[Learning difficulties are a cover for] rich parents with dumb kids...That's why 'Pinch' Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times, is alleged to have dyslexia - because he's retarded.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author suggests learning disabilities in wealthy individuals are feigned or used as excuses.
- In plain terms
- She claims rich kids fake learning issues and insults a publisher.
- What can you take from it?
- This dismisses disability as a cover for incompetence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we view privilege?
- Is disability always real?
Another view
It uses ableist language to attack status.
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