Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man. . . . It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition is gone, pride is gone.
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Plus Us: Does Your Body Positivity Waver on Ableist?
By Gianluca Russo — 2022
Body positivity has begun to leave behind some of the people who spoke it into existence — among them is the disabled community.
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