She also talks about how she thinks her experience and certain acts are political. She thinks "when you are intervening in social space in a particular way, you're challenging protocols. You're asking for that that social world to open, not only to you personally, but to all the people who are in your situation."
The interview goes on to talk about how differences in the way people carry-out their lives tends to make some people uncomfortable. And, these people who are feeling uncomfortable tend to hold others back mainly because "their ideas have to be rethought." She goes on to say that it "threatens our most basic categories that we've built our systems of power on."
The part that I liked most about this article was Butler's views on the value of human life and our capacity to flourish however we might flourish. I also liked her views on how capitalism has affected this, too. In a lot of ways, it has made our culture obsessed with the "bottom line." And, I feel like this has lead us to become obsessed with being perfect and fitting into this cookie-cutter cut-out of how we are supposed to look, act, and think. And, it isn't supposed to be like that. Like Butler, says its about accepting different people's ideas and ways of living. We are all independent, yet dependent on each other.
Do you think that disabled people deserve a place in the workforce?
I think that there are certain qualities that each person can bring to the table. And, I feel like everyone can be taught to do something. If we invest in this, they could teach us just as much as we could teach them.
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