People bitch and moan about straws. But this thought occurred to me recently, why don’t they offer reusable ones instead and just wash it with other tableware?

  • DessertStorms@kbin.social
    36·
    1 year ago

    I feel like people trying to “poke holes” in the needs of disabled people they clearly haven’t taken even a minute to research (never mind considered the fact you don’t know everything, and you not knowing something doesn’t make it somehow wrong or invalid) are wilfully ignorant ableists (E: and your next reply confirms it. You don’t get to decide who is or isn’t “too disabled” to do anything, ableist)

    • derf82@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      1 year ago

      Or you could, you know, answer legitimate questions rather than go to ad hominem attacks.

        • derf82@lemmy.worldEnglish
          31·
          1 year ago

          I did Google things like “biodegradable straws choking hazard”, and “metal straw allergy” and found exactly jack shit to back up those assertions.

          I googled “metal straw burning” and found “this injury can be prevented with the use of the silicone cap as it would act as a barrier,” so it’s not a problem either.

          Just because someone is disabled, it is not a black check to make unchallenged assertions.