’s less than unwise to attempt to push that. It’s a HARD limit, one that when you attempt to cross it, will cripple you. RY did a poor job of showing her “intelligence” and supposed tendency to win in unorthodox ways. Instead her condition just a convenient excuse to make her tiny and thin and just so small. Which to anyone who knows about hyper mobility and/or eds, is just not right. This is a misinformed and ableist take.

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