Thuzbekistan wrote:Ifreann wrote:A poor example for the point you're trying to make. Most people understand the challenges faced by diabetics, even if only vaguely. Whereas many people don't even accept that being trans is a real thing.
In the same sense that it isn't necessary for people to know how to add. We're all a lot better off with people having that knowledge.
The problem of widespread ignorance will never be solved if no one recognises it as a problem.
1. That only changes as trans people make themselves understood. Social change takes a bit, especially in the states.
Do you think that the general understanding of what diabetes is came from individual diabetics educating people about diabetes?
2. Except everyone needs to add at some point. You can go your whole life without meeting a transgender person.
You can go your whole life without doing maths.
3. Theres widespread ignorance about many serious illnesses and disabilities. But again, only people close to them generally know what it is or how it affects them. Should we be trying to educate everyone on these matters as well?
Yes. We should understand the society we live in.
People really dont try to learn about things irrelevant to their lives unless they have an interest.
Do you think people know about diabetes because they took an interest in it?