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Old 12-09-2004, 11:20 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
One of the biggest biases disabled folks face is the desexualization of them by the opposite sex. I have two very good friends who are both disabled with cerebral palsy. Both of them have a very hard time getting the opposite sex to notice them as anything but a friend. I hope, though, that some day someone will take the time to look beyond their physical disability and see that they are two of the brightest, funniest, kindest people I have ever met.

That said, I've been attracted to disabled people in the past, including a deaf guy who had to flirt with me via a translator (which was hilarious--well, he was hilarious) and a paraplegic who's just so cute you don't notice the wheels. So if a person is attractive--be it personality, looks, whatever--enough, the disability doesn't matter. If I met someone who was disabled and fell in love with them, it wouldn't bother me. Love is a powerful, powerful thing.
Bright, funny, and kind do not sexually attractive make. I see what you're getting at though.
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