Hegedus said because many disabled men are aware of fetishists who are interested in them only because of their disability, they sometimes feel that no one will be interested in them for who they are. We want non-disabled people to like us and when they do, we wonder why. In the end, though, while some people's discomfort about disability issues may lie in a fetish they are trying to hide, many people's discomfort is because they simply don't understand. And what I've come to realize is that, well, yes, it is catastrophic, but the person has dealt with it. Offer some Feedback Return to The Reading Room .
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