As I said in the other place...

[kaberett]

... the time from waking up to the first hate speech directed at me by a Leave voter was three hours.

She was an NHS employee providing me with necessary medical care.

She told me that Leave was a good result for the NHS -- because it can't cope with all the people who don't work, don't contribute, demand scans and MRIs, expect free prescriptions, even expect free paracetamol rather than buying it themselves.

She was cutting a dressing off my hand.

She asked me what I thought.

I thought: every single one of those things you listed describes me. I thought: I have just been told by a medical professional that I don't deserve care. I thought: there is no way I'm telling you you just described me. I thought: I'm terrified.

I'm white. I'm third generation. English isn't my first language but people can't tell unless I tell them and I certainly *sound* posh. I don't look Jewish until you put me in a room with the rest of that side of my family. I can, if necessary, leave the house without a wheelchair.

I pass. This is what I got while passing. I am terrified for the people who can't.

Comments

[maramcreates]

I'm so sorry that happened to you :(

You absolutely deserve care, everyone does. This isn't an economic issue, it's an ethical one. Resources ARE NOT more valuable than people.

You are a human being, and you DESERVE to be treated with humanity and compassion.

Hugs and <3s if you want them, okay?

[kaberett]

Thank you. You too. xx

[ewt]

:-(

How is your hand?

[kaberett]

Dressings off; pronounced to be healing well. I'm going to wrap the worst bit in more gauze once I've managed to dig out same, though, because I've already knocked it around a bit in continuing to use the hand :-/

[sfred]

I'm so sorry. And angry, and terrified.

*sends love*

[kaberett]

And to you xx

[cosmolinguist]

I pass. This is what I got while passing. I am terrified for the people who can't.

This. So much.

[kaberett]

<3.

[davidgillon]

Ugh. {{Hugs}} if appreciated.

The future scares me. 52% of the population just voted for xenophobia. They may dress it up as other reasons,but xenophobia lies at the heart of their thinking.

And now that xenophobia needs to turn inwards to find a target.

[kaberett]

Yeah. :-(

[jelazakazone]

OMG :( :( :( :(

[kaberett]

Pretty much :-(

[redsixwing]

Holy cats. :(

I'm so sorry. You do not deserve that hassle. Nobody does.

[kaberett]

Thank you xx

[alexseanchai]

I'm so sorry.

[naath]

you get this *because* you are passing... cowardly bigots are often happier to share their bigotry with "Us" and mostly hide it from "Them". An advance preview.

ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh.

I'm so sorry that this happened.

[kaberett]

Unfortunately, what I'm hearing from my friends who don't have access to the kinds of conditional privilege I do is that they're getting this shit too, just worse :-(

[milkymoon]

♥ ♥ ♥

I'm so sorry.

[kaberett]

Thank you. ♥

[happydork]

*solidarity*

[kaberett]

<3

[cadenzamuse]

I stayed up pretty much all night (only partially because) watching the results come in. You've been on my mind non-stop. Stay safe, please, and let us know if/how we can help.

[kaberett]

Thank you. xx

[silveradept]

That's...ugh. Clearly ignorant, but probably a majority opinion. How...unhelpful...that people on NHS staff believe such things.

[kaberett]

Yeah :-(

[chiasmata]

This is just foul. I am so sorry.

[fyreharper]

That is utterly horrid. I am so sorry.

Shit. Shit. Shit.

[syntaxofthings]

The fuck was this person thinking? And why, British Leave voters, why did you do such a thing?

[vass]

I'm so sorry. :((((( forever.

<333

[cesy]

*jedi hugs*

This sucks so much.

[tree_and_leaf]

I'm so sorry. For us all, really, but I am white, straight and able-bodied, in a job which will give me an OK pension if I end up incapable of working, so I realise I'm in a position of vast privilege.

It still sucks so much.

[untonuggan]

sending so much love and sympathy and OMG NOT OK AT ALL face.

wish i could do more.